Oct 19, 2018 By Matt Fink Beach House

If you were to make a word cloud representing Beach House vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Victoria Legrand describing the creative process she shares with multi-instrumentalist Alex Scally, the word “intuition” would be bold and about twice as big as any other word. More

Oct 17, 2018 By Laura Maw Mike Lindsay

LUMP‘s conception barely involved any discussion: Laura Marling and Tunng’s frontman Mike Lindsay met at a Neil Young after party, and, after what Lindsay terms a “simple exchange of words,” LUMP was formed. More

Oct 15, 2018 By Laura Studarus Crybaby

Camera Obscura’s Tracyanne Campbell, and Danny Coughlan, who records as Crybaby, were set up on a blind date of sorts, by a manager and publisher who thought the two musicians’ guitar pop might make for a fruitful collaboration. More

Oct 12, 2018 By Kristine Leschper Mothers

For our recurring Self-Portrait feature we ask a musician to take a self-portrait photo (or paint/draw a self-portrait) and write a list of personal things about themselves, things that their fans might not already know about them. This Self-Portrait is by Mothers, the project of singer/songwriter Kristine Leschper. More

Oct 10, 2018 By Lillie West Web Exclusive

For our recurring Self-Portrait feature we ask a musician to take a self-portrait photo (or paint/draw a self-portrait) and write a list of personal things about themselves, things that their fans might not already know about them. This Self-Portrait is by Lala Lala, which is the project of Chicago-based singer/songwriter Lillie West. More

Sep 28, 2018 By Kyle Mullin The Flaming Lips

Long before they became known for dazzling concertgoers with bright lights, confetti, and a frontman bounding about in a space bubble; long before they hit it big with the melancholy single “Do You Realize?”; and long before they put out deluxe reissues of their earliest recordings; before all that, The Flaming Lips took hold of hammers and began wreaking havoc on the piano they had just recorded melodious music with. More

Sep 24, 2018 By Tim Kinsella and Melina Ausikaitis Web Exclusive

For our recurring Self-Portrait feature we ask a musician to take a self-portrait photo (or paint/draw a self-portrait) and write a list of personal things about themselves, things that their fans might not already know about them. This Self-Portrait is by two members of Joan of Arc, Tim Kinsella and Melina Ausikaitis. More

Sep 21, 2018 By Lily Moayeri Issue #64 -  Kamasi Washington

Brett Anderson has a piercing gaze that is very disarming, even if the Suede frontman doesn’t intentionally mean it to be, or maybe he does. It has been a quarter century since Anderson’s delicate features and unforgettable music made their indelible mark on the public’s consciousness. More

Sep 20, 2018 By Frank Valish Web Exclusive

Tim Booth is right. We’re living in extraordinary times. James’ new album, its 15th, the title track from which this line is taken, illustrates the concept through songs that alternate between the band’s most personal and most political in recent memory. More