Interviews
Jun 20, 2018
By Conrad Duncan
Issue #63 - Courtney Barnett
On record, Orono Noguchi sounds so nonchalant that she almost seems bored of being in a band. In person, she's nothing like that. We're speaking in the middle of Superorganism's first European tour and a packed day for Orono, the band's lead singer, which has included a morning recording session, but she's still animated and engaging. More
Jun 13, 2018
By Lee Adcock
Issue #63 - Courtney Barnett
Picture the opener of Caroline Rose's new album, LONER: you've been invited to an old crush's party, and you can't relate to anyone in the room. The chicks hang back against the wall with their cutesy shorts and other clothes you definitely can't afford, while the dudes slug beers and guffaw at the ping-pong tables. More
Jun 06, 2018
By Tim Mobbs
Issue #63 - Courtney Barnett
Springing forth from the fertile South London scene, Shame formed during a long and listless school summer holiday in 2014 and, by chance, ended up rehearsing at The Queen's Head in Brixton. More
May 30, 2018
By Kyle Mullin
Issue #63 - Courtney Barnett
Sons of an Illustrious Father's 2017 single "U.S.Gay" may sound like an anthem for young, marginalized queer Americans. After all, the track (which is featured on their new sophomore album, Deus Sex Machina; or, MovingSlowly Beyond Nikola Tesla), sports triumphant lyrics about having "a revolution in my bed." More
May 18, 2018
By Jasper Willems
Issue #63 - Courtney Barnett
Over Skype, Anna Burch often finishes her answers with an awkward giggle; as if she prefers gift-wrapping presents over opening them. The title of her excellent debut LP Quit the Curse strikes as a tongue-in-cheek bristle at romanticism and superstition. More
Mar 26, 2018
By Lee Adcock
Web Exclusive
Caroline Rose isn't afraid to embrace the uncool. With total control over her cherry-red artistic image, she's donned Adidas tracksuits, huge feather boas, and crocs in her videos and press photos. More
Dec 14, 2017
By Laura Stanley
Issue #62 - Julien Baker
Alex Lahey is honest on her debut album I Love You Like a Brother. "I've gained weight and I drink too much, maybe that's why you don't love me as much," she speculates on "I Haven't Been Taking Care of Myself." "Am I scared of losing you or am I scared to be alone?" she asks on the biting "Lotto in Reverse." More
Dec 07, 2017
By Ellen Peirson-Hagger
Issue #62 - Julien Baker
"I'm so over opening for other people," Moses Sumney tells me over tea, eggs, and waffles in a cafe in London's Chalk Farm. With his knife he's poking his poached eggs, so wrinkly "they look like old people," he says. More
Nov 30, 2017
By Frank Valish
Issue #62 - Julien Baker
Phoebe Bridgers always wanted to be a singer. The 22-year-old Pasadena, CA native recently released her debut album, Stranger in the Alps, but it seems that she has spent her whole life preparing for this. She played her first open mic night at 13, opened for Peter Case (of The Nerves and The Plimsouls) when she was 14, and graduated from the prestigious Los Angeles County High School for the Arts in 2013. More
