Interviews
Sep 29, 2016
By John Everhart
Virgin Suicide
Virgin Suicide‘s moniker was fairly obviously inspired by the 2000-released Sofia Coppola directed film The Virgin Suicides. But somewhat surprisingly, film isn’t an overt influence on the songwriting of the Danish act’s sun-drenched pop numbers, according to their frontman Martin Grønne. More
Jul 28, 2016
By Matt Fink
Frankie Cosmos
There’s a moment near the end of Next Thing—the second studio album by Frankie Cosmos—that perfectly encapsulates the disarmingly conversational spirit of Greta Kline’s music. It comes halfway through “Outside With the Cuties,” a playfully longing ballad with oohing backing vocals. More
Jul 20, 2016
By Marty Hill
Yak
It’s always striking when such frenzied on-stage performers speak in such a perfectly collected, hushed manner. Yak‘s Oli Burslem has earned himself a reputation as a captivatingly unhinged frontman—often locking into visceral repetitions so deeply that he seemingly forgets where he is, chanting arbitrary expressions mid-song, hurling his organ into drummer Elliot Rawson’s kit or letting loose on the poor thing with his swinging guitar, leaving both in pieces. More
Jul 13, 2016
By Matt Fink
Issue # 57 - M83
When WU LYF finally collapsed in November of 2012, bringing to a close four years of breathless “next big thing” predictions and escalating disenchantment among the Manchester band’s four members, vocalist Ellery James Roberts was ready to move on. More
Jul 06, 2016
By Aug Stone
Issue # 57 - M83
“I was reading Carl Jung’s Synchronicity while writing a lot of the songs,” Annelotte de Graaf aka Amber Arcades explains. “It’s a cool book. In theory, the power of positive thinking is a very nice idea—shaping your own life—but I also can’t help being a little cynical towards it. More
Jun 30, 2016
By Aug Stone
The Pipettes
Former Pipette and The Lovely Wars frontwoman Ani Glass (aka Welsh native Ani Saunders, sister of her Pipettes bandmate, and fellow solo artist, Gwenno Saunders) released a new single on Monday, “Y Ddawns” (“The Dance” in Welsh). More
Jun 23, 2016
By Matt Fink
Issue # 57 - M83
Though he has spent most of his life preparing for a career in music, Chris Duncan (who uses “C Duncan” as his stage name) was nonetheless surprised by how quickly he realized his potential. More
Jun 21, 2016
By John Everhart
Issue # 57 - M83
“Breaking up the band was made a bit easier because I never really liked the name Hooray For Earth,” laughs Noel Heroux, the former frontman/main creative force behind said band. T More
Jun 16, 2016
By Matt Fink
Julien Baker
It has been two weeks since Julien Baker made a triumphal trek through SXSW, but she is still buzzing. Playing five shows in four days, the 20-year-old singer/songwriter became one of the festival’s breakout acts, taking a victory lap after her 2015 full-length debut, Sprained Ankle, became one of the year’s most-acclaimed breakthroughs. More
Jun 14, 2016
By Joshua M. Miller
Marlon Williams
Marlon Williams has a towering presence wherever he goes, in more than one way. The 24-year-old New Zealand-born singer/songwriter is a lofty six foot three inches, although he thinks his skinniness makes him appear even taller. More