May 31, 2017
By John Everhart
Issue #60 - Father John Misty
For Dustin Payseur, the frontman of Beach Fossils, the making of a record is a singular obsession, akin to the sprawling, punctilious films of Stanley Kubrick, who notoriously labored after the excruciating minutiae of every single take. Payseur is similar in spirit to the legendary director. “I’m selfish when I make a record,” he admits. More
May 26, 2017
By Matthew Berlyant
Priests
Washington, D.C.‘s Priests (vocalist Katie Alice Greer, guitarist Taylor Mulitz, bassist G.L. Jaguar, and drummer Daniele Daniele) formed in late 2011 and have already released two cassette tapes in 2012 and 2013 (fittingly titled Tape One and Tape Two), 2012’s Radiation/Personal Planes 7-inch EP, and 2014’s Bodies and Control and Money 12-inch EP. 2017 has finally seen the release of their first full-length LP, Nothing Feels Natural. More
May 25, 2017
By Aug Stone
Web Exclusive
“Sometimes you can make a decision in a moment that will serve you for a long time, affecting your life and the lives of people around you,” Greg Dulli tells me as we sit in the back room of The Short Stop, the bar The Afghan Whigs frontman co-owns in the Echo Park area of Los Angeles. More
May 19, 2017
By Aug Stone
Goldfrapp
With their supernatural aura playing out in everything they do (music, videos, photography), it’s little wonder that Goldfrapp‘s Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory describe their creative process as “magical.” More
May 18, 2017
By Charles Steinberg
Issue #60 - Father John Misty
After speaking with Nick Hakim about the background of his debut album, Green Twins, you come away with the impression that he’d just as soon let the music do the talking. Hakim also doesn’t put too much thought into being labeled a neo soul artist, or for that matter, any specific classification of his sound. More
