Jun 18, 2018
By Matt Fink
Issue #63 - Courtney Barnett
When Merrill Garbus began work on Tune-Yards’ I Can Feel You Creep Into My Personal Life in January 2016, she had a difficult decision to make. How should an artist—especially one who tries to use her life and work to contribute to dialogs surrounding difficult topics in her native Oakland, California—react to the era of Black Lives Matter and President Donald Trump? More
Jun 15, 2018
By Mark Redfern
Okkervil River
To end the week, we ask Will Sheff of Okkervil River some questions about endings and death. Sheff is the singer/songwriter/main creative force behind the band, which formed in Austin in 1998 and has had various lineups over the years, with Sheff the sole constant. More
Jun 14, 2018
By Ben Jardine
Web Exclusive
With wisdom beyond her years, Greta Kline of Frankie Cosmos has made a name for herself as both an economic and impactful songwriter. On her latest album, Vessel, Kline shifts her lens from describing physical places to describing connections of a more abstract, mind-body nature. More
Jun 12, 2018
By Matt Conner
MGMT
A steep learning curve presents itself when your debut summits not only numerous year-end lists but is instantly immortalized on rankings labeled “Best Albums Ever.” More
Jun 11, 2018
By Stephen Mayne
Young Fathers
Kayus Bankole, one third of the Mercury Prize winning Scottish band Young Fathers, is on the phone from the studio in Edinburgh where the reception is, in his own words, “pretty shite.” But he’s battling through to talk about the trio’s third album, Cocoa Sugar. More
