KAT HAMILTON’S ODE TO RECOVERING
Kat Hamilton has released an album of “Recovery Songs,” and we all need to thank her for making us feel less alone in such a lonely time in America. With…
PASS THE MIC: FAUX REAL
The music industry needs a lot of things, but it's always in need of surrealists. Enter Faux Real, a Franco-American duo made up of brothers Virgile and Elliot Arndt. The…
photo / Luca Venter
PASS THE MIC: TENNIS
Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore are obsessed with water. The duo, better known as Tennis, are partners in life and art, and have made a name for themselves with…
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PASS THE MIC WITH ALICE GLASS & THE 83RD
Enigmatic alt musician Alice Glass's latest single is as grotesque as we'd expect from her. "Nightmares", a crunching, glitchy and delightfully chaotic lambast, was crafted alongside Jupiter Keyes. The single…
WINNETKA BOWLING LEAGUE TALKS CONGRATULATIONS , QUARANTINE CREATIVITY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN CHANGING TIMES
Winnetka Bowling League’s freshly dropped EP, 'Congratulations,' sits on my screen almost mockingly. On the cover, a hand cuts a slice of cake, while what appears to be a shot…
CHLOE LILAC WANTS YOU TO TAKE RISKS, LIVE HARD, AND BE A BITCH
“Take risks, live hard, and be a bitch.” This is the message of alternative artist Chloe Lilac as she embarks on the next chapter of her career with sophomore album ‘DOUCHEBAG.’…
LEISURE LIGHTS UP ALL THE FEELS WITH “SPARK IT UP”
Often, when a group of five guys joins together to make music, the result is not the blissed-out psychedelic, trippy yet subtle pop-y sound that Leisure produces. The five members,…
THE ACES TALK SPIRITUALITY, SEXUALITY, AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
In order to avoid the dreaded “sophomore slump”, there’s often a lot of pressure placed onto artists to outperform their debut record with its follow-up. However, the only pressure The…
ON HER NEW SELF-TITLED ALBUM, LIANNE LA HAVAS IS IN FULL BLOOM
Lianne La Havas’ new album was inspired by the life cycle of a plant––specifically a rose bush, she tells me from the UK as we chat over Zoom. Gazing over…
WHATEVER IS COMING NEXT FROM LPX, IT ISN’T WHAT YOU THINK
You know that feeling when what you’ve been manifesting, whether you were aware of it or not, actually becomes real? Lizzy Plapinger – aka LPX aka one half of MS…
WEEKLY PLAYLIST: FLAVIA (“THEM.”)
Fresh off her release of “Them,” FLAVIA called on her friends to celebrate the community they’ve fostered with a playlist to “empower identity.” The LA based electronic singer/songwriter set out…
PASS THE MIC: INTRN & AUSTIN HARMS DECIDE TO STOP FIGHTING CHANGE IN “USED TO BE”
INTRN and Austin Harms’ respective stories begin on opposite ends of the golden state. INTRN, a San Diego native and Harms, hailing from the rural town of Visalia near Fresno,…