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With “We Appreciate Power” Grimes sounds like a parody of herself
Last week Grimes arrived with her first single since her excellent 2015 album Art Angels, “We Appreciate Power.” Her music has always been geared towards the future, fusing fantastical worlds into...
View ArticleVideo premiere: LOVER “A Better Man”
I had to watch the video for LOVER‘s “A Better Man” several times before I knew what to make of it. A continuous shot of a lone figure dancing to the backdrop of the plains of Africa, the dingy city...
View ArticleSpectator: The post-spooky limbo
Spectator is a video zine by Molly Mary O’Brien, documenting the coolest, weirdest, and most thrilling shows in NYC. Follow her on Instagram at @themollyzone.
View ArticleWatch: Dark Times “Take It In”
It’s that time of day again. I know I should be working on some kind of spreadsheet, sorting through a few emails, or doing literally anything more productive than scrolling through Facebook or...
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Interview: Gnarcissists
Photos by Cheryl Georgette. This October Gnarcissists (Matthew Orr, Matt Tillwick, Nazar Khamis, Jerome Peel, Eric Carney) released their debut EP. It’s loud and fast—4 tracks all of which we do not...
View ArticlePremiering THICK’s music video for “LYFE”
Photo by Kevin W. Condon Dunno about all of you reading this but I’ve had kind of a shit week. My Hanukkah has been less lit than I anticipated (so far – I’m holding out for a miracle) and, in so many...
View ArticlePremiere: David Vassalotti’s “This Extravagant Lie” strips the soul bare
With its seamless ability to hit the bullseye of the soul, “This Extravagant Lie,” the latest track from David Vassalotti’s forthcoming album Guitar Dream, feels like a cathartic late-night chat with a...
View ArticleListen: Starcrawler “Hollywood Ending”
Following the release of the group’s self-titled debut earlier this year, Starcrawler end the year with the catchy tune “Hollywood Ending.” In the track singer Arrow de Wilde talks about the end of...
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The Garden, Le1f, and Machine Girl @ Elsewhere
Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here. Machine Girl Le1f The Garden
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Flasher, Public Practice, and Gong Gong Gong @ Saint Vitus
Photos by Michael Todaro. Find more of his work here. Gong Gong Gong Public Practice Flasher
View ArticleMixtape: Alt Citizen’s 2018 trax
Illustration by Cynthia Alfonso, see more of her work here and here. Our editors and writers have opinions on music and this is a bunch of shit that we’ve been listening to this year. They’re not...
View ArticleCatching Up with JW Francis
Harlem based JW Francis creates gooey, dreamy, warming bedroom pop. As New York gets colder, his music pokes at the thermostat, transporting the listener to a much warmer climate. His most recent music...
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Not So Silent Night @ Barclays Center
Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here. AJR CVRCHES Mike Shinoda Bastille Foster the People Death Cab for Cutie Florence + the Machine Muse Not So Silent Night was presented by...
View ArticleListen: Sudol “Moon”
If you have been yearning for that mid-winter soundtrack, one for the darkest of December nights, Alison Sudol has your back. Moon, Sudol’s first EP under this name (Sudol previously released work as...
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Procession: Sometime maybe
These are some photos from some ridiculously fun shows during the last few months. Ojay San Felipe, Chorizo, at El Cortez. Shannon Lee of Teen Body, at Baby’s All Right. This isn’t something I’ve...
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Mixtape: 8 tracks from The Black Lips
The Black Lips will be back in New York City this weekend playing Jonathan Toubin’s Soul Clap Dance Off. They gave us this playlist/8 songs as a playlist without explanation for your listening...
View ArticleListen: Blackplate “Sliding”
Feeling enslaved by and powerless to your own circumstances, including those inflicted on you by the emotional turmoil of a relationship turned sour, can be overwhelming to say the least. Blackplate’s...
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