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Jun 15, 2022

Interview: Sinead O’Brien — “I’m obsessed thinking about my experience of time”

Sinead O’Brienspeaks about her own past with the starry-eyed longing of someone dreaming about her future. In conversation, you can’t help but hang on her lips as she passionately exults into the many ideas circling her brain. Her words are underpinned by a deep, intoxicating wish to escape from the…

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Interview: Sinead O’Brien — “I’m obsessed thinking about my experience of time”
Interview: Sinead O’Brien — “I’m obsessed thinking about my experience of time”

16 min read


Jun 3, 2022

James Krivchenia of Big Thief on His New Solo Album “Blood Karaoke”

Photography by Erin Birgy Web Exclusive

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James Krivchenia of Big Thief on His New Solo Album “Blood Karaoke”
James Krivchenia of Big Thief on His New Solo Album “Blood Karaoke”

8 min read


May 20, 2022

Interview: Lucy — “It’s all about getting feelings out of the heart”

Under his moniker Lucy — an acronym for Love Unity Communication Yes? — Cooper B. Handy today drops his Devoted EP — a fresh trio of shoestring pop gems. …

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Interview: Lucy — “It’s all about getting feelings out of the heart”
Interview: Lucy — “It’s all about getting feelings out of the heart”

7 min read


May 3, 2022

Clash Of The Titans: My Idea on debut album CRY MFER

Prolific alt-pop songwriters Lily Konigsberg (Palberta) and Nate Amos (Water From Your Eyes) teamed up to become My Idea and make an album of bangers. What resulted was a far more emotionally draining experience than any could have expected, they tell Jasper Willems Lily Konigsberg and Nate Amos are itching…

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Clash Of The Titans: My Idea on debut album CRY MFER
Clash Of The Titans: My Idea on debut album CRY MFER

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Apr 7, 2022

Orville Peck on “Bronco”

Photography by Julia Johnson Web Exclusive

Orville Peck

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Orville Peck on “Bronco”
Orville Peck on “Bronco”
Orville Peck

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Apr 5, 2022

Interview — Rotterdam’s heavy rock revisionists GGGOLDDD: “This Shame Should Not be Mine is a document of trauma”

For nearly two decades, Roadburn festival has been a pilgrimage for zealots of heavy music. Over the past few years, however, the Tilburg-based event has made a concentrated effort to redefine heaviness. Surely, there’s more to heaviness than occult imagery and Lovecraftian monstrosities, right? Right. Well, for the past half-decade…

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Interview — Rotterdam’s heavy rock revisionists GGGOLDDD: “This Shame Should Not be Mine is a…
Interview — Rotterdam’s heavy rock revisionists GGGOLDDD: “This Shame Should Not be Mine is a…

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Mar 10, 2022

Album Review: Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul — Topical Dancer

During the pandemic, art, culture and music were pretty much stuck in the detention room, the last things on the political agenda over here in the Benelux. The notion that it’s all just recreation, something elitist to help satisfy cheap hedonistic thrills is swiftly debunked yet again by the dynamic…

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Dec 9, 2021

Ela Minus on “acts of rebellion” (The Extended Interview)

Ela Minus on “acts of rebellion” (The Extended Interview) No Longer Bored Photography by Juan Ortiz-Arenas Issue #68 — Japanese Breakfast and HAIM (The Protest Issue)

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Ela Minus on “acts of rebellion” (The Extended Interview)
Ela Minus on “acts of rebellion” (The Extended Interview)

15 min read


Nov 30, 2021

End of The Year List 2021

That’s a wrap for November, so — unless SZA decides to surprise-release her new record during the holidays — it’s also pretty much a wrap for albums in 2021. Time to make up my goddamn mind on which ten records stuck around the most into my psyche. Of course, this…

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End of The Year List 2021
End of The Year List 2021

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Nov 9, 2021

Ought 2012–2021: Why the defunct Montreal four piece’s volatile optimism is timeless and vital

Today, more than any other day, I’m excited to write about Ought. That this excitement comes in the wake of the band’s recently announced breakup may be considered a bit, well, insensitive. …

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Ought 2012–2021: Why the defunct Montreal four piece’s volatile optimism is timeless and vital
Ought 2012–2021: Why the defunct Montreal four piece’s volatile optimism is timeless and vital

7 min read

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