CONAN GRAY’S NEW YORK FANS SAIL ACROSS THE RIVER FOR WISHBONE WORLD TOUR
story / Bri Ng Schwartz photos / Lauren Nakao Winn No one does a heartbreak power-ballad quite like Conan Gray, who brought his Wishbone World Tour to the Prudential Center…
THE ART OF STAYING: CASEY LIPKA’S QUIETLY DEVASTATING “NEVER WANT TO SAY”
Photos / Atzin Chavez Hailing from Los Angeles, bassist, singer, and composer Casey Lipka’s sound stretches across styles; she approaches every project with an open mindset. She has logged…
THE BEAUTY IN BREAKING: TAYLOR JULES GETS REAL ON “THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLIEST”
From betrayal and denial to the fear of real love and the struggle to trust your own voice, these emotional fractures shape “The Good The Bad and The Ugliest”…
ANGÈLE ENTERS HER GLOBAL ERA WITH “WHAT YOU WANT”
With an air of mystery, darkness, and above all a paradoxically satisfying tension, “What You Want” is the new single by Belgian star Angèle, who teamed up with the…
SOFT IS THE NEW STRONG: FIVE ARTISTS MAKING EMOTION RADICAL
From the emotional loops of deeply confessional alt-pop, through indie rawness that transforms anxiety into art, to the magnetic groove of R&B with main-character energy and the country sensitivity…
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ALEMEDA ARMY REPORTS FOR DUTY IN WILLIAMSBURG
story / Bri Ng Schwartz photos / Thomas An Alemeda packed a pop-rock punch this Saturday night at Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg. With support from Community Chapstick…
RAQUELLE GRACIE RECLAIMS LOVE ON HER OWN TERMS WITH “VALENTINE”
Raquelle Gracie’s new single, “Valentine,” emerges from the uncomfortable but absolutely necessary act of choosing yourself without asking for permission. Born in the United Kingdom and currently based in…
People R Ugly on unconditional love, time-traveling horses, and their biggest tour yet
STORY // SLOANE POLHEMUS PHOTOS // MALLORY TURNER In a sunny Orange County garage, the members of alt-pop band People R Ugly sit scattered across office chairs and lawn furniture.…
CRYSTAL WATERS ON HOUSE MUSIC’S BLACK AND QUEER EXCELLENCE ROOTS
Story: Daphnée Kabongo Photos: Jena Cumbo Makeup: Marc Cornwall Hair: Jason Linkow After a year of accolades, a new single with Dave Audé, and an upcoming spring album, Crystal Waters…
LOVE AT THE EDGE OF NOW: WRABEL’S MOST EXPANSIVE RECORD YET
WRABEL’s earlier work, “The Village” and “Based on a True Story,” was deeply personal and unflinching. With “up above,” he looks outward, exploring love, impermanence, and the fragility of…
HAYDEN EVERETT RIDES THE WAVE OF EARLY LOVE ON “KILLER WHALE”
Hayden Everett’s “Killer Whale” is the kind of indie-folk track that will live rent-free in your head. It’s soothing, gentle, and quietly confident, built on an acoustic guitar that…
SAUDI OIL ON CHAOS, PROVOCATION, AND NOT OVERTHINKING IT
Saudi Oil was formed in New York in 2025 with an origin story that still sounds like a bit. Frontman Christopher Aljumah, an architect, quietly slipped a clause into…