FRIQTAO’S “LIFESTREAM 2”, THE INTERNET’S FAVORITE PIANIST IS JUST GETTING STARTED
friqtao was born in Paris and is now based in the UK, and the distance between those two places is audible in everything he makes. His entry into piano…
CHARLOTTE SANDS ON “SATELLITE”: SELF-TRUST, EXPERIMENTATION, AND A NEW CHAPTER
story / Jesse Roth photos/ Juan Flores Charlotte Sands is striking. The electric blue hair might be the first thing you notice, but it is the way she…
THE FREQUENCY IS HERS: TOLOU ARRIVES WITH “ENERGY” AND SHE’S NOT SHRINKING FOR ANYONE
When I first read the words “Afro-Scandi pop,” I couldn’t help but be intrigued. How is that going to work exactly? Will it even work at all in the…
SOYOON: IN THE FLOW
Story / Christine Terrisse (@ms_terrisse) Creative Direction: Justin Ayers (@justinnayers) Photographer: Justin Ayers (@justinnayers) Lighting Designer / Digi Tech: Mike Anderson (@msa_photography) Photo Assistant: Jacob Telo (@jacob.telo) Hair & Makeup: Leticia Llesmin (@leticiallesmin)…
SYNTHS, SAND, AND SHADOWS: LANDROID’S “HANK THE DRAGON”
After years navigating the Los Angeles punk and rock circuits, Cooper Gillespie and Greg Gordon set their sights on the High Desert and formed Landroid. The move to Landers,…
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THE MOMENT THE FOG LIFTS: JESSIE ALTMAN’S “SLEEPWALKING” EP
“Sleepwalking,” Jessie Altman's new EP, feels like her most focused and conceptually cohesive work to date. Built around a quiet yet persistent sense of awakening, the four songs unfold…
PREMEIRE: ADRENALINE MODE: MADALEN DUKE AND MIKE MAC UNLEASH “I SEE RED”
Madalen Duke and Mike Mac ignite pure adrenaline on “I See Red” The Canadian artist Madalen Duke and producer Mike Mac reunite on “I See Red,” their second collaborative release…
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…