Luminati Suns Keep It in the Family
CREDITS Story by Escarlina Photos courtesy of the artist It is easy to look at Luminati Suns and only see the staggering numbers. With their recent remix of “I’m…
Rachel Harman on Love, Loss, and What Still Grows
Photos by Kyle Throneberry Story by Mariana González Rachel Harman’s “Flowers in My Hair” is a quiet, aching song about waiting for a love that never fully…
INTERVIEW: CRIS CHIL Steps Out From Behind the Hits
Photos / Roger Guarisma Story / Samuel Aponte You have probably listened to CRIS CHIL for years without realizing it. Her pen sits directly behind massive global records for…
Violet Days Lets “Everything’s Coming Up Roses” Grow Wild
Photos / Paige Strabala Story Luna Bacce Violet Days, the Swedish artist, returns with her most personal body of work yet, exploring escapism, desire, heartbreak, grief, and self-awareness.…
Dylan Chambers: A Master Amidst A Retro-Pop Renaissance
STORY // JAMES CHRASTA PHOTOS // MALLORY TURNER Some artists might wear the soul sound like something anachronistic and trendy found in a flea market secondhand. Los-Angeles-based singer-songwriter…
Jaymin Searches for a Signal Through the STATIC
Story: Mariana González Photos: Gianni Gallant Generally, falling in love is the easy part of a love song. In that space, everything happens quickly, emotions flow freely, and…
INTERVIEW: Eli Derby Finds Power in the Messy Side of Romance on “LOVESHY”
Story / Luna Bacce Photos Cheryl Fox Eli Derby picked up drumsticks at two years old before moving through choirs, piano keys, and guitar frets, learning early that…
ONE OR EIGHT Goes All In With EN-GÏNE
Words / Jovita Tedja Special Thanks / Anthony Kim In Japan’s rapidly evolving music landscape, where new idol groups debut at a record pace, standing out is no small feat.…
Funk’s Not Dead: 6 Artists Rewiring Soul for Right Now
Story by Luna Bacce NuFunk and indie soul are vibrant hybrid genres blending the nostalgic touches of classic funk/soul with current electronic pop production sensibilities and the indie urge to…
BACKSTAGE AT THE CHLOMOSEXUAL PRESENTS X SWEET BABY RAY’S NYFW SHOW
Words / Kally Compton Polaroids / Brynn Owen Chlomosexual Presents kicked off NYFW with an iconic event that blended upcycled fashions from Sweet Baby Ray’s and a special performance of…
FKJ ON TRUSTING INSTINCT, CREATIVE FREEDOM, AND LETTING THE MUSIC UNFOLD
Photos: Jack McKain Story: Luna Bacce For French multi-instrumentalist and producer FKJ, creativity has never been about following a straight line. It moves, branches, doubles back, and sometimes disappears for…
Jessi Jae Joplin Is Too Much—And That’s the Point
Photos / Gabby Manson Story / Luna Bacce Assist / Nargiza Azamatova Trying to put Jessi Jae Joplin into a single category misses the point. The Los Angeles artist…