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Breakout Club Poet Joshua Idehen on the Lyrics that Changed His Life
From Dizzee Rascal’s screwface anthem to Rufus Wainwright’s heartfelt wisdom to Björk’s Scandinavian wisecracks, these are the tracks and lines the songwriter keeps closest.
Townes Van Zandt and the Loneliest C# Minor Chord in Texas
How a single shadowy chord reframes the meaning of a classic country ballad.
Aldous Harding Meets the Real John Cale
Plus a music video that channels the beautiful simplicity of prime-era Spike Jonze, and more.
Do Real R&B Loverboys Still Exist?
They might! Plus: A beloved Nigerian British poet's life-affirming house tracks, a guitar hero for people who think guitar heroes are show-offs, and more.
Dancefloor Oracle Zora Jones Breaks Down 11 Perfectly Produced Tracks
The mind-bending dynamo on the music that taught her how to hear the future.
Liv.e and Karriem Riggins Want You to Love Each Other and Go Outside
The singer-producer duo known as GENA speak on romance, comfort, the relationship between rap and R&B, and creating their debut album, The Pleasure Is Yours
Lana Del Rey’s Deranged Trad-Wife Vision Quest
Our podcast crew takes on the latest singles from Lana Del Rey and Jessie Ware, along with a track from illuminati punk freaks Angine de Poitrine.
Mitski’s Cat Lady Masterpiece
Plus: Underground rap's next star, a Ghanaian pop musician blending tradition with the future, and more.
Slowing Down With Jana Horn
This experimental folk singer-songwriter moonlights as a short story author—or is it the other way around?
Safe in the Bosom of the Wub
Patron saints of queer pop return, a sax virtuoso takes up the flute, and more.
Hudson Freeman Is the Indie-Rock Philosopher Who Happened to Go Viral
The pensive singer-songwriter embodies a jumble of contradictions: He’s a Brooklyn leftist who was raised in the evangelical church. An indie boy with grand ambitions. A viral phenom with songs that are built to last.