Talking About How I’m Not Supposed to Talk About Phoebe Bridgers’ New Album
The indie-folk singer-songwriter pulled off a phones-free tour and arena show featuring new material with no leaks or big spoilers.
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3 Must Hears 4 Fresh Ears
This week we’ve got grimy club jazz from an outré techno vet, eerie romance set to traditional Caribbean styles, Southern Gothic coming-of-age collage-rap, and more.
Fine Dining But Make It Latin Trap
Plus: Veeze avoids the empty calories on his leaked-mixtape edit.
The One New Drake Song You Need to Hear
Plus Weird Al's weed stash, the next great young London art-rock band, and more.
Kiwi Lenderman and Copycat Extraordinaires
Plus: fretless guitar and funky drum machine jams from an Orthodox priest in coastal Greece.
‘Mighty Real’ Sets the Record Queer on the History of LGBTQ Music
Amid a music-writer milieu still dominated by straight perspectives, Barry Walters’ new book offers a much-needed alternate history of pop, from the Velvet Underground to RuPaul.
Muna’s Must Hear Album Makes the Dire World a Little More Manageable
Plus: “Leeds’ premier and pre-eminent Xenofeminist crisis-energy rock duo.”
C2C Is Now One of New York’s Most Necessary Festivals
The long-running Italian fest finds its footing Stateside with a night of gloriously freaky beats, noise, and sex.
The London Beatmaker Flipping YouTube Freestyles Into High Art
Plus: The existential debut of a rising Dominican pop star.
Lucy Dacus Makes More Than Just Sad Music
The singer-songwriter gets back to what she does best on a new single.