In interviews, the members of Phox have a conversational style that reflects the Wisconsin band’s music—it’s playful and thoughtful, serious in its ambitions, but seriously fun when all is said and done. With folk-like delicacy, jazz-like precision and a very indie sense of irreverence, the group’s self-titled Partisan debut is one of the best underground-pop records of the year. These high-school friends will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our brand new feature on them.
On the one hand, some people just post nudies on Instagram with this hashtag (who’s looking for nudies on Instagram, anyway?), but when used appropriately, we can see (censored) images of topless men and women together in public, and while the man is obviously unimpeded, the woman will have her arms behind her back, being restrained by a police officer. These images ought to give pause to even the most wholesome, puritanical American.
