Category: FEATURES

JD McPherson: Vintage Post-Postmodernism
’50s-style punk JD McPherson scares the squares with his Undivided Heart & Soul “Being an art-school kid, I learned that

Julien Baker: Staying Power
Julien Baker begins to make peace with her demons and the spotlight Julien Baker was an 18-year-old at Middle Tennessee

The Barr Brothers: Raising The Barrs
By looking backward, the Barr Brothers are leaping forward Queens Of The Breakers (Secret City), the new album from Montreal

Tortoise: Document And Eyewitness
The Catastrophist Tour Book captures Tortoise’s onstage energy “Nothing in Tortoise ever happens quickly,” says bassist/guitarist Doug McCombs, in what

Destroyer: Use Your Delusion
With his new Destroyer album, Dan Bejar once again renews his license to confuse When John Ashbery died in September,

End Christian: Extreme Makeover
With End Christian, members of Hex Inverter, Brutal Truth, Dälek and others explore their subdued sides “Indie-rock disco” was how

The Horrors: The Brat Pack
Britain’s the Horrors go totally '80s on their fifth album In retrospect, Faris Badwan sheepishly admits that he didn’t think

Normal History Vol. 458: The Art Of David Lester
Every Saturday, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places

Pine Barons: Isolation Drills
The rural Jerseyites in Pine Barons make the most of their teenage wasteland Speaking of making music in Shamong, a

Tom Hickox: Orchestral Manoeuvres
Songwriter/composer Tom Hickox gets expansive on Monsters In The Deep Tom Hickox’s first album, 2014’s well-received War, Peace And Diplomacy,

Colleen: Less Is Roar
On A flame my love, a frequency, Colleen exorcises her demons—and maybe ours Composer Cécile Schott was on an overnight

Amadou & Mariam: The Sound Of Confusion
Amadou & Mariam write timely political songs you can dance to “There is confusion everywhere/There is illusion everywhere/There is division

Normal History Vol. 456: The Art Of David Lester
Every Saturday, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places

Barrett Martin: World Party
Former grunge drummer Barrett Martin’s new book explores the power of music Throughout The Singing Earth (Sunyata Books), Barrett Martin