Music

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“We’re Like the Black Bruce Springsteen”: The Boys of Enumclaw Have Something to Say

August 30, 2024

“This feels like our first record,” says Aramis Johnson of the indie-rock quartet Enumclaw. “Like, I know the music is good and I feel proud of these songs.”

FREAK

Tinashe and Kaytranada on Viral Moments, Industry Plants, and Pop Girl Rivalries

August 28, 2024

After fighting for the spotlight for over ten years, the newly independent singer tells her friend and collaborator how she bent the industry to her will.

SOUND ADVICE

New York Indie Duo Patch + Have Money on Their Mind

August 26, 2024

“Imagine Patch + is a bar. We’re tending & You just got a free drink.”

SINGER

Beabadoobee Just Wants to Ride It Out

August 26, 2024

On her third album, the British musician expands on the sound that’s made her one of the U.K.’s brightest young performers. She also really loves her cats.

SUMMIT

Inside Artist Ryan Trecartin’s Aspen Art Week Ensemble

August 23, 2024

For Audience Plant 2024, artist and musician Ryan Trecartin gathered collaborators atop Aspen Mountain to premiere a newly composed score of electronic and orchestral music.

Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA Takes Alexis Ffrench Behind the Scenes Of His First Classical Album

August 22, 2024

Ahead of the release of his new classical album, “A Ballet Through Mud,” the Grammy-winning producer and founding member of Wu-Tang Clan talked to Alexis Ffrench about his lasting love of physical instruments, and how he keeps it Zen.

SEARCH HISTORY

TikTok Twins Sugar and Spice Take Us On a Hot-Girl Walk

August 22, 2024

In this week’s Search History, the drag world’s most famous set of twins explain the importance of “hot girl walks” and tell us which Bratz dolls they let hit it.

QUEEN

Chappell Roan and Bowen Yang on Queers, Fears, and Surviving Superstardom

August 19, 2024

To help her make sense of her very wild year, the pop sensation connected with Bowen Yang, who had some advice for navigating her new reality.

SOUND ADVICE

Manchester-Based DJ salute Tells Us What It Takes to Survive Festival Season

August 19, 2024

In this week’s Sound Advice, the DJ and producer made us a playlist to mark the release of their debut album, “True Magic,” and an upcoming North American tour.

SOUND ADVICE

Sound Advice: Mel Ottenberg Wants You to Stop Trimming Your Bush

August 16, 2024

To mark the dog days of summer, our editor-in-chief presents a frisky playlist fit to blast on the dunes of Provincetown—and tells us what the hell is going on with pubes.

TOUR DIARY

Hank Azaria’s Next Act? Becoming Bruce Springsteen.

August 14, 2024

In this week’s Tour Diary, we caught up with legendary voice actor at Le Poisson Rouge, where he performed as “Hank Azaria & The EZ Street Band.”

SOUND ADVICE

Malice K Made the Soundtrack to Your Mental Breakdown

August 12, 2024

“I was going for a vibe of a roller coaster of emotional distress,” says the skater-turned-punk rocker, who curated a playlist for us ahead of his debut album’s release.

SOUND ADVICE

The Boys of La Femme Made Us a Sexy, Olympics-Inspired Summer Playlist

August 8, 2024

Before setting off on their North American tour, Sacha Got and Marlon Magée of the psychedelic rock band made us a playlist full of funky French summer sounds.

SOUND ADVICE

Scout Willis Tells Us Her Favorite Musical Nepo Baby

August 6, 2024

In this week’s Sound Advice, the Hollywood lovechild and singer-songwriter makes us a playlist to mark the release of her buttery, blues-tinged single, “Over and Over”

SOUND ADVICE

Tinashe Made Us a Playlist for a Nasty Girl Summer

August 2, 2024

“Have fun with your friends, be hot, do whatever you want to do, go outside, and get some sun.”

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Atlanta Rappers Coco & Clair Clair Get Drunk and Hit the Mall

July 30, 2024

To mark the release of their new album, “Girl,” the Atlanta pop-rap duo gave us a tour of their city.

GIRLS

“That Song Genuinely Gets Me Off”: Clairo, in Conversation With Remi Wolf

July 25, 2024

After dropping their new albums on the very same day, the pop darlings got together at New York’s iconic Electric Lady Studios to talk about being young and horny.

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Role Model Wants Chappell Roan to Join His Musical Coven

July 22, 2024

In this week’s SOUND ADVICE, we’re joined by the 27-year-old singer-songwriter, who made us the perfect playlist to ease the heartbreak.

TOUR DIARY

“A Mob of Kids Trapped Me”: On the Road With 2hollis

July 18, 2024

In this week’s Tour Diary, we caught up with the genre-destroying dance music messiah from his sprinter van to talk junk food, mosh pits, and crazy fans.

SOUND ADVICE

“Weird Al” Shares His Zany Summer Playlist. And His Social Security Number.

July 18, 2024

To mark the release of his new single, “Polkamania!,” the musician and comedian made us an eccentric playlist and revealed the secret to his perfect curls.