Nick Hakim
NICK HAKIM Nick Hakim sits somewhere between an analytical philosopher, mystic poet, and abstract painter. To hear him speak of music is to encounter someone who fully understands its power, who has been moved by its magic and seen its miracles. He’s devoted to music as both an ancient artform and eternal medicine. To hear […]
Shudder To Think
SHUDDER TO THINK Shudder To Think has carved out a sound that is as ambitious as it is unclassifiable. They emerged as one of the seminal bands from the Washington, D.C. punk/post-hardcore scene of the late 1980s and early ’90s, with the original lineup – singer Craig Wedren, bassist Stuart Hill, drummer Mike Russell, and […]
Wishy
WISHY “You can do what you want to do (every day is yours)/ Baby, it’s your life/ (That’s right) It’s such a sick ride.” That’s Kevin Krauter and Nina Pitchkites, Wishy’s dual vocalists and songwriters, wrapping their voices around each other, symbiotic, coming to terms to with a conclusion: Life is, simply put, fucking crazy. […]
Porches
PORCHES Shirt, the latest album from Aaron Maine aka Porches, is part angsty fantasy, part confessional melodrama – a rock album that oscillates between reality and make-believe to reflect both the innocence of suburban youth and the frayed reality of adulthood. A fusion of chaotic impulses, insatiable desires, and a perpetual yearning, Shirt plays with […]
anaiis
anaiis In a 1994 copy of Outlaw Culture: Resisting Representations, famed educator, author, theorist and activist bell hooks wrote: “The function of art is to do more than tell it like it is – it’s to imagine what is possible.” Her words speak to an innate sense of wonder, how truth is all too often […]
Grouper
GROUPER Liz Harris is artist based on the North Oregon coast. She has recorded and performed since 2005 under the names Grouper, Nivhek, Raum, Helen and Mirrorring; and releases music and art editions on her imprint YELLOWELECTRIC, as well as Kranky records. BILL NACE Bill Nace is an artist and musician based in Philadelphia, PA. […]
The Belair Lip Bombs
THE BELAIR LIP BOMBS The Belair Lip Bombs might be Australia’s best-kept secret. But it won’t stay that way for long. Hailing from the coastal town of Frankston, the close-knit indie-rock four-piece have been building a loyal local following since they first formed eight years ago; fans across the band’s hometown of Melbourne and beyond […]
Silly Goose
SILLY GOOSE Never content to sit still on the sidelines, Silly Goose slip through styles with a slick swagger. They’re salty enough to bust out a rap-rock banger that could just as easily light up the phones at TRL back in the day or the pit at Sonic Temple next year. At the same time, […]
LEENALCHI 이날치
LEENALCHI 이날치 “Leenalchi has changed the way I think about music, dancing and Korea. I have never heard anything quite like this.”— Brian Eno “I’m grateful to hear this Korean classical form used so playfully, in danceable guitar/synth rock, with serious hooks. Hihi! Haha! Hihi!”— Merrill Garbus (of Tune-Yards) Leenalchi (EEE-nal-chi) — the seven-piece Seoul-based […]
Deviated Instinct & Dropdead
DEVIATED INSTINCT DROPDEAD AGONISTA LIFE ABUSE