Guillotine guide us through the films, books, games and musical worlds that helped carve out their beautifully considered and utterly boundless new record. After a few years away, A Lesser Key feels like the record Guillotine always needed to make. Time gave us the space to grow as writers, musicians and people, and when we […]
A blue visor, sculptural clothing and Maggie Rogers appearing above a curious little machine. L’Impératrice’s “Any Way” thumbnail is doing considerably more than asking us to press play. The 2024 video, featuring Rogers, was directed by Zite & Léo and produced by LEFT for microqlima. The directors’ official upload includes the credits, and they are […]
Read Wage War ’Landfall’ | The Album Story below: (Click ‘View Fullscreen’ for digital feature or scroll down for text only version) TEXT ONLY: Everywhere you go, you carry a little piece of where you are from, whether you like it or not. From there, it then becomes a matter of whether you wear those […]
A tropical island, beautiful people, champagne on demand. Lovely. Now why does the whole invitation feel like a terrible idea? Blink Twice gave Zoë Kravitz a different kind of entrance. Already familiar as an actor, she stepped behind the camera for her 2024 feature-directing debut, co-writing the screenplay with E.T. Feigenbaum. The result puts an […]
Winona Fighter have revealed that they are kicking off 2027 in a big way, with the release of their new full-length album. ‘BRUTAL & EXTREMELY UNDERRATED’ will be released on January 22 2027 via Rise Records, and serves as the follow-up to their debut ‘Apologies To the Chef’. Guitarist Dan Fuson had this to say about […]
The model has disappeared backstage. The internet has had its little argument. Now for the question that interests me: where do the clothes actually go? Fashion gets photographed as spectacle so often that the customer can almost vanish from the story. Following a garment into somebody’s wardrobe is a useful way of bringing the person […]
There are moments in every band’s story when they realise that things are shifting. For Miss May I, that was right now. After celebrating their roots last time out with a 15th anniversary re-record of their debut album ‘Apologies Are For The Weak’, when it came to their 8th full-length proper, a whole load of […]
There is something lovely about the idea that the people you make a life with can also help you make the work. Not effortlessly. Not without the messy bits. But together. SHAED—Chelsea Lee and twin brothers Max and Spencer Ernst—describe Spinning Out through the experiences around them: relationships, parenthood and writing at home. Their official […]
In a world that so badly wants us to conform, coldrain keep carving out their own path. Two decades in and still finding new and exciting ways to captivate audiences on both sides of the world, the band find themselves at a fascinating point right now. With their new record ‘OPTIMIZE = OPTDEMISE’, a 12-song […]
A birthday can mean cake, a slightly chaotic group chat and a song released into the world. Haile Supreme chose the musical offering. In the notes for “OASIS,” released May 10, 2024, he explains a six-year tradition of marking his birthday with a song or EP. He describes this particular entry through his affection for […]