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Jamila Woods Wants You to Stop Rewriting Black History
We grabbed lunch with the Chicago singer in the middle of Harlem. Her new album, 'LEGACY! LEGACY!,' underscores why Black lineage needs to be protected.
Institute’s Freak-Punk Tries to Make Sense of a Disorienting World
Vocalist Moses Brown opens up about their new single “Deadlock” and their new album ‘Readjusting the Locks’: “What are you doing if you’re not addressing this absurd world?”
Kelsey Lu Had to Manifest Hopeful Pop from Pain
We met the pop cellist and singer in London, hearing about the tumultuous journey behind her stunning debut album 'Blood.'
This NYC Artist's Radical Bread Is Baked to Be Destroyed
"If you look at bread, you have to look at subsidies and revolts and taxation. Bread has never really been simple.”
After Wax Idols, Hether Fortune Is Better Off Alone
Having abruptly disbanded her primary creative outlet for nearly a decade, the songwriter is now working by herself, at her own pace.
Lena Raine's Digital Ambience Can Make You Panic or Help You Relax
Her soundtrack work for the acclaimed platformer 'Celeste' earned her scores of awards and a spot onstage next to Hans Zimmer. Her debut solo album 'Oneknowing' was made, in part, as a way of dealing with the sudden spotlight.
Orville Peck Is a Lone Stranger Singing Country Songs From Behind a Mask
The queer cowboy and pseudonymous country singer discusses his evocative campfire torchsongs and debuts the music video for his latest single “Turn To Hate.”
Iliana Regan's Current Drugs of Choice Are Making Exquisite Food and Listening to Podcasts About Cults
The Michelin-starred chef of Elizabeth and Kitsune sat down with us to talk about sobriety, sexuality, and serial killers.
Hong Kong Now Has Its Own 'Hikikomori' Problem Where Young People Are Shutting the Door on Society
Why some people are trying to disappear in one of the world's most-densely populated cities.
Koffee Is the Rising Teen Star of Reggae’s New Wave
We met the 19-year-old rapper and singer, who BBC 1Xtra have tipped as one to watch this year and whose music warms like a sauna.
Foals Will Be Drunk-Dancing Until the End of the World
Frontman Yannis Philippakis opens up about their new album after a few drinks in his south London flat.
Stella Donnelly Is Ready to Piss a Lot of People Off
The Australian songwriter's debut album 'Beware of the Dogs' sticks the knife in misogynists and other regressive bullshit artists. She knows that some won't take too kindly to that.