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The Year in Aesthetics, From Dark Academia to McBling
The experts at Aesthetics Wiki break down the enduring allure of Y2K, the creepy thrill of liminal spaces, and other key style stories.
An 8-Hour Bernie Sanders Speech Is Now a Lo-Fi Beat
Adding so much as a lo-fi beat to something as, honestly boring as C-SPAN, can make an 8 1/2 hour filibuster so much more palatable.
From Nursing To Lo-Fi Music: Keshi's Unusual Rise To Fame
“Keshi was an alias that nobody knew was me. I didn't want anybody to know I was trying this new path.”
Just the Right Height’s New Album Is an Algorithmic Pop Satire
Based on lyrics from an online generator, Keke Hunt's 'Let Forever Be Only You Tonight' is an uncanny and strange collection of songs formed from the raw materials of radio hits.
Grunge-Gaze Weirdos Goon Return with a New Banger, "Enter Bethel Admissions"
Listen to the new Partisan signees' grungy ode to regret alongside their double EP re-release and upcoming tour dates with Shame.
Tell Depression to Fuck Off with Lonely Parade’s “I’m So Tired”
The post-punk trio’s first single with Buzz Records tackles mental health with dark humour and melodic, contagious math-rock energy.
Inglewood's Inner Wave Makes Moody Psychedelia to Ease Your Broken Heart
Float through space and time in the surreal new video for "Balto" from the South LA psych outfit.
K-Rec Would Like "Your Thoughts" on His Head-Spinning Hip-Hop
Listen to the Vancouverite's gorgeous new EP of glitchy, Japan-inspired soul.
[Premiere] Hippo Campus Become a Simulation in Their New Music Video
For the song, "western kids," animator and director Najeeb Tarazi 3D scanned the band, then placed them inside the interface of some 3D graphics software for some meta-CG fun.
Bad Channels Conjure an 80s Prom In a Garage on “Exo”
Like a scene from a John Hughes movie, but with more eyeliner and grimacing.
A Conversation with Mount Eerie's Phil Elverum on His Devastating New Album
Following the death of his wife and co-creator Geneviève, Elverum discusses raising their child, the terrifying political future, and 'A Crow Looked at Me.'
Lo-fi Electronic Duo Blanking Digs Up Analog Riches on Debut EP 'Spirit Minerals'
Hear the Craigslist success story's four-track release for Toronto's Daps Records.