Grizzly Bear Discuss *Painted Ruins*, Their First Album in Five Years
The indie-rock vets talk about streaming music’s stimulus overload, the radio’s disappointing lack of cool, weird guitar music, and their new record.
View ArticleThe Grateful Dead: A Guide to Their Essential Live Songs
Where to start with live Dead? Our team of experts breaks it down, combing through thousands of shows to find their greatest songs and most transcendent moments
View ArticleCity of Dreams: Music and Politics Meet in the Border Community of McAllen,...
A DIY scene finds itself on the front lines of progressive activism, fighting to be heard.
View ArticleEquiknoxx Are Saving Dancehall by Making It Weird Again
Harps, glockenspiels, obscure psych-rock samples, bird noises—it’s all part of this Kingston crew’s bracingly original sound.
View ArticlePerera Elsewhere Makes Mysterious Pop Music for Realistic Escapists
After years of working with bands, traveling the globe, and constantly leveling up her musical acumen, Sasha Perera is creating the moody and minimal songs she wants to create.
View ArticleLife and Death on Manhattan Island: Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold Returns
In search of dreams and dirt in New York City
View ArticlePrimavera Sound 2017
Photos and reviews of performances by the xx, Arcade Fire, Bon Iver, Aphex Twin, Angel Olsen, Sampha, and more from last weekend’s festival in Barcelona.
View ArticleHalf Waif’s Restless Electro Pop
With her solo project, Nandi Rose Plunkett of the indie rock band Pinegrove seeks out a sense of home amid music that’s as mystical as it is fearless.
View ArticleDo Androids Dream of Electric Guitars? Exploring the Future of Musical A.I.
New projects by Google and Sony use machine-learning technology to create music that essentially writes itself. Should we be scared—or excited?
View ArticleComedian John Mulaney on His Post-Election Playlist and the Annoying W
The actor and stand-up star talks about the magic of Steely Dan, why Elvis’ hits mean nothing to him, and the one type of music everyone can agree on.
View ArticleNOS Primavera Sound 2017
Portraits and live shots of Angel Olsen, Run the Jewels, Miguel, and more from last weekend’s festival in Porto, Portugal.
View ArticleThe Story of Tropicalia in 20 Albums
The sound of a free Brazil, from Gilberto Gil to Os Mutantes and Tom Zé
View ArticleThe Secrets of Successful Podcast Music
The producers, hosts, and composers behind This American Life, S-Town, Radiolab, and more on how they use music to enhance—but not manipulate—a listening experience.
View ArticleHow Mike Kinsella‘s American Football Became More than a “Cover Band”
In advance of their Pitchfork Music Festival appearance, the emo icon talks about getting the band back together.
View ArticleIn Sight Out: Nile Rodgers
Nile Rodgers is one of the foremost architects of disco and played a major role in defining the 80s pop landscape. In this talk he discusses the songs that have made history and plays a few on his...
View ArticleKaren Gwyer Makes Outer-Limits Techno to Find Inner Peace
The London-based producer talks about creating her strongest tracks during the most harrowing time of her life, and how being a parent helps her focus and be original.
View ArticleHow Countries Around the World Fund Music—and Why It Matters
As President Trump eyes abolishing federal arts funding in the U.S., a survey of tax-supported music from Australia to Iceland reveals a complex, shifting landscape.
View ArticleBroken Social Scene Are (Somehow) Still Friends After All These Years
With the Canadian collective’s first album in seven years on the way, Kevin Drew reflects on what’s changed (technology’s unrelenting narcissism) and what hasn’t (the dependability of true companionship).
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