Interview

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  iskwē's Vulnerable Strength: "I Had a Good Front, but I Was a Mess"

  PUBLISHED Apr 9, 2024

  When I ask iskwē why she recorded her fourth and latest album, 'nīna,' in Mexico City, she smiles in that honeyed way of hers that leaves...

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  Blunt Chunks' Painful Transformation Brought Her a "Toronto Diss Track" and a Beautiful Album

  PUBLISHED Apr 8, 2024

  I meet Caitlin Woelfle-O'Brien at the historic Broadview Hotel, which she promptly informs me used to be a strip club. "When they first...

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  Vampire Weekend Ditch "Smartass Stuff" and Ask the Big Questions

  PUBLISHED Apr 3, 2024

  For Ezra Koenig, Vampire Weekend haven't been gone that long. "The five years flew by," he says. "Five years doesn't feel long anymore. So...

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  Khruangbin Go from Farm to Fame: "We've Done Everything That You Shouldn't Do"

  PUBLISHED Apr 2, 2024

  "I always say we're the band that did every single thing wrong." Over a Friday morning Zoom call, Khruangbin drummer Donald "DJ" Johnson...

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  School of Song Shares the Magic of Songwriting with the Help of Indie Rock Giants

  PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2024

  In early 2022, barely a year after launching School of Song, co-founders Blue Sheffer and Steven van Betten found themselves awake until...

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  Tyla Is Here to Make "Songs That Won't Just Die"

  PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2024

  South African singer-songwriter Tyla has always known she would be a star. The 22-year-old has carried herself with an aura of fame even...

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  Adrianne Lenker's Songs Are Never Done: "It's a Collaboration with the Universe"

  PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2024

  "I would say that every song I write is a love song," Adrianne Lenker says with a calm exhale. "And understanding love is like a lifelong...

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  Pussy Riot's Masha on "Putin Pissed His Pants," Moving to Iceland and Her Dream to Return Home

  PUBLISHED Mar 18, 2024

  An entity with the name "Pussy Riot" begs a lot of questions, and when it comes to art as a form of resistance, the group explores it all...