The last time we spoke with Major Murphy in 2018, our topics included The Beatles, their recently released debut album, No. 1 (which took three years in the making), and Benji, Jacki and Jacob’s one year old son. Now, another three years later, the band has found themselves amidst upheaval, like many of us have, an obstacle that inspired their second record, Access, out April 2nd, 2021 on Winspear.
Read MoreJacob Allen, also known as Puma Blue, tells me over Zoom that he wears his heart on his sleeve. "I've always been someone who would cry at anything, like an advert on TV— I'm just a very teary Pisces type," he jokes. And his music can be equally as lachrymose. Affectionately dubbed "voicemail ballads" due to their lo-fi and intimate nature, Puma Blue reached cult-like acclaim with his nocturnal, soul-bearing tunes.
Read MoreAs an aging millennial, my needs and wants have changed dramatically for the mundane. I once saw a post some years ago with the hashtag #averagelifegoals where it was just a photo of a 2007 Honda Civic with tan interior captioned “💕💕💕” and I thought to myself, “Damn, that’s a sharp ride”.
Read MoreWhen I Facetime Loyal Lobos (otherwise known as 26-year-old Colombian-born artist Andrea Silva) on a sticky end-of-July night from my Brooklyn apartment, we both find ourselves in a state of flux…
Read MorePacked in a space reminiscent of an old pirate ship's belly, I watched awe morph the composure of those around me. Candles stuffed in dusty wine bottles illuminated dropped jaws and sparkling eyes. The bartenders, who usually clamber about, were motionless, and the smell of beer-saturated wood was, for the moment, undetectable.
Read MoreDanny Miller and Max Harwood, better known as Lewis Del Mar, describe themselves as an “audiovisual partnership.” The pair released their self-titled debut album back in 2016 draped in a collage of wintery Rockaway imagery. Four years later, they are releasing their follow up LP, AUGUST, out appropriately, next month on FADER label.
Read MoreI spent the first thirty days of quarantine devouring Lizzy Goodman’s tell-all about New York City’s music scene in the early 2000’s, Meet Me in the Bathroom. I picked it up the week before the city shut down after a year of meaning to read it. From James Murphy’s self-centered comments to Ryan Adam’s now disturbing remarks, Karen O, one of the few female leads of 2000s alternative rock and one of the few female voices in the book, stood out like a diamond in the rough…
Read MoreMackenzie Howe of The Wild Reeds premieres her second single “Don’t Go Home” off her debut EP “Fear or Breakdown” under the moniker Pet Dress, accompanied by a behind the scenes photo diary of the recording.
Read MoreHana Elion and JJ Mitchell released their debut album, Young, as Overcoats three years ago to critical acclaim. Since 2017 the native New Yorkers have been working on their sophomore album, The Fight, which was released this past March on Loma Vista Recordings.
Read MoreIan Jacobs, known musically as Monograms, has spent the last two months of quarantine writing their third album, Only A Ceiling Can Stay Inside Forever. Ian writes his thoughts on the strange times and consequences that inspired the latest album along with the premiere of the single.
Read MoreChicago’s Deeper released their sophomore LP “Auto Pain” last month when the world was only in partial-crisis. The group was already on a three month long touring endeavor starting with friends Twin Peaks in February and ending with a headlining tour in Europe. But like every other band, those dates came to a halt in early March. Thankfully their album came at a much needed time.
Read MoreGBMystical is the solo project of Terrin Stam Munawet, a songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist currently based in Chicago. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Terrin hopped on a FaceTime with his mother, Kathyrn Stam, to discuss the changing planet and how their intense love for nature has influenced their lives.
Read MoreLondon collective 404 Guild makes sharply introspective UK rap. Signed to UK powerhouse Dirty Hit Records, the collective is comprised of two pairs of producers and rappers. Members Devenny 404 and Bathwater chat about their latest release “Running Man”, quarantine, Arsenal Football Club, and the end all and be all of Britain’s identity, the Pub.
Read MoreThe first CD I bought from Sam Goody was the Shrek soundtrack. It's the only compilation that could prioritize both Smash Mouth and Hallelujah in the same 90 min of music…
Read MoreWe were lying on the trimmed grass of the Heath, the sun heating our skin. It was a beautiful afternoon on a Wednesday, and Hampstead Heath was empty except for a few clumps of people. As Molly Payton, an eighteen-year-old singer/ songwriter, basked in the sun in a summer dress and cowboy boots— her most treasured possession and an ode to Jim Morrison— I noticed a group of middle-aged men jesting and glancing over at us.
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