Cover Story

The Plight of Deafheaven

PUBLISHED Sep 23, 2015

George Clarke is not exactly the esoteric or brooding metal frontman you'd expect. Though he bellows existential shrieks into a microphone...

Coeur de pirate

Map of the Heart

PUBLISHED Aug 19, 2015

"All my fears and anxieties and all that crap that humans go through — I didn't face them because I was so busy putting my energy int...

Miguel

California Dreamer

PUBLISHED Jun 30, 2015

Miguel loves L.A. He hopes you feel the same.   "I wanted the album to feel like twilight in Los Angeles," he says of new album, Wildheart....

Jamie xx

Dancing On His Own

PUBLISHED May 27, 2015

Whether alone or on tour with his critically acclaimed band the xx, Jamie xx is in his own world. "On tour, most of the time, Jamie is jus...

METZ

Come On, Feel the Noise

PUBLISHED Apr 22, 2015

If you were to examine METZ on an atomic level, they would be all electron — excitable and agitated, yet very much in control. The To...

Purity Ring

Come Together

PUBLISHED Mar 18, 2015

"Begin again, begin again, begin again."   Megan James's words float overtop brooding washes of synths crafted by her musical partner Corin...

Dan Mangan

No More Mr. Nice Guy (Oh Who Are We Kidding?)

PUBLISHED Feb 4, 2015

"Part of the 'Dan Mangan' thing is being this super, super nice guy," reflects the man in question. "It's not that I'm no longer nice, but...

Alvvays

A Long Journey to Overnight Success

PUBLISHED Dec 2, 2014

It is day two of Alvvays' first-ever headlining North American tour and the band are riding several months of critical acclaim, growing aud...