Fall 2023 Issue

La Force Touches Life's Brightest Spots and Darkest Corners on 'XO SKELETON'

PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2023

On a gorgeous, compelling record that meditates on death, life, love and the endless questions they conjure, La Force's Ariel Engle creates...

Armand Hammer's 'We Buy Diabetic Test Strips' Is Conspiratorial and Commanding

PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2023

Armand Hammer's music sounds like a conspiracy corkboard in a shoddy Brooklyn apartment; it might seem disjointed at first, but there's alw...

'299 Queen Street West' Is a Much-Needed Celebration of MuchMusic's Scrappy DIY Spirit

Directed by Sean Menard

PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2023

I recall a recent conversation I had with my elder brother concerning an annual field trip the eighth grade class of our Cambridge middle s...

Drag Drama 'Solo' Is a Vibrant Exploration of Toxic Relationships

Directed by Sophie Dupuis

PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2023

The allure of being loved can be so intoxicating that it can blind one to the fact that those we desire the most may not be the ones we act...

The xx's Romy Is Enjoying Life — and She's Here to Help You Do the Same

PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2023

Romy Madley Croft wants you to enjoy your life and know that she's enjoying hers. The typically private member of the xx, whose presence ha...

Tomb Mold's 'The Enduring Spirit' Is an Unstoppable Ascension

PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2023

Death metal is metal's most overbearing and blunt subgenre. Often depicting cruelty, violence, disease and cynicism, the genre has a reputa...

​KEN mode Reclaim Their Crown: "We Became Like Poison — Pariahs"

PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2023

What do you do when you're a highly respected heavy act who have worked with some of the most sought-after producers in metal and punk, won...

Loraine James Preserves Love's Artifacts on 'Gentle Confrontation'

PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2023

With every album, one gets the sense that Loraine James has discovered new facets of herself, however big or small they may be. "I really c...