Articles by Stephen Carlick

Kelly Lee Owens

Kelly Lee Owens

PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2017

Just a few months after establishing herself as an artist to watch with her vivid Oleic EP, Welsh-born producer Kelly Lee Owens returns wit...

​Father John Misty

Are We Not Entertained?

PUBLISHED Mar 17, 2017

On July 22, 2016, when Father John Misty took the stage at XPN Festival in Camden, NJ, fans expected to see Joshua Tillman perform in his t...

Father John Misty Addresses Taylor Swift Lyric from "Total Entertainment Forever": "That Is the Worst Thing I Can Think Of"

PUBLISHED Mar 5, 2017

Last night (March 4), Father John Misty stopped by Saturday Night Live to perform a new song from his forthcoming third album, Pure Comedy,...

Seven Things Father John Misty Wants You to Know About 'Pure Comedy'

PUBLISHED Mar 2, 2017

Father John Misty has previewed plenty of material from his forthcoming third album, Pure Comedy, so far: "Two Wildly Different Perspective...

​Sampha

Trust the Process

PUBLISHED Feb 8, 2017

"Finishing an album or even playing live, I don't think I would have really felt fully comfortable even two years ago; I would have felt, e...

Sampha: From Drake, Kanye and Solange to the Challenges of Debut 'Process'

PUBLISHED Feb 2, 2017

For an artist who once told The Fader that "Somehow, in my head, I think it's not possible for me to get famous," UK singer, songwriter and...

The xx

Go Your Own Way

PUBLISHED Feb 2, 2017

It's hard for any band to follow up a critically acclaimed debut, but few face a bigger task than The xx did after the success of their dar...

Sampha

Process

PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2017

Whether you know it or not, you've probably heard Sampha's voice — on the chorus of Drake's "Too Much," maybe; haunting Beyoncé's "Mine"; o...