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  1. album review
    Boygenius Is Here to Blunt Whatever Life Throws Our WayTheir Grammy-winning debut album is about finding strength in themselves.
    By Craig Jenkins
  2. ip freely
    The People’s Joker Has Broken Out of Film JailVera Drew as Joker the Harlequin will be sowing chaos in a city near you in 2024.
    By Rebecca Alter
  3. album review
    Sufjan Stevens Tours the Garden of HeartbreakHis new album Javelin urges us to embrace life’s beauty while we still can.
    By Craig Jenkins
  4. a long talk
    Bethany Cosentino’s Hard ResetThe Best Coast singer didn’t abandon the band that made her an indie “It” girl. She had a solo awakening.
    By Leah Greenblatt
  5. my single is dropping
    Mitski Joins the Choir on ‘Bug Like an Angel’Her new album The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We is out September 15.
    By Justin Curto
  6. influences
    How Tracy Chapman, DeBarge, and a Glass of Wine Inspired Jenny Lewis’s Joy’all“I came in and I was like, ‘I want to make something like “Fast Car.”’”
    By Justin Curto
  7. backstories
    The National Want Their Taylor Swift Duet Played ‘in Context’In “The Alcott,” she “inhabits this story as her own character,” says Aaron Dessner.
    By Ryan Leas
  8. chat room
    Feist Is in Her Full-Circle EraThe singer reflects on her new album, writing lyrics to her future self, and why she ditched the Arcade Fire tour.
    By Emma Madden
  9. fine lines
    Wednesday Can Find a Song AnywhereSinger Karly Hartzman’s lyrics include her screaming neighbors, Mortal Kombat, and the smell of rotten grass.
    By Justin Curto
  10. back to school
    A Book Nerd’s Breakdown to the New boygenius AlbumThe record features lines from Joan Didion and … the Old Testament?
    By Jason P. Frank
  11. superlatives
    The Hardest and Most Harmonious of New Pornographers, According to Carl and Neko“Back in the day, as a live band, we kind of half-assed it.”
    By Justin Curto
  12. switched on pop
    The L.A. Guitar Shop Reinventing Indie FolkEveryone from Taylor Swift to Phoebe Bridgers is on an Old Style kick.
    By Charlie Harding and Reanna Cruz
  13. my single is dropping
    The National’s New Album Features All Your Favorite Sad PeopleTaylor Swift, Phoebe Bridgers, and Sufjan Stevens — not to mention Matt Berninger, of course.
    By Justin Curto
  14. chat room
    Alvvays’s Molly Rankin Doesn’t Like Being Out-Quizzed on Her Own AlbumAlvvays’s latest name-checks Haruki Murakami, Murder, She Wrote, and (possibly?) a key change from Belinda Carlisle’s “Heaven Is a Place on Earth.”
    By Brady Gerber
  15. my single is dropping
    Matty Healy Coos About ‘Vaccinistas,’ Soy Boys on the 1975’s ‘Part of the Band’And it’s actually pretty!
    By Justin Curto
  16. backstories
    The Bartees Strange Guide to Defying Genre“I always wanted to be everything, until I realized I am everything.”
    By Justin Curto
  17. indie
    Bandcamp Acquired by Fortnite Developer Epic GamesThe latest indie to go mainstream.
    By Justin Curto
  18. a long talk
    The Miracle of Big Thief“It’s bewildering to me, like, How did we do this?”
    By Justin Curto
  19. superlatives
    Cat Power’s Best Covers and Biggest Changes, According to Chan MarshallPlus, “the only song” of hers that her son likes.
    By Justin Curto
  20. influences
    Lindsey Jordan’s Long, Bumpy Road to Creative Control of Snail Mail“When I worked on Lush, I was so overwhelmed. I just wanted someone else to take the reins all the time.”
    By Justin Curto
  21. bigger thief
    Big Thief Goes Even Bigger, Announces 20-Song Double AlbumWith a fittingly big title: Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You.
    By Justin Curto
  22. my single is dropping
    Mitski Fires Up New Album Laurel Hell, Drops Single ‘The Only Heartbreaker’Her first record in three and a half years arrives February 4, 2022.
    By Justin Curto
  23. superlatives
    Ben Gibbard on the Legacy of Death Cab for Cutie’s Photo Album, 20 Years Later“It’s a perfect snapshot of where we were at that time.”
    By Justin Curto
  24. my single is dropping
    Mitski Is Still the Cowboy in ‘Working for the Knife’With a new tour to boot.
    By Justin Curto
  25. covers
    Phoebe Bridgers Released Her ‘That Funny Feeling’ Cover on BandcampProceeds from the song benefit abortion funds in Texas.
    By Justin Curto
  26. the law
    Phoebe Bridgers Sued for Defamation by Producer Alleging Past RelationshipBridgers previously accused Chris Nelson of “grooming, stealing, [and] violence.”
    By Justin Curto
  27. my single is dropping
    Snail Mail’s Return Is a Bloody Celebration in ‘Valentine’Leading off Lindsey Jordan’s second album, out November 5.
    By Justin Curto
  28. switched on pop
    The ‘Weird, Swampy Alchemy’ Behind Big Red Machine’s New AlbumAaron Dessner recalls the kinetic energy of working with Taylor Swift, Sharon Van Etten, and Robin Pecknold, among others, all at once.
    By Megan Lubin, Nate Sloan, and Charlie Harding
  29. music videos
    Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine Conceived a Concept AlbumA Beginner’s Mind, out September 24, is “loosely” based on movies they screened.
    By Zoe Haylock
  30. vulture recommends
    Wild Pink Found Beauty Where It Didn’t Exist to Make 2021’s Best Rock AlbumWild Pink’s A Billion Little Lights is a sonic tapestry as rich as the scenes front man John Ross creates in his lyrics.
    By Justin Curto
  31. back to school
    The Julien Baker Reading Guide to Her New Album Little OblivionsHow East of Eden, R.O. Kwon’s The Incendiaries, and critical theory connect to the singer-songwriter’s stunning third album.
    By Justin Curto
  32. the inside track
    The Weather Station’s ‘Robber’ Is UnshakableThe song sets the tone for Ignorance, an album-length statement about climate anxiety.
    By Justin Curto
  33. my single is dropping
    Julien Baker Gets the Band Back Together on ‘Favor’The band being, of course, boygenius.
    By Justin Curto
  34. the inside track
    Lana Del Rey Is Only Speaking for Herself NowPast the current discourse, “Chemtrails Over the Country Club” doesn’t say much.
    By Justin Curto
  35. the law
    Ariel Pink Accused of Physical and Sexual Abuse in Court FilingsHis attempt for a restraining order against his ex-girlfriend and former bandmate was denied the same day Pink attended the January 6 Trump rally.
    By Justin Curto
  36. politics
    Surprise, Surprise, Ariel Pink and John Maus Attended Trump’s Capitol Rally“i was in dc to peacefully show my support for the president,” Pink confirmed on Twitter.
    By Justin Curto
  37. grammys 2021
    Fiona Apple Calls Dr. Luke’s Grammy Nomination ‘Bullshit’She also talked about being nominated for Best Rock Performance alongside all women.
    By Justin Curto
  38. covers
    Phoebe Bridgers Keeps Her Promise, Drops ‘Iris’ Cover (With Maggie Rogers)With Maggie Rogers!
    By Justin Curto
  39. the inside track
    Adrianne Lenker’s instrumentals Are Stunning Sounds of IsolationThis time, the singer-songwriter’s challenge to listen comes as a gift.
    By Justin Curto
  40. benefits
    Bright Eyes and Phoebe Bridgers Team Up Again, This Time for Abortion Rights“Get cured with a coat hanger / Girl, you’re in America now.”
    By Justin Curto
  41. my single is dropping
    Julien Baker Remains Devastating on New Song ‘Faith Healer’Off her new album, coming next year.
    By Justin Curto
  42. the inside track
    Kevin Morby’s Ode to the Midwest Rewards Patience“Don’t Underestimate Midwest American Sun,” the unassuming centerpiece of Morby’s new album, feels expansive.
    By Justin Curto
  43. q&a
    2020 Can’t Slow Down Sadie DupuisThe Speedy Ortiz “front demon” on her new Sad13 album, Adam Schlesinger, and the state of independent music.
    By Justin Curto
  44. interview
    Fleet Foxes Made the Perfect Album for This MomentSinger Robin Pecknold talks about the challenges of making Shore — and the decision to release it on the autumnal equinox.
    By Craig Jenkins
  45. fleet foxes
    Fall Is Officially Here and So Is a New Fleet Foxes AlbumThe band timed Shore to the autumnal equinox.
    By Justin Curto
  46. indie music
    Sun Kil Moon’s Mark Kozelek Accused of Nonconsensual Sex, Exposing HimselfKozelek has denied the allegations in a statement on his website.
    By Justin Curto
  47. vulture guides
    Your Map to the Musical Woods of Taylor Swift’s folkloreSeventeen post-folklore music recommendations, from Bob Dylan to Sixpence None the Richer.
    By Justin Curto
  48. 10 Wonderfully Eccentric Indie Films Streaming for FreeFounded by Kentucker Audley, NoBudge.com showcases small, quirky independent films – several of which will be screening next week at the Nitehawk.
    By Mark Asch
  49. How Kicks Grappled With Toxic Ideas of Masculinity, and an Indie Budget“As we included things like cars, stunts, astronauts, and guns it was like, Oh my God, this is not the movie we had intended to make.”
    By John Horn
  50. new music
    The Strokes Have Returned With Two New SongsIt sounds more Voidz than Strokes.
    By Devon Ivie
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