Singer-songwriter Stella Donnelly was raised between Wales and the suburbs of Western Australia, where she currently lives. In 2017 she won BigSound’s ... More
Album by Stella Donnelly
Singer-songwriter Stella Donnelly was raised between Wales and the suburbs of Western Australia, where she currently lives. In 2017 she won BigSound’s inaugural Levi’s Music Prize. Her debut EP, Thrush Metal, delivers a biting brand of low-fi folk-pop that tackles taboo topics while maintaining defiantly feminist tone.
›› ISSUE Feature: Live performance and interview with Stella Donnelly
Melbourne’s beloved Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever release their highly anticipated debut album Hope Downs. The charming and confident debut features passionate guitar ... More
Album by Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
Melbourne’s beloved Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever release their highly anticipated debut album Hope Downs. The charming and confident debut features passionate guitar pop spattered with hints of punk and country, and announces a band on the verge of finding their voice. The album title, inspired by the name of an open cut mine in the middle of Australia, refers to the feeling of “standing at the edge of the void of the big unknown, and finding something to hold on to.” (Sub Pop)
Sun June, the Austin-based regret pop project that came to life after members Laura Colwell and Stephen Salisbury spent long hours together ... More
Album by Sun June
Sun June, the Austin-based regret pop project that came to life after members Laura Colwell and Stephen Salisbury spent long hours together in director Terrence Malick’s editing room, release their highly anticipated debut album. The quintet’s debut looks back at a failed relationship from a distance, utilizing warm melodies, simple structures, and layered guitar to evoke a gentle sound that blurs folk and guitar pop. (Keeled Scales)
Calpurnia’s story may as well be a teenage rock dream come to life. The Vancouver-based best friend foursome, which includes Stranger Things ... More
Album by Calpurnia
Calpurnia’s story may as well be a teenage rock dream come to life. The Vancouver-based best friend foursome, which includes Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard, release their energetic debut Scout. The debut, which was produced by Twin Peaks’ Lake James, showcases rough and tumble indie-rock songs imbued with an effortless and infectious youthful enthusiasm. (Royal Mountain Records)
Florida born Yuno releases his debut album Moodie and claims his eclectic genre-bending sound comes from exposure to a diverse range of ... More
Album by Yuno
Florida born Yuno releases his debut album Moodie and claims his eclectic genre-bending sound comes from exposure to a diverse range of music and his preference for a DIY vibe that allows him to stay true to himself. He creates all of his music alone at home, self-producing, engineering and playing all the instruments. The result is a debut that feels fresh and multicultural, marrying the summertime sounds of low-fi pop with atmospheric R&B across a variety of tracks that span the emotional range of a relationship ending. (Sub Pop)
From director Brett Haley (The Hero, I’ll See You in My Dreams), Hearts Beat Loud is a drama with a light and ... More
Film by Brett Haley
From director Brett Haley (The Hero, I’ll See You in My Dreams), Hearts Beat Loud is a drama with a light and summery touch, telling the story of a father (Nick Offerman) and daughter (Kiersey Clemons) duo writing songs together before she moves away to college and moving through their shared grief about the wife and mother they lost years earlier. A soundtrack by musician Keegan DeWitt adds warmth and depth, as do supporting roles from Ted Danson and Toni Collette. In theaters now. (Gunpowder & Sky)
›› ISSUE Feature: Kiersey Clemons interview by James Franco + Fashion shoot
New York City-based and self-described “genre queer” band Sons of An Illustrious Father follow their evocative 2016 debut with the thoughtfully titled ... More
Album by Sons of An Illustrious Father
New York City-based and self-described “genre queer” band Sons of An Illustrious Father follow their evocative 2016 debut with the thoughtfully titled Deus Sex Machina; or, Moving Slowly Beyond Nikola Tesla. The visceral and prismatic sophomore album deftly approaches topics such as feminism, the environment and the layered relationship between inspiration, man, and machine. (Big Picnic Records)
›› ISSUE Feature: Interview with Sons of an Illustrious Father
Midwestern-bred and New York-based Max Clarke recently released Hollow Ground, his highly anticipated debut album as Cut Worms, just before embarking on ... More
Album by Cut Worms
Midwestern-bred and New York-based Max Clarke recently released Hollow Ground, his highly anticipated debut album as Cut Worms, just before embarking on a North American tour supporting King Tuff. Crackling with a warm nostalgia and a palpable Everly Brothers influence, the 10 song album is a layered and cerebral exercise in sharp lyricism and evocative storytelling. (Jagjaguwar)
›› ISSUE Feature: Interview with Max Clarke of Cut Worms
Following last year’s powerful self-titled EP, Sydney’s Middle Kids recently released their highly anticipated debut album Lost Friends. Continuing to hone their ... More
Album by Middle Kids
Following last year’s powerful self-titled EP, Sydney’s Middle Kids recently released their highly anticipated debut album Lost Friends. Continuing to hone their layered sound anchored by lead singer Hannah Joy’s deep, belting vocals that are at once joyful and melancholic, the album lands in the sweet spot at the intersection of indie rock and alt country. (Domino)
›› ISSUE Feature: Interview with Middle Kids