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MAITA is a Portland-based band led by Maria Maita-Keppeler. Their album Best Wishes is out May 2020 via Kill Rock Stars.

MAITA

Music

In Defense of Teen Soaps

Sami Martasian is a freelance illustrator and teacher in Boston, MA. They are the front person of Puppy Problems, whose album <a href="https://sleeperrecords.bandcamp.com/album/sunday-feeling-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sunday Feeling</a> is out on Sleeper Records, and are one-half of Rose, Water, Fountain, which just self-released <a href="https://rosewaterfountain.bandcamp.com/releases" target="_blank" rel="noopener">an album</a> this past summer. They can be reached at Samanthamartasian@gmail.com.

Sami Martasian

Do You Like System of a Down?

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Lex Luger Talks with Michael Vincent Waller on the Talkhouse Podcast

Leah Wellbaum is a musician, artist, and writer living in Los Angeles, CA. She is the principal songwriter, guitar player, and unrepentant aesthete of the band <a href="http://bighassle.com/publicity/slothrust" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://bighassle.com/publicity/slothrust&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1622209358966000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGI1diRvKuG6WHbczt4NvwwiWOx2Q">Slothrust</a>, and also has a side project called <a href="https://anmlplnet.bandcamp.com/album/fall-asleep" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://anmlplnet.bandcamp.com/album/fall-asleep&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1622209358966000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGerfGuHHblxrkWwiVFxjFvTpC6PQ">ANMLPLNET</a>. On the upcoming Slothrust album, Parallel Timeline, Wellbaum constructs a luscious, ethereal cosmos perforated with wormy portals and unexpected magical iconography. She is a lover of all things mystical and absurd. When she isn&#8217;t on the road, she offers lessons in music and creativity. You can find her art at <a href="http://www.leahwellbaum.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.leahwellbaum.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1622209358966000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEVfpXiysd2fv7xl6G0h_mtBT5PqA">www.leahwellbaum.com</a>.

Leah Wellbaum

Slothrust’s Strange Astrology: Capricorn Season

Michael McLean is an Oxford-educated archeologist who has worked in his field for 20 years. While splitting his time between the UK and Canada, he has played with various psychedelic bands since the late 1980s including <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81DffktqkW0" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3D81DffktqkW0&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1641480196385000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0ACoV7nEIubc8FKRipDrlF">The Battleship, Ethel</a> and <a href="https://zachtautomaat.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://zachtautomaat.bandcamp.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1641480196385000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1rGlBJ-T47m05_-ygjKsOR">Zacht Automaat</a>.

Mike McLean

Mike McLean and Will Sergeant (Echo & the Bunnymen) Talk Joy Division, Nirvana Lore, and More

Matt Berninger is the frontman of the National. He formed El Vy in 2014 with Brent Knopf of Ramona Falls and released the album Return to the Moon in November 2015.

Matt Berninger

Revisited: Matt Berninger Talks with Aimee Mann on the Talkhouse Podcast

Fine Place is a new duo comprising Frankie Rose (Vivian Girls, Crystal Stilts, Dum Dum Girls) and Matthew Hord (Running, Pop. 1280, Brandy). Based in Brooklyn, NYC together they’ve crafted a crystalline full length of nocturnal, electronic pop music that charts a way out the post-global, cyberpunk dystopian environment it was created in.
Their debut album This New Heaven is out now via Night School Records.

Fine Place

Cindy Lee Talks to Fine Place About Their “Classy” New Record

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Holiday Sidewinder is an Australian indie-pop artist.
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Holiday Sidewinder

On Finding a Friend Who Knows What You’re Talking About

Sam Goblin currently lives in Tallahassee, FL and plays music with Mister Goblin and Deady. He hopes to never, ever, ever become a music writer.

Sam Goblin

Welcome to Buttland

Wendy Eisenberg (guitar/vocals), Josh Daniel (drums), and Steve Cameron (bass) formed Editrix in Western Massachusetts in early 2018. The &#8220;avant butt-rock&#8221; band&#8217;s debut album Tell Me I&#8217;m Bad is out now on Exploding In Sound Records.
(Photo Credit: Ernest Berenger)

Editrix

Best of 2021: Editrix Gives Us the Rundown on All Their Favorites

New York City&#8217;s Macula Dog is a duo known for their singular style of clattering electronic synth music. The band is also known for their live performances, which are highly visual, with the duo donning elaborate costumes and operating custom control rigs. Their current live set features a luminol-glam experience with live video of each member’s face recorded by head-mounted cameras and projected onto screens around the performance area. Their live set has been covered in The New Yorker and their last LP earned a Tiny Mix Tapes Eureka designation.
The band’s first self-titled EP was released on their own Haord Records label in 2014, followed by their debut LP for Wharf Cat, 2016’s Why Do You Look Like Your Dog? The Natural Dog cassette followed by a U.S. release tour and performances on Adult Swim. The Breezy EP was be released on 4/17 but the band had to cancel the Eps release tour because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Macula Dog is currently working on their next LP, after which a support tour will be planned when it is safe to do so.
(Photo Credit: Ates Isildak)

Macula Dog

Best of 2021: Here’s Everything Notable In the World of Macula Dog This Year

Chicago duo Ohmme was started by Macie Stewart and Sima Cunningham in the summer of 2014, combining their love for lush vocals and songwriting with their love of experimentation and sound.
(Photo Credit: Ash Dye)