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Jess Williamson is a singer-songwriter based in Texas. Her latest record, A Mile South of Heaven, is out now on New West. 
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Mood Board: Jess Williamson’s A Mile South of Heaven

Synthesist and composer Emily A. Sprague bridges intuitive sonic structures and expressive songwriting, yielding expansive terrains that are immediate and immersive. From early experimentation with guitar and keyboard as a teen, Sprague went on to form indie band Florist in the early 2010s, gaining a devoted audience. After a series of celebrated EPs, Florist went on to record five studio albums, immediately recognizable for their intimate world-building and Sprague’s emotive vocals.
Emily’s latest solo record, Cyano, is out now on RVNG Intl.

Emily A. Sprague

Hannah Pruzinsky (they) is a musician and creative based in Queens, NY. Hannah is also a co-editor and creator of the New York City show paper, GUNK. The latest h. pruz record, Red sky at morning, is out now.

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Emily A. Sprague and h. pruz Are Constructing Their Own Worlds

Amos Pitsch is a musician and producer based in Appleton, Wisconsin. He plays in the bands Tenement and Dusk and runs Crutch of Memory and Odd Note Records.

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Graham Hunt is a musician based in Madison, Wisconsin. His latest record, American Pyramid, is out now on Run For Cover. 
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Amos Pitsch and Graham Hunt Get Serious

Spike is the synth-pop project of singer-songwriter and composer Hannah McLoughlin. Spike’s self-titled debut album builds on a tradition of idiosyncratic British synth-pop, bringing to mind the cold-yet-intimate work of Rose McDowall, Chris &amp; Cosey, and Fad Gadget. Spike is out now on Gob Nation.
(Photo Credit: Lan McArdle)

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In the Salon with Spike and The Tubs

Semiratruth is constantly in motion. The Brooklyn-based, Chicago-born electronic artist travels from stage to stage, bouncing between divergent underground music scenes from the US to Guatemala to The Netherlands, synths and sampler in hand like a teleportation device. Onstage they intuitively conduct the energy in the room, seemingly syncing the audience&#8217;s collective heart rate to a universal metronome. Wielding a table of electronics, they casually tap out sonic portals to another world. Their latest record, S!M, is out now on Sooper Records.

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Mood Board: Semiratruth’s S!M

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Hiam Abbass can currently be seen in the new war drama <a href="https://kinolorber.com/film/atonement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Atonement</a>, also starring Boyd Holbrook and Kenneth Branagh, which is now in theaters. She recently starred opposite Jeremy Irons in Palestine 36, and appeared as a series regular on HBO’s Succession and recurring on Hulu’s Ramy and The Old Man for FX. Her other television credits include The Promise, The State and The OA. Her extensive feature film credits include Munich (2005), The Lemon Tree (2008), The Visitor (2008), Amreeka (2009), Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) and Blade Runner 2049 (2017), amongst many others. She also worked as a creative consultant and acting coach on Alejandro G. Iñárritu Babel and Steven Spielberg’s Munich. She made her directorial feature film debut with The Inheritance in 2012, and has since written and directed an additional three short films: Le Pain, Le Danse Eternelle and Le Donne Della Vucciria.

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Talkhouse Contributing Writer Marissa Paternoster is the singer and guitar player in Screaming Females. You can follow them on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/Screamales">here</a>.