interview
GIFT and Sunflower Bean Are Reclaiming the Word “Psych”
Julia Cumming, Nick Kivlen, and TJ Freda talk the limits of genre, NYC in the 2010s, and more.
Ian Brennan and Gaelynn Lea Talk the Americans with Disabilities Act, 35 Years Later
Plus, Gaelyn’s Music From Macbeth, her forthcoming memoir, and more.
Andy Boay and Dougie Poole Do It Live
On the arts of live recording and recording to tape, their new records, and more.
Laura Stevenson and Jeff Rosenstock Walk Into a Bar…
The old friends talk the time Laura almost punched an off-duty cop, Long Island, their ideal therapists, and Late Great.
Chris Stamey and The Lemon Twigs Find the Melody
Talking Big Star, the Beach Boys, and the making of Chris’s new record Anything is Possible.
Tom May (The Menzingers) is So Fucking Proud of Rodeo Boys
The producer catches up with Tiff Hannay about making Junior.
Sonny Singh and Huda Asfour Won’t Sink into Despair
The artists talk curating the latest BDS Mixtape for Amplify Palestine, the anti-fascist history of improvisation, and the necessity of sumud.
Sextile and Marie Davidson Still Believe
Brady Keehn and Melissa Scaduto talk to the electronic artist about falling out of, and then back in, love with music.
Revival Season and Shamon Cassette Catch Up About Formless
“I feel like this whole record is our most smokable album.”
HLLLYH and Brainiac Love Our Giant Tiny Universe
Tim Byron and Tyler Trent talk faith, coincidence, reunion, and much more.
Cautious Clay and Michaël Brun Understand Each Other
The artists/producers talk tracing diaspora through sound, balancing their producer and artist brains, and more.
At 90, Terry Riley’s Practice Is Still Evolving
The legendary composer talks to David Harrington (Kronos Quartet) about the surprising experience of recording “Komal Reshab Asavari."











