Interview
Jessie Ware’s Pleasure Principle
The down-to-earth pop diva on why it can be complicated for women to be sexual on stage, gaining confidence from her LGBTQ+ fans, and her frisky fifth album, That! Feels Good!.
Everything But the Girl on Their Peculiar Journey Through Pop and Their Comeback
Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt, the couple behind EBTG’s poignant, post-rave soundtracks, discuss the making of their first new album in 24 years, the surprise success of “Missing,” and more in this career-spanning interview.
Caroline Polachek on Divas, an Acid Trip, and Desire, I Want to Turn Into You
The alt-pop world-builder delves into the making of her best album yet.
Fever Ray’s Voices of Desire
The Swedish pop iconoclast talks about their one-of-a-kind vocal style, working with Trent Reznor, and the thorny themes of love that animate their new album, Radical Romantics.
Weyes Blood on What It Means to Be Out of Time
The singer-songwriter talks about her complex relationship with nostalgia, the indignities of online life, and her sweeping new album, And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow.
Rina Sawayama, Pop Therapist
The British-Japanese singer talks about laughing through trauma, how self-love can be a trap, and her festival-ready second record, Hold the Girl.
Angel Olsen on Grief, Coming Out, and Making a Country Album
The singer-songwriter isn’t fighting heartbreak anymore—she’s digging roots into it and letting it flow.
Work Hard, Play Hard: How Rosalía Makes Her Music
“Bro, I’m the first to the studio and the last to leave,” says the Spanish singer, songwriter, and producer.
Meet Heba Kadry, Mastering Engineer to the Indie Stars
Catching up with the in-demand studio guru, who’s worked with everyone from Björk to Big Thief, about her empathetic approach to an unnecessarily mysterious field.
Maren Morris Is Fresh Out of Give-a-Shit
The eclectic country star on her long road to contentment and making her best album to date.
Camp Cope Changed and So Can You
The outspoken Australian trio on moving towards hope, embracing Taylor Swift, and the twangy vulnerability of new album Running With the Hurricane.
Dan Bejar Breaks Down the Gloriously “Incoherent” New Destroyer Album
The Canadian indie mainstay on giving in to spoken-word, singing to a younger version of himself, and reaching his Tom Waits era.
Will the Real Aldous Harding Please Stand Up?
The indie-rock enigma would love to tell you how she writes songs, if she could only remember.
Hurray for the Riff Raff on the Radical Mind Shift That Led to New Album Life on Earth
HFTRR leader Alynda Seggara talks about how to make an eighth record that feels like your first.
Beach House Are Still Surprising Each Other
The Baltimore duo on the chaos of crafting their new double LP, Once Twice Melody, and the albums they have yet to make.
Big Thief on Learning to Loosen Up and Their Epic New 20-Track Album
The indie stalwarts talk about embracing the uncool, maintaining their integrity, and how a dog inspired their imminent double LP.
Earl Sweatshirt Is Still a Rap Fan First
The hip-hop iconoclast talks about his recent musical obsessions, protecting his baby son from a prying public, and dismantling his own myth.
Injury Reserve Get Back Up
In the face of incalculable loss, the remaining members of the Arizona hip-hop group dug in their heels and forged a new community.
The War on Drugs Find Lightness on the Edge of Town
Frontman Adam Granduciel on how his new baby helped him embrace spontaneity on the band’s fifth album, I Don’t Live Here Anymore.
Snail Mail Can’t Help But Confess
Indie rocker Lindsey Jordan talks about her obsession with honesty, her stint in rehab, and her cathartic new album, Valentine.
Low Still Don’t Sound Like Anyone Else
Three decades into his indie rock career, frontman Alan Sparhawk talks about staying unpredictable, the ecstasy of distortion, and his band’s colossal new album, HEY WHAT.
Questlove on Restoring Black Music History and Making One of the Year’s Best Films
The Roots drummer discusses Summer of Soul, his new documentary about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, and the ongoing fight to give Black musicians their rightful due.