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Interview with Imani Nichele: the poet and artist who’s becoming, not arriving
“My only job in this life is to be open to everything I’m supposed to become.”

Bliss Foxx tears into old wounds and patches them up on ‘Eat Sleep Freak’
The Portland band fills their debut album with high-energy soundscapes, candid lyricism, and all-around infectious pop-punk feistiness.

Swirling guitar melodies, affronting spoken word, and ghoulish wails on Sunnet’s ‘Attic’
The Australian duo’s willingness to experiment leads them to the heart of the human psyche.

Interview: Fielded’s ‘Chuckles Deluxe’ is a dreamy, confident takedown of the modern world’s manipulations
“I didn’t have a voice—until it all clicked.”

Bussy Kween Power Trip ‘Coming With The Strap’ aims at our current absurd timeline
The Chicago punk band’s debut album sounds like getting swept up in the wild tornado of this sick world.

In The Crowd: Malik Elijah’s Vintage Nostalgia (with Rilla Force, Caso, Swooli, Clark D)
While The Rockwell wasn’t an ideal venue, we still relished basking in a public display of their obvious bond.

Interview with Sunglasz Vendor: the self-effacing three-piece soundtracking existential hesitation
“There are two ends of the political compass. There’s anarchy and ‘Guitar Hero,’ and I guess we’re centrists in that.”

Nurse Joy’s ‘can I say something…?’ belies its punk roots with crisp sound and prodigious playing
The Boston band’s album is a disheveled ride through angst, conspiracy, and the occasional sci-fi reference.

Rincs’ ‘Swimming Pool Disco’ is alt-pop with teeth
The Los Angeles-based band’s latest EP pulses with the energy of a midnight joyride—reckless, electric, a little heartbroken.

Mary Sue and the Clementi Sound Appreciation Club question everything on ‘Porcelain Shield, Paper Sword’
Defying categorization at every turn, the collaborative album pushes forward, exploring and experimenting.