Nov 06, 2014 By Mike Hilleary Issue #51 - September/October 2014 - alt-J

Before she succumbs to the inevitable blitz of promotion and performances surrounding her highly-anticipated sophomore album Tough Love this fall, Jessie Ware still has one big commitment on her agenda to cross off: her wedding day.

Nov 01, 2014 By Laura Studarus iamamiwhoami

As iamamiwhoami, Jonna Lee crafts electropop that seems to twist and turn based on its own internal logic.

Oct 20, 2014 By Matt Fink EMA

When I first talked to Erika M. Anderson (aka EMA) in the summer of 2012, she had just started the process of sketching out The Future’s Void, the follow-up to her 2011 breakthrough Past Life Martyred Saints.

Oct 15, 2014 By Michael Wojtas Web Exclusive

“It’s only been in the last few months that I’ve realized Spiderland is an enduring record. I kept waiting for it to be forgotten,” remarks David Pajo. The Slint guitarist, who has agreed to give us his song-by-song impressions of the now-classic album, isn’t speaking with false modesty; at the time of its 1991 release, Spiderland puzzled most reviewers and went largely unnoticed by the listening public.

Oct 10, 2014 By Matt Fink Andrew Lincoln

Even though he has never spoken to me, Andrew Lincoln greets me by saying my name like I’m an old friend. Talk to him for 20 minutes, and you realize it’s not an act. He listens carefully, laughs frequently, and thinks deeply about every topic thrown at him, and he seems to genuinely enjoy it all, as if you’re doing him a favor by allowing him to reflect on his five years as Rick Grimes.

Oct 01, 2014 By Frank Valish James

“You’re having breakfast with me,” says James frontman Tim Booth from his home in Los Angeles. “Give me one second while I just grab some water. Actually, fire away with the questions. It’ll be fine. I can multitask on a good day.”

Sep 29, 2014 By Frank Valish TORRES

In 2013, Mackenzie Scott (aka Torres) released her debut album. Torres was a fantastic introduction to a talented artist, a singer/songwriter adept at both the furious and the calm, the soul-baring and the storytelling, the dark and the light.

Sep 24, 2014 By Laura Studarus Issue #50 - June/July 2014 - Future Islands

Future Islands frontman Samuel T. Herring is in a good mood. He punctuates his sentences with laughter, and even across an occasionally static phone connection (Herring is driving a rented tour van from Florida to Maryland before the band embarks on the next leg of shows) you can almost hear his wide grin.

Sep 23, 2014 By Laura Studarus Issue #50 - June/July 2014 - Future Islands

It’s the night after Future Islands’ network television debut on The Late Show, and David Letterman is trying not to laugh. “Let’s dance!” he declares, after a joke about a candy store falls flat. The shot cuts to footage from the band’s performance, featuring frontman Samuel T. Herring’s theatrical, sidestepping dance moves.