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Photo credit: Dallas Houston Long before I Fell For Fantasy , L Morgan was known as one-half o f SALES, the beloved indie-pop project they co-founded with Jordan Shih. For many listeners, myself included, SALES soundtracked some of our most formative years, making the chance to speak with Morgan, now creating under the name Lorg , feel especially significant. Their Debut album out today, I Fell…
Ada Lea has a band with her friends. It’s not a ‘real’ band because they don’t record or tour, and only one song has a name: “Big Boy Train” or something like that, she can’t quite remember. On the other hand, the band is very real. “It’s honestly the best thing that’s ever happened to me,” says Lea, the arty indie can-do-it-all musician whose career has been affiliated with the Montréal scene…
Long before releasing his own music, Vancouver's Aaron Lung was helping bring other artists' creative visions to life. As a producer, photographer, and music video director, he's become a familiar name within the city's DIY scene, collaborating with artists including Perfect Person (Noah Williamson) while also working alongside viral musician and visual artist Sophia Stel, who recently co-directed…
Photo credit: Pooneh Ghana Austin post-hardcore outfit Porcelain have spent the past several years earning a reputation as one of Texas' most compelling live bands and for most bands, a successful debut is a launchpad. For Porcelain, it became a reason to slow down, reflect, and enjoy the moment. The quartet—formed by veterans of Austin's thriving underground scene, comprised of vocalist Steve…
Photo credit: Shannon Johnston (@me_onlylouder) For the past few years, UK artist HAYLA has become one of the defining voices of modern electronic music. Her soaring vocals have powered festival-sized anthems alongside John Summit, Kx5, Kygo, MEDUZA, Nelly Furtado, ILLENIUM, and countless others, helping soundtrack packed dancefloors across the world. Yet despite earning Grammy recognition,…
Credit: David Milan Kelly Swapmeet have never operated like a band built around a single voice. Since meeting in high school in Adelaide, the quartet have approached songwriting as an ongoing conversation, with members swapping instruments, trading vocal duties, and allowing songs to evolve naturally depending on who happened to be holding what. That collaborative spirit sits at the heart of Mount…
Photo credit: Daman Singh (@damaan__) Black Country, New Road have been nothing but jawbreakers since their inception. Three blissfully unique studio albums and a live record in, the London ensemble has defied expectations time after time. Now, the group has gone on their biggest tour ever. Black Country, New Road are still getting used to the feeling of hearing their own lyrics sung back at them.…
Photo credit: Chloe Hashemi There’s few names in the industry that need no introductions. Stephen Bruner — better known as Thundercat — is one of them. Six years out from his last release, Thundercat’s return with his new album Distracted comes at a moment when both his artistry and his life seem to be defined by intensity, humour and resigned clarity about the chaos of the world. Speaking ahead…
Photo credit: David Nikolic For Baby Jane, the moniker of Sofia Bella Galuz , her music has never existed in isolation. Her sophomore album Winter Forever arrives on July 10, and the Los Angeles artist had already begun constructing the mythology surrounding it long before the record was completed. Galuz started writing songs at 13, left high school to be homeschooled so she could focus on music,…
Photo Credit : Little Jack Films Ellen Froese was a name I first found by shamelessly stalking a friend’s playlist, pulled in by “I Wish I Had a Foot-Long Cigarette,” searching for anything else that felt that honest. Froese is Saskatoon’s multifaceted musician, who could be described as a a writer who makes a combination of warm, raw, and deeply aching folk music. Her newest album, Solitary Songs…
