Singer-songwriter Jake Wesley Rogers Reckons with His Past for a Future of Queer Liberation
Take me to church.
Effortlessly, Jake Wesley Rogers flows between storyteller, power vocalist, comedian, and therapist throughout his performance.
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High Notes: Bella White’s Divine Articulation of Melancholy
Verse by verse.
When listening to her heart-wrenching ballads, the combination of her soft, country/folk twang and poetic prose feels exceptionally intimate, like the pages of a diary sung out loud in a dimly lit room. White’s lyrics go far beyond her 22 years of age, making sense of even the most complex emotions. It’s emo excellence.
High Notes: Zombie Compositions
The Last of Us soundtrack by Academy Award–winning composer Gustavo Santaolalla and composer David Fleming
It seems paradoxical to explain a show riddled with infectious disease, murder, and a shattered civilization as beautiful, but through sound, the show becomes recontextualized into an evocative depiction of dystopia. The sonic universe of The Last of Us is filled with layers of madness.
Carving Out Space With Lido Pimienta
Brown girls (still) to the front.
Lido Pimienta has carved out a space for herself through equal parts absurdity, beauty, and outrage.
High Notes: Rêve’s Sonic Dreamscapes
Radical self-acceptance.
The sound is alluring—music that sends tingles up your spine, takes over your mind, and demands your feet start moving. It provides a momentary escape, encouraging you to get lost and to find a happier, more alive version of yourself. This is the sound of Rêve, the Montreal singer-songwriter crafting dreamlike ’90s house and 2000s pop- and R&B-inspired anthems.
Moose Knuckles Teams Up With Post Malone for a Unique Gender-Neutral Capsule Collection
For the rebellious spirit.
Canadian luxury outerwear brand Moose Knuckles has teamed up with Post Malone to design a 10-piece gender neutral capsule collection that celebrates the artist’s creativity and fearless spirit. What has been over a year in the making, is now available to the public.
Nilüfer Yanya and the Revival of Nineties Grunge
The British musician’s latest album PAINLESS is a modern tribute to old-school sounds.
While Yanya’s music exudes the same disregard for genre that new music often does, there is a distinct sense of good old-fashioned rock in her songs. In a time of resurging nineties sensibility, her songs both pay homage to old-school grunge and mirror current nostalgia.
Courtney Barnett Talks New Album Ahead of North American Tour
Things take time.
Written in a sunny Melbourne apartment during lockdown, the album reflects conversations Barnett had with friends when the world came to a stop, and the album’s themes reflect a conciliatory tone.
Joy Crookes Tells Honest, Pressing Stories Through Sound
The South London singer has something to say.
Touching on cancel culture and accountability, Crookes provides an almost anthropological lens on the political paradigm of our generation.
