Ysabella Monton

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Music journalist and poet who once had a dream she was the sixth member of The Strokes. Lover of Kaufman films, light wash denim, and perfectly cooked bacon. Marginally serious tweets @YsabellaMonton.

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fanclubwallet Finds the Bright Side on Debut EP Hurt is Boring

The punchy blend of indie rock and bedroom pop, helmed by Hannah Judge, brims with bouncy, high octave...

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cehryl Builds Worlds Out of Distant Memories on Her New EP, time machine

Breathy vocals glide over...

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That Brunette Is No Longer Afraid to Reveal Her "Secret Crush"

Having to acknowledge your feelings is always a bit daunting; risk is already high, and only intensified when a burgeoning discovery of one's...

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INTERVIEWEvelyn Frances Plants the Seeds of Her Upcoming Record

It’s a basement lounge filled with candlelit two-person tables and a trapezoidal stage that looks...

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LIVE REVIEWSophie Meiers @ Baby's All Right

In the bar prior to the start of the show, I notice a girl behind me by her soft laugh that contrasted the sad clown makeup dripping down her eyes. Heavy BDSM-inspired leather jewelry, fishnet fingerless gloves, and torn-up knee-high socks weigh down her 5'3" stature. Commanding attention in the...

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AF 2018 IN REVIEWHow A Wave of Queer Hitmakers Helped Me Assert My Identity

illustration and words by Ysabella Monton Drunk on $2 strawberry margaritas during my very first visit to Cubbyhole, my 19-year-old self and a friend struck up a conversation with two women who led with, “Aww, how cute, two straight girls at the gay bar!” We looked at each other, confused. She was...

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LIVE REVIEWDeVotchKa @ Rough Trade

Four-piece ensemble DeVotchKa returned to a packed house to premiere a handful of new songs at their album release show at Rough Trade. I found myself surrounded by fans of all ages in the dimly lit venue, though not too dark to notice a few people around me clad in the band’s tees. Chatter of the...

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LIVE REVIEWHonduras @ Rough Trade

Honduras at Rough Trade. Photo by Ysabella Monton When I make it to Rough Trade well past 9, people are still lingering around for the end of the shop’s day-long event full of performances and DJ sets. At the end of this year’s Record Store Day, Honduras closed out their tour with a hometown show...

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VIDEO PREMIEREMizuna "And I Do"

New York-by-way-of-Maine-based duo Mizuna invite you to escape your hectic week in their new music video for the single "And I Do" off of their debut album, From Away, From Here. Despite spending their childhood together in Maine, Genviève Beaudoin and Mackenzie Leighton aptly...

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ALBUM REVIEWSKATERS “Rock and Roll Bye Bye”

Following their departure from Warner Brothers, New York-based SKATERS are back with the release of Rock and Roll Bye Bye, out on March 24 via their very own Yonks Records. Undeniably, tracks from 2014’s debut, Manhattan, have held up their refreshing vibrancy three years later, but this supernal...

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INTERVIEWLoose Buttons on Sundays EP + Pianos Residency

Eric Nizgretsky, frontman of Loose Buttons, oozes satire. The quartet's Facebook bio proclaims they're "New York's very first indie band," and he jokes about Loose Buttons' formation when we meet at the first night of their Pianos residency. "It was a Sunday night," he quips,...

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ARTIST PROFILEPeter Bjorn and John

From "Young Folks" to "Domino", Peter Bjorn and John have cultivated the indie pop landscape with a sound that is unapologetically theirs.

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