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SPELLLING is a Conduit of the Divine on Orchestral Pop Concept LP The Turning Wheel

” So says Chrystia Cabral, the Bay Area-based creative lifeblood behind the critically acclaimed experimental pop project SPELLLING, of what drives her songwriting. “I’m always striving to insert these spiritual questions because that’s what...

Mandy Brownholtz

Elizabeth Hart and Iván Diaz Mathé Turned a Studio Experiment Into Their Daughter's First Album

In the fall of 2019, Elizabeth Hart, best known as bassist for the band Psychic Ills, was pregnant and looking for a project that reflected this moment in her life. "I was interested in finding some way of collaborating with my physical state in a way," she says on a video call from Buenos Aires,...

Liz Ohanesian

Indigo Sparke Surrenders To Time With Debut LP Echo

Instead of us moving...

Bee Scott

AF 2017 IN REVIEWThe Best Live Shows of 2017

Austra @Warsaw This was my first show of 2017, unless you count sets by Janelle Monae, Alicia Keys, and Indigo Girls that dotted the Women’s March on Washington days prior. I may have been late to the game regarding Austra, a beloved Toronto band already two albums into their career, and it wasn’t...

Madison Bloom

LIVE REVIEWRBMA Celebrates 10 Years of Sacred Bones Records

Jenny Hval performs at Sacred Bones 10th Anniversary, part of Red Bull Music Academy Festival, at Greenpoint Terminal Warehouse, in Brooklyn, NY, USA on 20 May 2017.Photo by Ysa Perez. Who says witchy things don’t go down in daylight? The event designer for Sacred Bones’ 10 Year Anniversary bash...

Madison Bloom

VIDEO REVIEWMarissa Nadler "Janie In Love"

Though the message comes in the form of a lush song, Marissa Nadler shows the dark side of love in the video she directed and animated for her song "Janie In Love."

Emily Daly

VIDEO REVIEWMarissa Nadler "Firecrackers"

Though it was released back in February, Marissa Nadler's stunning sixth album July (on Sacred Bones/Bella Union) is very much rooted in the month it was named for. As she explained during an interview with AudioFemme, the record deals specifically with her personal experiences, lived from July of...

Lindsey Rhoades

TRACK REVIEWCrystal Stilts "Delirium Tremendous"

After the September release of album Nature Noir, Brooklyn's own fuzzy noise pop darlings Crystal Stilts have triumphantly returned-- with new single "Delirium Tremendous." But this time, there's less fuzz, and more sun. The track begins with a deliciously upbeat, almost Krautrock-sounding tempo,...

Jenny Lougheed

INTERVIEWMarissa Nadler talks 'July'

Marissa Nadler is too shy to do karaoke. Despite the loveliness of her timeless-sounding lilt, Nadler turned to Twitter for encouragement before “chickening out” on a rendition of Chris Isaac’s “Wicked Game”. But that self-consciousness isn’t present on her sixth proper album and first release for...

Lindsey Rhoades

Making Records and Mudpies With Vårmakon

On Saturday night, half of New York City filed into Grand Prospect Hall for DFA Records' twelve-year annivesary party, hosted by the aural, modern day equivalent of Jay Gatsby - Red Bull Music Academy, who have been throwing insanely well curated parties, shows and talks in far-flung venues all...

Lindsey Rhoades

SHOW REVIEWVår

On Saturday I had every intention of seeing Gap Dream and Grass Widow but had absolutely no energy left for anything not resembling sleep. My family was still in town and while it was wonderful it was still totally draining. I did make sure to catch the Sacred Bones showcase on Sunday at...

Lindsey Rhoades