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Bob Vylan create music that’s as loud as the message behind it—interview
London duo Bob Vylan combine grime rapping and electrifying punk guitar to create visceral music that’s loud, brash and unflinching, especially when it comes to the message behind it. Formed in 2017, singer Bobby Vylan and drummer Bobbie Vylan played their first show two weeks after meeting. Since then, they’ve toured with the Offspring and […]
Ethel Cain’s debut album will begin an intergenerational trilogy—interview
For Hayden Silas Anhedönia, this year is built around one thing: releasing her debut album as Ethel Cain. It’s her most fully realized version of the character to date. “I’m excited to bring her to life over the course of the [new] year because my last two releases as Ethel Cain have been me,” she […]
Wet Leg make party music for people who want to stay in—interview
“We released our first single six months ago, and now I’m sat in a hotel room in L.A.,” Wet Leg’s Rhian Teasdale says over the phone. “It’s really bizarre, and it’s really fun.” Wet Leg are indeed here to have fun. It was a goal from the beginning, when Teasdale and Hester Chambers formed the […]
Awsten Knight says if 'Greatest Hits' hasn't grown on you yet, it will
Waterparks are dropping hints that new music is on the way. On January 18, frontman Awsten Knight posted a link to a blank pre-save, identified in the link only as “tbd.” Now, the band have posted a bright red image containing the word “ALRIGHT.” The post has invited speculation about whether the band are launching […]
DE'WAYNE says his next album will blend Ramones, Iggy Pop and the Strokes
“It’s been an all right year,” DE’WAYNE says. The genre-bending artist released his debut record, STAINS, an explosive combination of punk, hip-hop and pop, in June. For DE’WAYNE, it wasn’t just the powerful start of a new era but also a chance for him to cross a childhood goal — releasing an album by the […]
On her dual EPs, K.Flay makes peace with the voices in her head
For Kristine Flaherty, who performs under the moniker K.Flay, her year was focused on putting out not one but two EPs. Together, Inside Voices and Outside Voices form a bigger project. “The way that I envisioned these EPs is really like the side A and side B of a record,” she says. The two EPs […]
Snail Mail defied fears of the sophomore slump to make 'Valentine'
When it was time to start work on the second Snail Mail album, Lindsey Jordan only had a couple of songs ready. “If I don’t actually have anything to write about, I’m not gonna write anything. I don’t want to. I don’t want to waste my time — I don’t want to waste anybody else’s […]
Spiritbox's Courtney LaPlante discusses breakout album 'Eternal Blue'
“I ignore meteoric rise,” vocalist Courtney LaPlante sings on “Sun Killer,” the opening track of Spiritbox’s debut album, Eternal Blue. While there’s probably no better phrase than “meteoric rise” to describe the breakout success the Canadian metal band have experienced in the past year, it’s now impossible to ignore Spiritbox’s sweeping popularity, or their soaring […]
How Surfbort are championing love and acceptance on 'Keep On Truckin''
Everything about Brooklyn-based punk band Surfbort is surprising. Two of their members are in their 50s. Their vocalist, Dani Miller, was featured in a Gucci Beauty campaign and appeared in a recent Good Dye Young commercial. Before the band, Miller worked with filmmaker Darren Aronofsky. Surfbort even owe their name to Beyoncé’s “Drunk In Love” […]