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DJ Nate Is Back on Trak

Not so long ago, the Chicago producer was stuck in a hospital bed, unable to move his legs. Now, he returns with his first footwork album in nearly a decade.

Big Thief Can’t Stop Moving Forward

Led by singer-songwriter Adrianne Lenker, the indie rock group have followed a never-ending path to their hypnotic third album, U.F.O.F.

Jenny Lewis Escapes the Void

After a turbulent childhood and two decades of brilliantly vulnerable songs, the L.A. idol has finally arrived at something like happiness.

Earl Sweatshirt Does Not Exist

Thebe Kgositsile’s rap persona is saddled with baggage he no longer wants to carry and representative of a time in his life that he continues to outgrow.

Don’t Cry for Mitski

Can the most emotional indie songwriter out there move on with her musical life without breaking hearts?

Grouper’s Liz Harris Explains the Art of the Paradox and the Beauty of Mistakes

The ambient artist’s work is titanic and quiet, eerie and soothing, ghostly and alive.

The Agony and the Ecstasy of Alice Glass

After claiming a horrific history of abuse last year, the former Crystal Castles frontwoman is starting over again, on her own terms.

72 Hours in Paradise With DJ Koze, Electronic Music’s Trickster Genius

In which the producer nearly sleeps through a festival set, puts a grown man in a headlock, and takes us on a very perilous motorcycle ride.

Rich Brian Is Taking Over the World—or Is the World Taking Over Rich Brian?

How the 18-year-old Indonesian viral rap star once known as Rich Chigga is upending hip-hop.

King Krule: The Wizard of Ooz

Deemed a voice of his generation when he was only a teenager, Archy Marshall returns with The Ooz, an odyssey through the disenchanted worlds inside and outside his skull.

The Surreal Life of Black Dog Bone, Founder of the Legendary Rap Magazine Murder Dog

The untold story of a Sri Lankan rebel who mixed music, danger, and politics as both a catalyst in the ’80s Bay Area punk scene and the originator of one of rap’s most notorious publications.

Jlin: Woman of Steel

At this point, Gary, Indiana is a steel town best known for its merciless decay. But it’s also the home of Jerrilynn Patton, a producer at the vanguard of electronic music who makes tracks that pulse with a quick and steady heartbeat.

Death Is Real: Mount Eerie’s Phil Elverum Copes With Unspeakable Tragedy

A day in the life of the singer-songwriter following the death of his wife, Geneviève.

Going Solo: Dirty Projectors’ Dave Longstreth Steps Outside the Frame

Following a breakup, a guy goes west, sifting through life for his art.

Signal to Noise: One Wild Week With Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon in Berlin

With his symbol-strewn new album and a recent freewheeling music festival in the German capital, Justin Vernon is trying to radically reconfigure how people create—and appreciate—music today.