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On ‘Chromakopia,’ Tyler, the Creator Is Best Without a Mask
On his seventh studio album, the California rapper-producer probes—and embraces—his worst impulses as he tries to cope with rap superstardom.
A Beirut Record Store Owner On Life During Wartime
A conversation with Diran Mardirian, owner of Beirut’s Chico Records and one of the best sources for Arabic music on the internet
Noah Kahan and Pop’s Beta-Male Backlash Against Trumpism
If Tim Walz is Everyone’s Dad, then Noah Kahan is Everyone’s Hometown Boyfriend. He offers a fantasy for the whole family.
Don’t Cry for Bon Iver
Justin Vernon skewers his own tortured artist myth on ”Speyside,” the standout track from his new bare-bones EP.
Two Shell’s Trick Mirror
On the UK dance-music pranksters’ debut album, sincerity and irony are like two nearly identical reflections.
Dawn Richard Says Massive Attack Birthed a Generation of Alt-Black Kids—Including Her
The New Orleans polymath walks us through some of her most impactful musical influences, from film scores and ambient New Age to Icelandic post-rock.
Charlie Overman Is the Young Kentucky Sweetheart Country Music Needs
On a horse farm with the 22-year-old singer-songwriter, talking about his sludge metal past and his bittersweet odes to his best friends.
The Paris Review
On Paris Hilton’s latest dalliance with pop, ‘Infinite Icon,’ and the cost of a banger
Papo2oo4 and Subjxct 5’s “Quickspeed” Transforms Tri-State Rap Into a Castlevania Level
New Jersey and New York hip-hop visionaries unite to punch us in the face with digital grit
