Issue 92

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The album art for Father John Misty's I Love You, Honeybear

Father John Misty

I Love You, Honeybear

Josh Tillman’s second album as alter-ego-but-not-really Father John Misty is a personal album that is passionately and infuriatingly contradictory, but also magically real and authentic. Read more.

The album art for HOLYCHILD's The Shape of Brat Pop to Come

HOLYCHILD

The Shape of Brat Pop to come

HOLYCHILD’s debut LP is a loud, brash, and angry statement on feminism, materialism, aging, and life in L.A. But despite the sexual aggression, the duo’s songs are unbelievably catchy and easy to listen to. Read more.

The album art for Nicolas Jaar's Space Is Only Noise

Nicolas Jaar

Space Is Only Noise

Nicolas Jaar’s 2010 debut is not dance music. Space Is Only Noise is a patient, quiet electronic album that’s willing to assert itself with careful pop hooks and vocal work that feels as electronic and ambient as the record itself. Read more.

The album art for The Rapture's In the Grace of Your Love

The Rapture

In the Grace of Your Love

The Rapture’s final album feels completely different from their early work, and is more art rock than dance punk. Despite (and because of) that, In the Grace of Your Love offers the most depth of any of their work. Read more.

The album art for The Roots' Illadelph Halflife

The Roots

Illadelph Halflife

Illadelph Halflife is the moment when The Roots became a self-aware, genre-bouncing hip hop group that wasn’t interested in conventional hood politics. Read more.