LØLØ’s 10 songs to scream during your breakup
Whether we’d like to admit it or not, everyone has needed a solid breakup anthem once or twice (or dozens of times) in their lives. Songs provide a service in those heartbreaking situations unlike any other salve — they’re relatable, revitalizing, and cathartic. Is there published scientific proof to back that up? It’s irrelevant, because...
SLIFT keep getting heavier
French psych-metal outfit SLIFT specialize in towering, titanic heft that, miraculously, only comes from three people. Tomorrow, they are back with ILION, their fourth album and first for Sub Pop, which makes good on what they started on 2020’s UMMON but represents a new ferocity. SLIFT — whose name comes from a character in the...
Jakob Nowell is bringing California music into the future
Jakob Nowell, the mind behind Jakobs Castle, is sporting a tank top, board shorts, and an infectious smile as he jumps out of a beat-up SUV he has been traveling in with his band from Southern California. Rolling up a cigarette of his favorite tobacco, Jakob speaks candidly about the journey he has been on...
Laura Jane Grace shares "Birds Talk Too" from new LP Hole in My Head
Laura Jane Grace’s new solo album, Hole in My Head, comes out next month, and the latest single is “Birds Talk Too,” an assertive punk song. “Ten years ago I started getting tattooed by a Japanese tattoo artist named Gakkin,” Grace says. “I traveled all around the world getting the work done, literally starting with...
HUNNY: “Try everything and don’t be afraid of what people think”
HUNNY appear in our Winter 2023 Issue with cover stars Green Day, 070 Shake, Militarie Gun, and Arlo Parks. Head to the AP Shop to grab a copy. California indie-rockers HUNNY cut their teeth in North Los Angeles, as childhood friends who found connection and solace in creating music together. An endearing amalgamation of new-wave...