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Aug 29, 202616 min
Fascists Don’t Make Great Love Songs: An Interview with Ida’s Daniel Littleton
Photo by Pat Graham For over three decades, Brooklyn indie rock band Ida have built a world around patience, intimacy and human connection. Known for their sparse arrangements, three-part harmonies, the distinct songwriting voices of Daniel Littleton, Elizabeth Mitchell, Karla Schickele and collaborations with artists like Michael Hurley, HNIA, Tara Jane O’Neil, and Levon Helm, Ida’s music has always found beauty in allowing space for every note, voice and feeling to linger. The band began in...

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Aug 23, 20265 min
The Gnomes Are Bringing ‘60s Beat Back
Photo by Chris Kroll Hailing from Frankston, Melbourne, The Gnomes are a four-piece garage-rock band bringing ‘60s beat, Merseybeat and power pop into the present day. Formed by singer-guitarist Jay Millar out of his prolific bedroom project on Bandcamp, the band quickly built a following locally before releasing their self-titled debut album in November 2025. Alongside Millar, the lineup features Ned Capp on guitar, Olly Katsianis on bass and Ethan Robins on drums, with The Kinks and The...

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Jul 31, 20264 min
Inside the World of Faith in Geometry
Photo by Brendan Buesnel Faith in Geometry are a four-piece instrumental band from Bridport, Dorset, blending elements of electro, post-punk, psychedelia and alternative rock into expansive, genre-defying soundscapes. Since forming in 2022, the quartet of Andrea Crociani, Dingo Valaitis, Kathy Kelly and Andy Park, have built a growing catalogue of original music, including their 2024 debut EP, ‘Delete’. Ahead of their next chapter, we sat down with the band to discuss creativity,...

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Jul 17, 20263 min
Creating ‘Magic’: An Interview with Cosette
Photo by Elise Kosco Singer, songwriter, producer, and creative director Cosette is the definition of a hands-on artist. From writing and recording her music to producing every track, overseeing mixing and mastering sessions, and even editing her own visuals, she's involved in every step of the creative process. A Berklee College of Music graduate in Electronic Production and Sound Design, the Nashville native has spent the past few years crafting a sound that blends electro-pop with...

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Jul 7, 20266 min
Kiefer on Working with Kenny Beats, CARRTOONS and Nate Smith on 'FATHERS'
Photo by Aidan Cullen Few artists embody the cross-pollination of Los Angeles' independent music scene quite like Kiefer. A pianist, producer and composer whose work draws equally from jazz, R&B, hip-hop and electronic music, he has spent the last decade carving out a sound that feels impossible to place within a single genre. Instead, his music exists in the space where these traditions overlap, blending improvisation, groove and beat culture into something entirely his own. After moving to...

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