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Songs We Love: The Max Levine Ensemble, “My Valerian” Lars Gotrich: “On a record full of fast-paced, catchy shout-alongs, ‘My Valerian’ is the chunky, mid-tempo rock anthem with the perverse melodic sweetness of Pixies and the clean-cut backbone of The Rentals. David Combs plays with words, twirling herbal sedatives (’Kava kava, chamomeleon / Boswellia geranium’) around in his mouth as a sort-of love song to escaping anxiety and chasing bliss, ‘My valerian.’”

Behaving - Don’t Dance

How Musicians Get Famous Today @carseatheadrest released eleven albums on Bandcamp before signing to a record label. Hua Hsu listens to the musician’s latest release, and looks at his slow roll towards success. Read the story on newyorker.com . Photograph by Ian Allen

Producer tags are getting longer and longer

Alexander Wang and The Weeknd have teamed up on a limited edition capsule collection

Kurt Vile backstage at Pitchfork Paris // photo by Tom Spray

THIS GUY WHO DRESSED UP AS A GUCCI FLIP FLOP ALREADY WON HALLOWEEN

shot by Diwang Valdez

In NYC? Visit this shrine to classic Bob Dylan and meet D.A. Pennebaker tomorrow night! You’ll also be able to pick up DONT LOOK BACK three weeks before its street date.

THE THINGS I CARRY: FRENCH MONTANA PHOTOS BY SAM BALABAN

Jumpman! Jumpman! Jumpman! #WhatATimeToBeAlive

Young Thug’s "Raw (Might Just)“ is named Best New Track

Oh Wonder - Drive (Live at Studio Brussel)

letlive (by Todd Sipes )