The Best Music of July 2014
July was the month of concept albums. Few of our Best Music selections this month disregard motive, compartmentalization, or narrative.
Roman Ruins, Source of Pride
Becoming a parent is a momentous step for any one person to take. You’ve created life, and no matter how
July’s Most Average Moments
We should have known we were going to be in for a weird July when a Death Grips napkin story
Feel So Real’s Techno Sam goes deeper (again)
Los Angeles electronic label Feel So Real has not mounted an all-out takeover of the city’s dance club underbelly, but
Whiskey Bitches, “Cookies”
Hopefully we had you at whiskey. Or bitches. Or cookies. Lady-led Brooklyn trio Whiskey Bitches definitely know how to turn
Shabazz Palaces, Lese Majesty
When Shabazz Palaces released a pair of EPs in 2009, there wasn’t much else out there that sounded like them.
Armand Hammer return with “B.E.T.” and EP
The duo of Armand Hammer, consisting of billy woods and Elucid, dominated our 2013 fall with a mixtape (Half Measures),
Offending Royalty with Shabazz Palaces
Shabazz Palaces’ 2011 Sub Pop debut, Black Up, explored spiritual planes, celestial levels of the soul buried deep within ancient
Free Devil’s Haircuts: The waning allure of festival culture
Sterile. Bombastic. Canned. Adult. Tame. Beck takes a crap on stage. Welcome to the dad rock era of Pitchfork.
Anastasia Ashley’s secret weapon: Illy Issimo
A competitive surfer by age seven, Anastasia Ashley recently brought a camera crew to her hometown of San Clemente, CA
