Music & Culture

WILLOW

WILLOW, 'Split'

by Jerusalem Truth

On the earnest and angsty rock ballad, WILLOW embodies the rock star she was destined to be.
Component System is a record that makes a case for the past as a continuously changing and evolving presence, not a trapped-in-amber escape route.

Open Mike Eagle makes himself a mixtape

by Nate Patrin

The referential artist discusses hip-hop's repurposing spirit, reconciling zonal versions of himself, making sense of rap's "golden era" and his new album, Component System with the Auto Reverse.
Special Interest

Special Interest, 'Foul'

by Hazel Cills

The New Orleans punk band buzzes with the energy of a fly trapped in a jar, as shouted complaints ping against the glass with no resolution in sight.
Composer Steve Reich at London's Royal College of Music, where he received an honorary Doctorate of Music in 2016.

Steve Reich, 'Runner'

by Tom Huizenga

New to the music of Steve Reich? His latest recording, featuring the Los Angeles Philharmonic, may be his most approachable.
Fever Ray

Fever Ray, 'What They Call Us'

by Lars Gotrich

Fever Ray's first original song since 2017's Plunge, "What They Call Us," is surprisingly subdued, but perhaps even stranger in its restraint.