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Exit Interview: Angel Olsen on Setting Boundaries and Why She Wants to Make a 'Just Vibes' Album

Looking back at 2022, Olsen reflects on touring with Van Etten and Baker, the book she wants to write, and what kind of music might be coming next.

By Tatiana Tenreyro
9th December 2022 • SPIN

Game Plagiat Terbaru Mirip Free Fire (FF)? Ini Kelebihan Sigma Battle Royale!

Hanya dalam beberapa waktu saja sejak akses awal Sigma Battle Royale dibuka di Play Store, para pemain langsung menyerbu game tersebut untuk mengunduhnya. Namun, dikarenakan beberapa alasan, Google memutuskan untuk menghapus game yang diracik oleh Studio Arm Private Limited itu dari laman mereka. Sehingga, para pemain yang ingin bermain game …

By Muhammad Fiqri Fuaddy
28th November 2022 • SPIN

How Ska's Revival Is Pushing Mental Health

Despite a battle against the memes, ska is back and with a new generation’s message

By Brendan Menapace
14th November 2022 • SPIN

How Pinkshift’s Passion And Dedication Shaped Love Me Forever

After going viral in 2020, the trio fulfills expectations with their debut album.

By Tatiana Tenreyro
2nd November 2022 • SPIN

100+ Nama FF Keren Old Pendek, Tapi Bagus dan Belum Terpakai!

100+ Nama FF Keren Old Pendek, Tapi Bagus dan Belum Terpakai! Sebagai game yang ramai digunakan oleh kelompok usia anak-anak hingga remaja, Free Fire (FF) berhasil mencapai kepopuleran dalam beberapa tahun belakangan ini. Meski beberapa waktu ini sempat disebut sedang mengalami sepi peminat jika dibanding dengan tahun-tahun sebelumnya, namun komunitas …

By Muhammad Fiqri Fuaddy
1st November 2022 • SPIN

Welcome to the Year of Indie Sleaze

As happens with every movement, the culture moved on. But as Gen Z begins to adopt Y2K aesthetics, indie sleaze has returned. From the beginning of 2022, numerous trend pieces prophesied that this year would mark a comeback. That prediction turned out to be accurate.

By Tatiana Tenreyro
13th October 2022 • SPIN

Death Cab for Cutie’s ‘Exciting’ Writing Experiment Fueled Their Best Album in Years

Indie vets are back for the first time in four years with a fresh approach.

By Tatiana Tenreyro
14th September 2022 • SPIN

Domo Genesis Is in His Flower Season

By Brenton J. Blanchet
26th August 2022 • SPIN

Jadwal & Format Bracket Valorant Champions 2022 Istanbul: BOOM Esports Masuk Grup Neraka?

VALORANT Champions 2022 yang akan berlangsung di Volkswagen Arena, Istanbul, Turki, akhirnya segera dapat sama-sama kita saksikan mulai 31 Agustus hingga 18 September 2022 mendatang. Pertandingan akan dimulai terlebih dahulu dengan laga-laga seru di group stage yang berlangsung selama dua pekan, kemudian berlanjut ke babak playoff di tanggal 9 September. …

By Muhammad Fiqri Fuaddy
18th August 2022 • SPIN

Interpol Keep Pushing

Paul Banks and Daniel Kessler break down how the making of indie veterans’ latest album was a new experience.

By Tatiana Tenreyro
25th July 2022 • SPIN

Bartees Strange Is Exactly Where He Needs To Be

Two years after acclaimed debut, ‘Live Forever,’ unclassifiable artist reflects on newfound indie stardom with ‘Farm to Table.'

By Tatiana Tenreyro
7th July 2022 • SPIN

Giveon Is Ready to Wake You Up

By Brenton J. Blanchet
24th June 2022 • SPIN

Keshi Isn’t Running Anywhere

By Brenton J. Blanchet
14th June 2022 • SPIN

Doll Spirit Vessel Will Be Your New Favorite Band

The emerging three-piece indie rock act introduces itself with one of the summer’s most exciting debut albums.

By Tatiana Tenreyro
7th June 2022 • SPIN

5 Seconds of Summer Just Needed a Second to Breathe

By Brenton J. Blanchet
26th May 2022 • SPIN

Inside the Candy-Sweet Crescendo of Joyce Wrice

By Brenton J. Blanchet
5th May 2022 • SPIN

Young Guv’s Blessings and Curses

Young Guv’s Ben Cook briefly sums up the year he and his band spent in Taos, New Mexico, writing, hiking, cooking and experiencing the paranormal. “There’s just a lot of weird shit out there,” he says.

By Brendan Menapace
8th March 2022 • SPIN

Muni Long Is Finally Getting Her Flowers (And Flowers)

By Brenton J. Blanchet
21st February 2022 • SPIN

The 40 Best Emo Love Songs

While emo music might be most associated with sadness and heartbreak, those lovelorn artists couldn’t have written such songs without experiencing some serious romantic highs. Since it’s Valentine’s Day, we wanted to focus on the good parts of love more than the bad — although there’s still some unhappiness and …

By Brendan Menapace
14th February 2022 • SPIN

Jenevieve’s Sparkly R&B Is Hiding in Plain Sight

By Brenton J. Blanchet
2nd February 2022 • SPIN

The 30 Best Songs of 2021

A pair of rappers pulling off the best Tom Tom Club sample since Mariah Carey’s “Fantasy” (G Perico & Rucci), an iconic New Wave band trafficking in tongue-in-cheek nostalgia (Duran Duran), a blackgaze act embracing their love of vocal harmony (Deafheaven), and psych-rockers using the shopping mall as a metaphor …

By Brendan Menapace
14th December 2021 • SPIN

The 30 Best Songs of 2021

A pair of rappers pulling off the best Tom Tom Club sample since Mariah Carey’s “Fantasy” (G Perico & Rucci), an iconic New Wave band trafficking in tongue-in-cheek nostalgia (Duran Duran), a blackgaze act embracing their love of vocal harmony (Deafheaven), and psych-rockers using the shopping mall as a metaphor …

By Brendan Menapace
14th December 2021 • SPIN

Joy Crookes Is Immortalizing Her Memories

By Brenton J. Blanchet
17th November 2021 • SPIN

With Here and Now, Gates Return From the Almost Dead

Being told you’re cancer-free should be cause for joyous celebration. But Gates vocalist/guitarist Kevin Dye was also struck by a more negative reaction when told an operation to remove a cancerous growth on his lungs was completely successful. It sent him into a deep spiral of existential depression. He’d first …

By Mischa Pearlman
10th November 2021 • SPIN

Reintroducing Leon Thomas III, Drake’s Certified Secret Weapon

It’s the first Friday in September, and Leon Thomas III picks up the phone, recognizing my number without hesitation. We’ve been planning this call for a few months now, maybe a year, but somehow, this was the day it happened. The day we landed on, completely by accident, was monumental …

By Brenton J. Blanchet
10th September 2021 • SPIN

SEB Is Always Two Steps, And One Cinematic Universe, Ahead

“I would definitely need a lot of help,” SEB says when asked if he’d ever consider a career as a filmmaker. Little does the pop newcomer know, with the way he speaks about his latest project and overall vision, it seems like he’s already sitting in the director’s chair. Taking …

By Brenton J. Blanchet
24th August 2021 • SPIN

The Rebirth of Tommy Genesis, Fetish Rap’s Royal Highness

There’s a track with a banging house beat; another she describes as her “Drake moment,” where she goes full-blown Tommy-the-singer; and an entire middle section she calls a “Charlie Heat EP” — a string of tracks produced by the in-demand beatmaker. After giving pretty much everything a try on this …

By Brenton J. Blanchet
22nd July 2021 • SPIN

Mariah the Scientist Is on a Rocketship to Stardom

Rising 23-year-old’s excellent Ry Ry World is out now

By Ashlee Mitchell
15th July 2021 • SPIN

Millennial Tension: FKA Twigs Arrives With the Menacing, Incandescent 'LP1'

My review of FKA Twigs debut LP

By Jonathan Zwickel // Writer // Editor // Comms Strategist
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