Discovery: Wolf Alice
November 6, 2013
If Tumblr has yet to crown a banner band, it scarcely find a better candidate than the London-based four-piece Wolf Alice.
Discovery: Clementine and the Galaxy
November 4, 2013
Julie Hardy and Mike MacAllister are Clementine and the Galaxy—a pop duo with their hands on synthesizers and heads in the clouds.
Discovery: Woman’s Hour
October 3, 2013
Siblings Fiona Jane and Will Burgess swear that until the advent of Woman’s Hour (their shadow-pop band that also includes drummer Josh Hunnisett and bassist Nick Graves) they never once thought of working together.
Discovery: Alpaca Sports
October 1, 2013
Andreas Jonsson doesn’t do ironic. The Gothenburg, Sweden-based musician, who fronts a rotating cast of musicians known as Alpaca Sports, shows up for our meeting in a sweater and big smile.
Discovery: Azure Blue
October 1, 2013
Tobias Isaksson is a fan of a good party. After having made upbeat slop pop with his previous band Irene, and scaled-back folk as part of Laurel Music, he’s been around the block a few times—able to laugh about things like entourages and riders. (Memo to booking agents: he loves a dry white wine.)
Exclusive Song Premiere and Interview: ‘Says,’ Nils Frahm
September 23, 2013
Over eight years and nine releases, Nils Frahm has slowly etched out a career by bringing the listener into his personal space, his intimate recordings seemingly meant for an audience of one. But now, for his 10th offering Spaces, the 31-year-old pianist is moving his classical compositions out of the bedroom and onto the stage.
Discovery: Brodka
September 20, 2013
Monika Brodka was minted Poland’s pop princess at the age of 15 after winning the country’s Pop Idol competition in 2004. Nine years and three albums later, she laughs at the memory, praising the opportunity and shaking her head in equal parts.
Exclusive Song Premiere and Interview: ‘Hot Sun,’ Club 8 x Misfit Mod
July 1, 2013
Club 8’s Johan Angergård and Misfit Mod’s Sarah Kelleher have never met, but it’s easy to see how the musicians would hold each other in high regard. The two singer/songwriters have tapped into a likeminded sense of sweet melancholy—manifesting in Misfit Mod’s minimal pop debut Islands and Islands, and dappling Club 8’s eighth album, Above the City.
Exclusive Song Premiere and Interview: White Sea x Susanne Sundför
June 5, 2013
Until recently, Morgan Kibby (who writes music under the name White Sea) and Olso-based singer/songwriter Susanne Sundfør had never had a proper heart-to-heart.
Discovery: OOFJ
May 24, 2013
That Danish/South African duo OOFJ (Jens Bjørnkjær and Katherine Mills Rymer) calls Los Angeles home may come as a surprise, given the sensuous, dark songs of their debut full-length Disco to Die.
Discovery: The Colourist
May 22, 2013
With its crashing guitars and caffeinated refrains, The Colourist (yes, that’s a British “u,” and no, they aren’t actually British), is pop joie de vivre personified.
Discovery: Big Scary
April 18, 2013
Big Scary counts “cups of tea with plenty of sugar” among their greatest inspirations. Their music flush with subtle orchestral flourishes, it’s not a stretch to say that the Melbourne-based duo know the sweeter side of life.
Exclusive Remix Premiere and Interview: Nervous Nellie x Shout Out Louds
February 19, 2013
Some friendships are meant to be. Case in point: Stockholm-based musicians Adam Olenius (Shout Out Louds) and Henrik Jonzon (Nervous Nellie). Having weathered their awkward teen years together, they’re able to spot the opportunity to make a playful joke at the other’s expense from a mile (or a kilometer) away.
Discovery: Heyerdahl
January 18, 2013
Named for a 20th-century explorer, Heyerdahl is a rare band determined to deliver on their adventurous mandate.
Exclusive Song Premiere and Interview: ‘Rocket and the Crow,’ The Deer Tracks
December 25, 2012
Caviare Days’ Maja Westin joined Interview for a conversation with The Deer Tracks’ David Lehnberg and Elin Lindfors about the creative process, odd and unusual spaces, and the art of forging a musical language.
The Mary Onettes Warm Up
December 3, 2012
Over their past two albums (2007’s self-titled debut and 2009’s Islands), The Mary Onettes have compacted stadium-sized heartache into a darkly theatrical package.
Exclusive Video Premiere and Interview: Paradise x Kenny Gilmore
November 21, 2012
Nedelle Torrisi is that girl you don’t know you already know. The beguiling female vocalist woven through Blood Orange’s Coastal Grooves, a member of Sufjan Stevens’ musical entourage, the frontwoman to gone (but not forgotten) Asthmatic Kitty fractured-pop act Cryptacize—Torrisi has worn a lot of hats. Paradise (Torrisi’s solo project) is the work of a woman in love with pop and jazz in equal parts, and finally free to follow her twisted musical inclinations wherever they might lead.
Exclusive Remix Premiere and Interview: Chad Valley x El Perro Del Mar
November 6, 2012
Even though they’ve never met face-to-face, El Perro Del Mar (Sarah Assbring) accepted Chad Valley (Hugo Manuel)’s request to collaborate with him on his full-length debut Young Hunger‘s feathery dance-driven duet, “Evening Surrender.” Interview joined Assbring and Manuel for their first-ever Skype conversation; we’re also pleased to debut an exclusive Chad Valley remix of El Perro Del Mar’s “Walk On By.”
Discovery: Sambassadeur
November 1, 2012
The first time they recorded together—or so the story goes—Swedish pop quartet Sambassadeur (Anna Persson, Daniel Permbo, Joachim Läckberg, and Daniel Tolergård) were too shy to make eye contact.
Discovery: The Well Pennies
October 9, 2012
The Well Pennies perform in their Sunday best, often slotted into bills featuring Los Angeles’ finest screamo, rock, and noise acts. Their defense? Lush folk harmonies and crystalline male/female vocals, set against a wash of banjo, guitar, piano, violin, and the occasional suitcase-based percussion kit.