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Jojo Orme of Heartworms Made Us a Playlist Fit for McQueen

March 3, 2025

The London-based musician and McQueen frontwoman made us the ultimate alt-couture playlist filled with everything from Chopin to Depeche Mode.

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Here’s the Soundtrack to Your Next Dinner Party, Courtesy of Benny Blanco

February 20, 2025

Our March cover star Benny Blanco couldn’t pick just one song that reminds him of his fiancée Selena Gomez (because everything does, of course).

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Rapper 9mice Made Us the Playlist of His Apocalyptic Fantasies

February 19, 2025

In this week’s Sound Advice, the enigmatic Slavic musician made us a playlist and revealed his nightlife philosophy: “I don’t walk the same path twice.”

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Lexee Smith Made Us a Playlist For Getting Loose

February 10, 2025

“I would have loved to be the feminine visual embodiment of a Jimi Hendrix guitar solo.”

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Rapper FearDorian Hopes Their New Album Is Playing in Heaven

February 6, 2025

What’s the best way to listen to “Leaving Home,” the rapper’s sophomore album? “A walk by yourself in slight rain, or in your room after a date gone well,” they told us.

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“Chapstick, Phone, Gummy Worms”: Soccer Mommy Made the Indie Playlist of Our Dreams

January 31, 2025

In this week’s installment of Sound Advice, the Nashville-based singer-songwriter tells us her dream musical coven and all-time favorite guitar riff.

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The Boys of Wallows Made Us a Playlist to Ease Your Winter Blues

January 23, 2025

In this week’s Sound Advice, Dylan, Braeden, and Cole of the alt-rock trio Wallows tell us their dream fourth member of the band and who they trust most with the aux.

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Will August Park Made Us a Playlist to Boost Your Aura

December 26, 2024

“These are the tracks I listen to while sitting in traffic or waking up too early,” says the NYC-based producer. “Tracks that inspire me but don’t get me too jacked.”

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“I Was a Tumblr Bitch”: DJ Avalon Made Us an Electroclash Playlist

December 19, 2024

“Extremely private profane thoughts and to-do lists.”

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Fab Morvan Of Milli Vanilli Made Us a 123-Song Playlist of Pop Excellence

December 11, 2024

After gracing the pages of our Winter Issue, Milli Vanilli’s Fab Morvan sent us a playlist of 80s power pop and revealed his musical guilty pleasures.

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MERLOT Made Us a Playlist to Match Her Post-Op Vibes

December 2, 2024

The NYC-based artist curated a selection of songs she’s been listening to as she recovers from FFS and gears up to release her first single in four years, “Butterfly.”

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Club Princess VTSS Tells Us How She Pregames for the Rave

November 11, 2024

Before her day-one set at Desert Air Festival this weekend, the Polish producer made us a sexy playlist and told us how she really feels about non-DJs getting on the aux.

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“I Love Unserious Music”: Atlanta Rapper Kuntfetish Tells Us What’s on Repeat

October 29, 2024

In this week’s Sound Advice, the Atlanta-based underground rapper takes us on a feel-good journey from Gaga to Detroit rap to Deftones.

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“Girls and Cars!”: Electroclash Duo Somewhere Special Make Us a Playlist

October 15, 2024

To mark the release of their new single, “Secret,” the New York-based electroclash duo Somewhere Special joined us for this week’s edition of Sound Advice.

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Rosalía Gave Us the Soundtrack to Fashion Week’s Best Party

September 26, 2024

On Wednesday night, insiders celebrated the Motomami with champagne, cigarette towers, and an exclusive playlist including “Omega,” her new collab with Ralphie Choo.

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Boiler Room’s Amar Ediriwira Made Us a Kind Of Fashion Week Playlist

September 12, 2024

How does the Creative Director of Boiler Room prep for the party? “An antihistamine and two shots of tequila,” he told us. “Then I throw some ketamine over my shoulder.”

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Actress-Turned-Musician Sophie Thatcher Endorses Funky Monkey Fall

September 5, 2024

To prime us for the release of her debut EP “Pivot & Scrape,” the “Yellowjackets” star made us a blissed-out, end-of-summer playlist.

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New York Indie Duo Patch + Have Money on Their Mind

August 26, 2024

“Imagine Patch + is a bar. We’re tending & You just got a free drink.”

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Manchester-Based DJ salute Tells Us What It Takes to Survive Festival Season

August 19, 2024

In this week’s Sound Advice, the DJ and producer made us a playlist to mark the release of their debut album, “True Magic,” and an upcoming North American tour.

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Sound Advice: Mel Ottenberg Wants You to Stop Trimming Your Bush

August 16, 2024

To mark the dog days of summer, our editor-in-chief presents a frisky playlist fit to blast on the dunes of Provincetown—and tells us what the hell is going on with pubes.