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Watch Loshh perform the powerful spirit song FEELAM

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María Isabel is following her own path

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How pop producer Ariel Rechtshaid composed the score for Gossip Girl

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Kacey Musgraves: The sun also rises

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7 tracks that trace the rise of deepfake voice technology in music

From Tupac at Coachella to Holly Herndon’s “digital twin” Holly+, we map out the use of deepfake technology in music over the past decade
Queercore
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Meditations on… queercore

In the 80s and 90s, queercore provided a community for those disillusioned with punk and the gay mainstream alike. Daisy Jones celebrates a genre and subculture that was proudly unapologetic
  • Mixes

Sunday Mix: Li Yilei

The London-based sound artist delivers a mix of abstract sonics and otherworldly electronic music
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Selections: Elder Island

A summer weather-themed playlist from the genre-weaving trio, featuring tracks from Nu Genea, Angel Olsen, porij and more
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Watch Loshh perform the powerful spirit song FEELAM

The London multi-hyphenate performs FEELAM exclusively for Crack Magazine. Shot at The Yard Theatre in Hackney Wick
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María Isabel is following her own path

We meet rising LA-based singer-songwriter María Isabel for this month’s Aesthetic
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How pop producer Ariel Rechtshaid composed the score for Gossip Girl

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