From exile to elegy: YESHE’s “Dust” is a diasporic anthem
Blending Tibetan mantra, electronic subversion, and generational memory, YESHE’s debut album and music video reclaim space and refuse silence
Snow in the ashes of Coachella
In the dreary Coachellscape, the electronic duo Snow Strippers offers a nostalgic reminder of a time when music festivals were still fun
Moses Sumney finds rhythm in relation
On the heels of two back-to-back shows at Pioneer Works previewing his upcoming album, the musician-actor sits down with Document to discuss its sonic drivers...
Sausha serves her eponymous EP straight, no mixer
Known for her high-octane sets, the NYC-based DJ discusses her EP’s intimate sonic journey, the emotional toll of creation, and her decade-long relationship with the...
Zsela’s new ‘Moth Dance’ music video peels back the curtain
From a sprained ankle to soaring wings, Zsela tells Document about how this new music video brings her 'Big For You' album journey full circle
For Kinlaw, feedback is chaos
The Brooklyn-based artist contemplates energy and momentum in her newest album, 'Gut Ccheck'
‘Rarely Do I Dream’ captures the space between waking life and sleep with deft dreamscapes
Trevor Powers aka Youth Lagoon sits down with Document to discuss how the full spectrum of human emotion might emerge on a record upon the...
Musician Solange and artist Wangechi Mutu transit beyond disciplines
In this limited edition cover story for Document’s Fall/Winter 2024–25 issue, the artists are joined by MoMA curator Thomas (T.) Lax to discuss water as...
Concrete Husband is redefining avant-garde composition
For the premiere of his newest video, the Brooklyn-based musician and Eartheater discuss the sonic vulnerability and ferocity in his album ‘Piel’
The Last Dinner Party rewrites the rules of pop
To celebrate their fashion portfolio featuring Alexander McQueen in Document’s Fall/Winter 2024–25 issue, the British band discusses their decadent imagination
Emily Allan’s ‘Steps to Destruction‘ propels listeners on a serpentine journey
In her newest music video, premiering on Document, Allan traces the seductions of romantic descent
YATTA premieres ‘MTV,’ their music-video remix of suburbia
For Document, the musician and artist gives an exclusive behind-the-scenes interview on the multivalent universe of faith, pop, and experimentation contained within their newest record,...
‘Surviving the Dream’ with FIDLAR
Document joined the indie rock band LA’s Balboa Recording Studio ahead of the release of their fourth album to talk about staying punk and growing...
Experimental pop duo NEW YORK’s ‘rapstar*’ maintains an artful anonymity
Following the release of their sophomore album, Gretchen Lawrence and Coumba Samba reflect on art, friendship, and their lo-fi influences
Whole Festival 2024 through the eyes and lens of Spyros Rennt
The photographer documents everything from dance floor makeouts to Monday-morning euphoria during the three-day fête
Inside Pete Rock’s musical dictionary
Ahead of his performance at The Black Radio Experience music festival, the legendary DJ and producer sits down with Document to discuss his love for...
Audrey Nuna rediscovers freedom on the stage
Having just dropped her new single “Suckin Up,” the musician joins Document to talk collaboration, her DIY roots, and Anaïs Nin
Function is unifying NYC’s queer nightlife scene, one fête at a time
Document gets to the heart of club culture with DJ Andrew Makadsi and “super host” George Najm, the couple and creative duo responsible for the...
‘DEATHWORK’ is Kamixlo’s ode to the angels of noise
The Brixton-based DJ and producer discusses his sophomore album’s genre-rebelling mix of existential introspection and rave-ready beats
Ladyland Festival is Pride in a musical microcosm
Document goes backstage with the Brooklyn event’s queer icons, including Tinashe, Tokischa, Bob the Drag Queen, and many more
Larry Gus’s ‘Kerkis (Judas Tree)’ is playing games
The musician collaborates with director Matvey Fiks and screenwriter, lyricist, and Yorgos Lanthimos collaborator Efthymis Filippou in this absurdist romp through an Athenian chess club
Sónar by Day, according to curators Antònia Folguera and Ikram Bouloum
Meet the pair responsible for Sónar Festival’s daytime multidisciplinary programming ahead of the annual Barcelona electronic music festival
Searching for tenderness with Kelela
Inside the artist’s main characters for Document’s Spring/Summer 2024 issue—those who pre-game in Santee Alley, dance behind the DJ booth, and taking up space
Charlotte Day Wilson’s shades of blue
The musician discusses queer identity and moving through grief for her latest album, ‘Cyan Blue’
Dreaming alongside Sega Bodega
The DJ-producer explores a melodic world between sleeping and waking, probing the unconscious mind on his third album ‘Dennis’
Music-made memories, from the mind of C.FRIM
Ahead of her appearance at Barcelona’s Sónar Festival, the Melbourne-based DJ curates an eclectic track list born out of sonic remembering
Maya Hawke and Kim Gordon dissect the poetics of commerce
The multidisciplinary artists untangle lyric metaphors and pop cultural myths for Document’s Spring/Summer 2024 issue
Erykah Badu and Michèle Lamy summon the spirit of the future
The musician and designer participate in a visionary mind meld for Document’s Spring/Summer 2024 issue, addressing everything from artistic truth-telling to their gold teeth
Aïsha Devi lives in the fifth dimension
Ahead of her live performance set at Barcelona’s upcoming Sònar Festival, the Swiss-Nepali artist talks metaphysics, trance states, and her latest album ‘Death Is Home’
Christeene channels Sinéad O’Connor in ‘The Lion, The Witch, and The Cobra’
The self-proclaimed ‘gender terrorist’ enlisted artistic powerhouses Justin Vivian Bond and Peaches in an homage to the Irish singer’s career-defining debut
Watch ‘Composition Master Class: Trapanese,’ from the Balenciaga Music Series
Tune into the livestream starting at 4pm EST for the latest installment of the Parisian brand’s tribute programming to the late ‘Mulholland Drive’ composer Angelo...
Drazzit’s playlist to call forth the night muse
The DJ, producer, and record label co-founder sends us careening into a sonic vortex via this collection of other-worldly tracks
Meritxell de Soto’s favorite songs to sweat to
The Barcelona-based DJ shares a playlist of 10 tracks designed to groove to ahead of Sónar Festival
Charli XCX shut down Boiler Room with PARTYGIRL
The PC music princess drew hordes of fans to Bushwick for an exclusive party teasing her upcoming album ‘Brat’
MGMT finds solace on ‘Loss of Life’
Indie pop duo Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser sit down with Document to discuss their latest record
Florence Sinclair’s curious homecoming
In their New York debut, the rising musician comes full circle, returning to the sonic emotionality that launched their career
Skemer’s “Kiss Me Kill Me” is a serpentine dream
Watch the premiere of Belgian duo’s latest music video, which explores the dark side of techno
Beach Fossils frontman Dustin Payseur shares the songs that carried him through tour
In a playlist curated for Document, the musician captures the highs and lows of life on the road
Bar Italia wonders about its sound, too
The London-based trio sit down with Document to discuss their meteoric rise, songwriting process, and the ‘je ne sais quois’ of fame
The perennial reinvention of Oneohtrix Point Never
Daniel Lopatin on the idiosyncrasies of his creative process, the life cycle of counterculture, and how he remains enchanted with art
Solange continues to examine intimacy in transition through portraiture series
In her second installment with Document, the artist shares snapshots from the past three years taken by photographers Raphael Rios, Kobe Wagstaff, and Courtney Yates
Rainy Miller and Space Afrika chase silver linings
The artists’ joint record ‘A Grisaille Wedding’ is guided by mutual trust, North West heritage, and a quick-on-the-draw spirit
Talia Goddess’s collection of tracks that transcend language
On the heels of the release of ‘DOWN 2 EARTH,’ R&B’s rising star offers a playlist centering the beauty of the not-quite-finished
Miss Velvet rides the wave, rejuvenating classic rock
The LA-based singer-songwriter introduces ‘Traveler,’ employing mighty vocals to distill the emotion of starting anew
Berlin Under A’s category-resistant Halloween extravaganza
The quadruple-bill performance saw Gemma Laurence, Jackson Crook, Foley, and the Racquets at their spookiest
Taking Flyte with Will Taylor and Nick Hill
The UK-based duo celebrates its 10th anniversary with a self-titled album, preoccupied with songwriting above all else
Chappell Roan brings unbridled queer emotion to Brooklyn Steel
‘The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess’ captured hearts in New York, moving at a clip through heartbreak and joy
Jockstrap doesn’t think twice
The London band joins Document to muse on how the making of a song is much like trying out a haircut
Jesse Boykins III’s ‘New Growth’ explores musicianship and masculinity
The artist’s forthcoming album charts his evolution through relationships, looking inwards in the meantime
