Musician (Brooklyn) Steele asks himself deep questions about love, longing, and elderly poodles
The artist's new single 'Save Room' explores the existential melancholia of being single in NYC
Sie7etr3’s ‘Latin trap’ is the most intoxicating sound of summer
Blending Dominican rap with the rugged sounds of Brooklyn drill, Chucky73 and Fetti031 are breaking the boundaries placed on Latin hip hop
Executioner’s Mask makes post punk a religious experience
Frontman Jay Gambit tells Document how the band makes eternal despair sound catchy
Meet Buddy, the Pharrell-approved rapper bringing Janky vibes to hip hop
The artist on how his single 'Black 2' came to be adopted as an unofficial Black Lives Matter anthem
Nathan Fake’s playlist is a heady trip through two decades of dance music
From Autechre to Actress, the electronic artist and Cambria Instruments co-founder expounds on his 20 favorite dance tracks
Can’t find your favorite song on Spotify? Check the podcast section
Disguising bootleg audio as podcasts, ingenious Spotify users reimagine the collective spirit of file-sharing for the streaming age
Multigenerational rock duo The Great Sadness exorcise their demons
On 'Thievin,' Cathy Cooper and Stephen McNeely turn everyday melodrama into filthy rock anthems
Ellen Allien is techno’s spiritual healer
The Berlin producer on her transcendent new album ‘AurAA’ and the post-COVID future of raving
Kim Jones and Orville Peck talk art with a capital A
The Dior Men designer joins fashion's favorite masked cowboy to discuss ego, David Bowie, and finding queerness in country music
HAIM’s latest album delivers the intimate, self-reflective anthems of 2020
The three sisters from the Valley confront depression and isolation, channeling chaos into candor
In a world of injustice, Orion Sun believes boundless love is still possible
The rising R&B star on the power of mass protests, the performativity of social media, and finding strength in making music.
Phoebe Bridgers reminds us that there’s no more ‘normal’
The artist speaks to Document about the pleasures of screaming and the politics of songwriting
BŪJIN rejects the music industry’s oppressive demands
"But my body is my first instrument": The Kenyan-South African artist champions humanity in an industry increasingly shaped by algorithms
Maya B writes anti-materialist anthems for our times
“Fuck materialism, fuck status”: why the 20-year-old star is uniquely suited to the present moment.
Disgust’s hardcore playlist traverses nihilism and ecstasy
From experimental techno to terrorcore, the Berlin-based collective picks 21 tracks that test the limits of club music
“Crying in the Mirror” is the sadgirl anthem for the corona era
Rainsford's new video directed by Cara Delevingne features Kaia Gerber, Gregg Sulkin, and many, many tears
Go on a virtual vacation with Hanif Abdurraqib’s globetrotting playlist
The writer soundtracks our post-pandemic daydreams
Earl Cave and Stuart Murdoch compare the soundtracks of their youths
The young actor and Belle and Sebastian frontman on teenage ennui and their shared enthusiasm for skateboarding
Mykki Blanco and Francesco Risso on playfulness, pussy cats, and the unsexy joys of aging
The performance artist talks to Marni's creative director about staying grounded in a 'fucking psychotic' industry
Disgust resurrects gabber’s original, euphoric spirit
The experimental club collective serves ear-splitting dance music with love.
Onyx Collective’s love letter to New York’s ever-changing landscape
To innovative young jazz group, music and community are one and the same
John Carroll Kirby soundtracks our quarantine metamorphosis
12 songs for another weekend in from Joanna Brouk, Philip Glass, and more
John Carroll Kirby’s music is the sound of self-reflection
While physical travel is a long way off, the artist's new songs will take you on a mental vacation
The Lot Radio keeps streaming through the chaos
Operating from a weathered lot in Williamsburg, François Vaxelaire's online radio station is a lifeline for the nightlife scene
From Soviet anthems to ‘Pink Moon,’ Brandon Stousy’s quarantine sonic diary
The tracks helping The Creative Independent's EIC find his new normal
Diana Gordon is the hood’s Katniss Everdeen
As she releases her EP 'Wasted Youth,' the singer explains why she's always been preparing for the apocalypse
‘Hamilton’ as a Zoom performance is exactly what my soul needs right now
The surprise reunion is an uplifting glimpse into our country's post-corona future
Madge puts their demons in the spotlight
The LA-based producer discusses high-camp Britney, internet culture, and the sleazy magic of ‘Love Island’
Dijon is breaking down toxic masculinity by accident
The LA-based artist is writing the blueprint for a better manhood by looking to the past
Be Steadwell’s queer slow jams are sexy, weird, and relatable
The singer-songwriter knows we're all watching porn and binging Downton Abbey at the same time
Caroline Rose’s playlist is sonic chicken soup
Neil Young and Dolly Parton make losing hope sound strangely comforting
‘Techno has always been about imagination’—Carl Craig still forges sounds from a future world
At Dia:Beacon, the Detroit techno pioneer explores the collective euphoria of the dance floor, and the loneliness of the comedown
Nnamdi recorded his album from isolation—before solitude was everyday life
On 'BRAT,' the Chicago musician captures the bittersweet triumph of being trapped in your own skull.
Fighting words: Denzel Curry on the productive power of the rap battle
The rapper joins Document to discuss 'Unlocked,' shaving his signature dreads, and how to channel aggression into positivity
Ebru Yildiz captures the women making sure live music will never die
From publicists to managers, the photographer talks to Julia Cumming about the unsung female heroes behind your favorite bands
Meet Sudan Archives, the violin player rejecting genre—and Western tuning
The musician discusses ethnomusicology, snakes, and finding common ground through defying definition
Meet Dope Saint Jude, a rapper giving voice to our collective outrage
Hailing from South Africa, the former drag king deftly straddles the line between the lighthearted and the political
A night out with MODEL/ACTRIZ, the noise band keeping DIY weird
The band dishes on everything from an ill-fated performance in Berlin to Bertie the Pom
Hard times and heartbreak: Swamp Dogg articulates America’s collective pain through country music
On 'Sorry You Couldn’t Make It,' the 77-year-old soul superstar expounds the radical, black roots of country.
Soko dares you to feel your feelings
With a new album on the horizon, the musician discusses ghosting, motherhood, and the creative process
Christine and the Queens’s visual album is a journey of self-discovery and reinvention
Borrowing from Bowie and Fosse, the singer subverts masculine tropes in a sexy, queer reimagining of a Dante classic
Searching for cyber-utopia in music made by robots
From Eartheater to Holly Herndon, this is the soundtrack to the technological Eden of our dreams
The Blossom’s latest music video explores how precious and haunted our bedrooms actually are
The LA artist takes ‘bedroom pop’ to its highest form with 'Kill My Mind,' out today.
Gospel, postmodern thrifting, and leather daddies: Inside the world of the Black Lips
With ‘Sing In A World That's Falling Apart’ the OG garage rock band gets an Americana makeover.
Can’t get into Berghain? Dax J’s playlist will guarantee you dance anyway
The DJ's 12-track techno masterclass is great for grooving at your standing desk too
How LEYA’s avant-garde harp music provided Pornhub’s best film score
Marilu Donovan, and Adam Markiewicz, joined by collaborator Eartheater, on the shimmering, seductive sound that caught Brooke Candy's ear.
Labrinth, the musical genius behind your favorite artists’ best hits
After working with Kanye West and Beyoncé, scoring ‘Euphoria’ has drawn the artist into the spotlight.
I just kinda wish you were gay: my thrilling, painful dive into queerbaiting culture
As pop stars increasingly tap into queer aesthetics, our codes of recognition have been transmuted into accessories for capitalistic gain.
Vaginal Davis killed the video star with her ‘terrorist drag’
Revisiting ‘The White to be Angry,’ the parody proto-visual album that lampooned Woody Allen, Clive Barker, and Bruce LaBruce
