Paula Mejía

In recent years, hardcore has transformed from an underground subculture into a mainstream phenomenon. Scowl is one of the unwitting torchbearers for this paradigm shift. Pooneh Ghana hide caption

Leslie Hayman, Kirsten Dunst, A.J. Cook and Chelse Swain as the enigmatic Lisbon sisters in Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides. Courtesy of The Criterion Collection hide caption

Helado Negro's latest album, This is How You Smile, comes out March 9 on RVNG Intl. Ebru Yildiz/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Alice Bag's Blueprint comes out Mar. 23 on Don Giovanni. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Chavela Vargas' album La Llorona showcases the astonishing range of desolation and heartbreak that only she is able to reach. Jaime Razuri/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Nancy & Lee is a linchpin of horn-driven, off-kilter, sing-speak '60s pop, and Nancy Sinatra's crystalline pipes make it glisten. Central Press/Getty Images hide caption

Chelsea Wolfe's new album, Hiss Spun, comes out Sept. 22. Bill Crisafi/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Sleazy is a new project from Ginger Breaker (left) and Essaie Pas' Marie Davidson. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Colin Stetson's new album, All This I Do For Glory, comes out April 28. Peter Gannushkin/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Helium's rarities compilation Ends With And, plus vinyl reissues of The Dirt Of Luck, The Magic City and the No Guitars EP, come out May 19. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Cate Le Bon's fourth album, Crab Day, was released April 15. Ivana Kličković/Courtesy of Drag City hide caption