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Thursday September 24, 2020

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Sufjan Stevens' Fifty States Of Grey

September 24, 2020 • On his new album, The Ascension, Stevens beautifully considers love, doom and the modern condition of our riven commons.

Thursday April 16, 2020

Phoebe Bridgers On Learning From Elliott Smith, 20 Years After Figure 8

Though she only came to his work after his death, Phoebe Bridgers has listened to Elliott Smith's Figure 8 more times than she can count. Her second album, Punisher, is out in June. Lera Pentelute/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Phoebe Bridgers On Learning From Elliott Smith, 20 Years After Figure 8

April 16, 2020 • A conversation with Phoebe Bridgers, a devout student of Smith's music, about how the final album of his lifetime lit a path between basement grit and polished studio splendor.

Tuesday February 18, 2020

Justin Bieber, photographed with fans at the premiere of his self-produced YouTube documentary series Seasons, on Jan. 27, 2020 in Los Angeles. The pop star released his first album in five years, Changes, on Feb. 14. Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images hide caption

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Justin Bieber Finds His Bliss

February 18, 2020 • On Changes, his first studio album in five years — after a trying decade-plus of growing up in the digital spotlight — Justin Bieber sounds reinvigorated.