Breaking Through: Doechii, Mk.gee, Rosé

Breaking Through: Doechii, Mk.gee, Rosé

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How a sci-fi dystopia became a personal utopia (ft. Arc Iris)

A sci-fi ballet imagined a 2080 where AI strips people of purpose, and the day before its New York premiere, an actual dystopia arrived. Arc Iris, the trio of Jocie Adams, Zach Tenorio and Ray Belli, built iTMRW as a concept record set in a future ruled by a mega-corporation that ...  Show more

Why bands give us purpose (ft. MUNA)

A culture that rewards easily consumable individual identities produces plenty of pop stars and almost no bands. A significant exception: MUNA, the trio of Katie Gavin, Josette Maskin, and Naomi McPherson. MUNA treats the band as a structure that grounds identity beyond the ego a ...  Show more

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