This is SOUND ADVICE, a weekly destination for playlists curated by Interview’s friends, enemies, and lovers. Over the past few weeks, we’ve gathered playlists from Chanel Beads, Wisp, and Vegyn. This week’s guest is Christen Mooney, aka ThugPop, whose newest drop has us ready to ascend into her universe. After paying dues as a textile and visual artist, Hood By Air muse, fashion princess, and downtown DJ, he’s spent the past few years dropping back-to-back tracks topped off by a recent feature on Kelela’s “On The Run” remix with River Moon. The latest is blast., a playful 11-track EP th ..read more

All Clothing, Shoes, and Accessories (worn throughout) Coach. Flo Milli isn’t going anywhere. After blowing up on SoundCloud in 2018 thanks to her savvy Insta-marketing skills, the Alabama-born rapper was signed to RCA, and has been topping charts and slaying fits ever since. This spring, the 24-year-old stunner is back with Fine Ho, Stay, a raucous album that has earned her a new generation of fans, and an upcoming tour with Gunna—who called up Floski to talk self-promotion, studio time, and having empathy for haters.  ——— GUNNA: What’s up, Flo? FLO MILLI: What’s up, Gunna? GUNNA: Got ..read more

Moses Sumney wears Coat, Top, Pants, and Shoes Balenciaga. Earrings and Nose Rings (worn throughout) Moses’s Own. Sunglasses Oliver Peoples. “There’s a reason I’m putting out music again,” says Moses Sumney. Since releasing his debut album, Aromanticism, in 2017, the 31-year-old musician has been the sole architect of his creative vision, expressing himself through his sultry falsetto and confessional lyrics. Then, Sumney took his talents to Hollywood, first as a seductive songwriter in HBO’s The Idol, followed by an upcoming mystery role in MaXXXine, the highly anticipated final installment ..read more

George Clanton, photographed by Anya Houghton. This is SOUND ADVICE, a weekly destination for playlists curated by Interview’s friends, enemies, and lovers. Over the past few weeks, we’ve gathered playlists from Wisp, Vegyn, and Isaac Dunbar. This week’s guest is George Clanton, the trailblazing DIY artist behind the psychedelic album Ooh Rap I Ya and founder of indie record label 100% Electronica. After reveling in the Virginia punk rock scene as a teenager, Clanton began experimenting with in a slew of genres and has since produced music under numerous monikers (Kid’s Garden ..read more

Bladee wears Jacket and Shoes Bladee’s Own. Vintage Polo and Shorts Ettresex. Jeans Our Legacy. All Jewelry Bladee’s Own. Welcome to Bladeeʼs world. Ahead of his latest album, Cold Visions, the elusive Swedish rapper provides the answers to lifeʼs big questions. ——— Can you describe the shoes you’re wearing? White Reeboks Classic. What time did you go to bed last night? Around 4 a.m. What do you believe in? God. How far can you swim? I’m not sure. Coat, Shirt, Shorts, and Shoes Comme Des Garçons Homme Plus. Leggings Bladeeʼs Own. What was your favorite TV show as a kid? The Simpsons. Who d ..read more

Isaac Dunbar, photographed by Thom Kerr. This is SOUND ADVICE, a weekly destination for playlists curated by Interview’s friends, enemies, and lovers. Over the past few weeks, we’ve gathered playlists from Wisp, Vegyn, and DJ Dave. This week’s guest is pop-protegé Isaac Dunbar. The 21-year-old musician is a true believer in musical maximalism: think 70s disco meets 2010’s Gaga. After the breakout success of his previous records Apartment A and Backseat Girl, Dunbar avows his own version of Americana masculinity, singing, “I’m man enough to be a party girl and dance all night.” Before the rel ..read more

Marisa Dabice of Mannequin Pussy, photographed by Juliette Boulay. Marisa Dabice, the lead singer of Mannequin Pussy, is hiding from her bandmates backstage. “I can still hear them in the distance,” she says, crouching over her phone. This is the farthest she’s been from them all day. The Philly-born rock band has just set out for five weeks in one van, to play 30 shows. They’re two weeks in. The name Mannequin Pussy, like the band’s lyrics, edge us toward a sense mof discord. On the title track of their latest album I Got Heaven, Dabice confesses: “I want to be a danger, I want to be adored ..read more

Photo courtesy of Shane Lavers of Chanel Beads. This is SOUND ADVICE, a weekly destination for playlists curated by Interview’s friends, enemies, and lovers. Over the past few weeks, we’ve gathered playlists from Wisp, Vegyn, and DJ_Dave. This week’s guest is NYC-based producer Shane Lavers of Chanel Beads, who’s just released his debut album, Your Day Will Come, with bandmates Maya McGrory and Zachary Paul. Since their cult, genre-distorting singles “Elf” and “True Altruism” hit the Dimes Square scene in 2022, Chanel Beads has dedicated their latest experimental project to sifting thro ..read more

  Photo courtesy of Wisp. This is SOUND ADVICE, a weekly destination for playlists curated by Interview’s friends, enemies, and lovers. Over the past few weeks, we’ve gathered playlists from Vegyn, DJ_Dave, and Varg2. This week’s guest is the heiress of Gen-Z shoegaze, aka nu gaze, Wisp. Just one year after the unexpected viral success of “Your face,” which Wisp, born Natalie Lu, recorded in her bedroom on a YouTube “type beat,” the 19-year-old musician has turned into the face of a major TikTok-era revival of the noisy 2010s-via-’90s rock subgenre. Pandora, her debut EP released e ..read more

1010Benja, photographed by Grant Sharples. The Kansas City-based 1010Benja has been one to watch for a while now. But he only just released his debut album, Ten Total, last month. After garnering some attention with his 2017 single, “Boofiness,” and his 2018 EP, Two Houses, Benja disappeared for a while. He dropped some singles intermittently, but now, seven years later, he’s reemerged with an album-of-the-year contender.  Benja’s music blends the outré tendencies and ludicrous ad-libs of Playboi Carti with the smooth melodicism of Frank Ocean. He approaches palatable pop, hip-hop ..read more