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4-6-21
Becca Mancari on Dreams, Road Trips, and ‘Juniata’
Amy Garlesky
Becca Mancari discusses the trips, dreams, and experiences behind her new EP.
By Amy Garlesky
Playlist – Nighttime NYC Bike Ride with Wallice
Wallice
Wallice takes us down the streets of NYC for a music-filled late-night bike ride.
By Wallice
4-1-21
Slumber Mag’s Songwriting Series: April 2021
Amy O & the Slumber Editorial Team
Join us this month for the launch of our Songwriting Series with Amy O.
By Amy O & the Slumber Editorial Team
Listen: Divide and Dissolve – Gas Lit
Singer Joy
Time never stops for a band like Divide and Dissolve.
By Singer Joy
3-30-21
Milton Keynes on Quarantine Pop, Virtual Collaboration, and Their Singles Series
Supergroup Milton Keynes discuss their Milton Mondays singles series and collaborating amid the pandemic.
Playlist – Sunset Praises with Imbi
Imbi
Imbi shows us which songs they sing to the sunset.
By Imbi
3-25-21
Playlist – Sci-Fi Rom-Com with Jackie Mendoza
Jackie Mendoza
Lunarette's Jackie Mendoza compiles a playlist fit for an out-of-this-world romance.
By Jackie Mendoza
Renée Reed on Ghost Stories, Growing up in Louisiana, and her Debut Album
Louisiana artist Renée Reed sits down to discuss her debut album.
3-24-21
Playlist – Phoenix to Tucson with Koleżanka
Kirstina Moore
Koleżanka's Kirstina Moore takes us down memory lane with a playlist fueled by songs for a long road trip.
By Kirstina Moore
3-23-21
Raia Was on Secrecy, Growth, and the Duality Behind Her New Record
Jessica MacLeish
Raia Was discusses the themes behind Side B of her latest record 'Angel I'm Frightened'.
By Jessica MacLeish
Listen: Palberta – Palberta5000
Carolina Simionato
Palberta5000 is everything you could’ve expected from Palberta, but with a spellbinding twist.
By Carolina Simionato
3-18-21
Sabine Holler on Living in Berlin, Collaboration, and Psymon Spine’s New Album
Psymon Spine's Sabine Holler discusses her life in Berlin and collaborating during the pandemic.
Reflective Refuge’s Claire Marie Vogel on Isolation, Technology, and Intimacy
Alyana Vera
Photographer, Claire Marie Vogel discusses her new virtual exhibit 'Artists in Isolation'.
By Alyana Vera
3-16-21
Biitchseat Talks Community, Kindness and Cleveland
Devon Chodzin
Sitting down with Cleveland's Biitchseat to talk about kindness, care, and imperfect perfectionism.
By Devon Chodzin
9am to 9pm with cehryl
cehryl
cehryl walks us through what her life looks like in Hong Kong as she prepares to release her new EP, time machine.
By cehryl
3-11-21
Female Gaze on Looking Back, Changing Shape, and The Joy of Missing Out
Madalyn Trewin
Female Gaze (FKA The Rifle) take a look back on some old memories and how they've changed shape over the years, in light of their new single.
By Madalyn Trewin
3-9-21
Listen: Frances Grove – Sophie
Sophie preserves images and sensations with the kinds of catchy, youthful hooks that remind me of when your problems were smaller.
Playlist – Soothe Thy Ears with Doohickey Cubicle
Alli Deleo of Doohickey Cubicle
Alli of the Vancouver duo Doohickey Cubicle shares a mix of comfort songs.
By Alli Deleo of Doohickey Cubicle
3-4-21
A Snow Day with Chicago’s Moontype
Moontype take us out for a snow day and discuss their upcoming debut album.
3-2-21
Playlist – Mystic in the Mundane with Jacki Warren-Bullard
Jacki Warren-Bullard
Major Murphy's Jacki Warren-Bullard pays homage to the everyday in this new playlist.
By Jacki Warren-Bullard
2-25-21
Slumber Surveys: Valentine’s Edition
spill tab, Annie Dirusso, and Mum Friends
Some of our faves share who they're crushing on in this month's round of surveys.
By spill tab, Annie Dirusso, and Mum Friends
2-23-21
Listen: Serena Isioma – The Leo Sun Sets
The Leo Sun Sets lets you do what you want with it; helping you to illuminate your own path.
Playlist – Strange Romance with Laura Groves
Laura Groves
London-based artist Laura Groves shows us the many dimensions of love in her specially crafted mix.
By Laura Groves
2-19-21
Playlist – Sick of Your Face with Chloe Tang
Chloe Tang
LA-based artist Chloe Tang crafts a playlist about letting go and moving on.
By Chloe Tang
2-18-21
Sedona’s Sisterhood of the Traveling Camera
Sedona
Sedona share a disposable camera to share perspectives during their time apart.
By Sedona
Orion Sun’s Tiffany Majette on Turning Inward and Taking Care
Orion Sun's Tiffany Majette talks us through her inward focus and how she's spending lockdown working on herself through her art.
2-11-21
Labors of Love: Collaging with Tempers’ Jasmine Golestaneh
Jasmine Golestaneh
Tempers' Jasmine Golestaneh talks to Slumber about her collage work.
By Jasmine Golestaneh
2-9-21
Listen: Infinite X’s – S/T
Meredith Salisbury
If Team Dresch is a protest and Le Tigre is a night out, Infinite X’s is hanging out at home with your pals.
By Meredith Salisbury
2-4-21
Playlist – Feel-Good Drives with Amindi
Amindi
Drift along to songs that feel good to drive to, curated by Amindi.
By Amindi
Maria BC on the Extraordinary Urgency of Their Debut “Devil’s Rain”
Maria BC talks to Slumber about their first solo release.
2-2-21
Listen: Sedona – Rearview Angel
Rearview Angel fuels us by mining emotions and helping them go to good use.
1-28-21
Listen: Big Joanie and Charmpit – Kluster Room Sessions
Kluster Rooms Sessions is just the sonic and emotional adventure you've been looking for.
Slumber Surveys: New Year’s Edition
Hemlock, Grumpy, gobbinjr, Hope D, and Simpson
Some of our friends share how they're looking ahead to 2021.
By Hemlock, Grumpy, gobbinjr, Hope D, and Simpson
1-26-21
Listen: Suitor – Communion
Communion is the gritty soundscape you need to rattle out your stressors.
Homecoming: Heading West with Emily Yacina
Emily Yacina
Newly LA-based artist Emily Yacina give us a peek into her life in California during the pandemic.
By Emily Yacina
1-22-21
Deep Cuts with Sofia Bolt
Sofia Bolt
French-born musician and songwriter Sofia Bolt shares a mix of blissfully dreamy songs.
By Sofia Bolt
1-21-21
Playlist – Hits From Heaven with Partner
Lucy Niles and Josée Caron
Partner share songs they can only describe as "perfect."
By Lucy Niles and Josée Caron
1-14-21
Maryam Qudus on Engineering, Producing, and Making Music as Spacemoth
Maryam Qudus aka Spacemoth talks to us about her engineering and production projects and dives deep into her experiences in music as an Afghan-American woman.
1-12-21
Listen: Hachiku – I’ll Probably Be Asleep
I'll Probably Be Asleep hits at a poignant part of pandemic life.
Booked By Grandma on For the Growls: A Charity Compilation, Quarantine Tales, and DIY Booking in NYC
Abbie Jones
NYC's' Booked by Grandma discuss their new compilation "For The Growls."
By Abbie Jones
1-7-21
Homecoming: Hearth and Home with Le Ren
Lauren Spear
Le Ren shares a collection of memories from quarantine.
By Lauren Spear
1-5-21
Listen: True Blossom – In Bliss
True Blossom are the long night out and the long walk home, all at once.
12-31-20
A Time Capsule for 2020
Jess Cornelius, Fenne Lily, Thanya Iyer, Tenci, Itasca, The Blossom and Yasmine Hosseini
Remembering 2020 in time capsule form, track by track, with some of your favorite artists this year.
By Jess Cornelius, Fenne Lily, Thanya Iyer, Tenci, Itasca, The Blossom and Yasmine Hosseini
12-29-20
Playlist – From Dawn ‘til Dawn with Romero
Alanna Oliver
Romero's Alanna Oliver has curated a playlist to take you round the clock in less than an hour.
By Alanna Oliver
12-24-20
Traveler – A Companion Game for Ana Roxanne’s “Because of a Flower”
Annie Zhang
Learn to move on and let go in this short narrative game, with Ana Roxanne as your soundtrack.
By Annie Zhang
12-22-20
Listen: Emily A. Sprague – Hill, Flower, Fog
The sense of peace that Emily A. Sprague manages to unlock is breathtaking.
12-18-20
Listen: Tomberlin – Projections
Wes Muilenburg
Tomberlin proves that there’s something more interesting within the space between joy and sadness.
By Wes Muilenburg
12-16-20
Playlist – Soul Balm with Katy J Pearson
Katy J Pearson
West Country artist, Katy J Pearson shares a mix of glittering classics for a tired mind.
By Katy J Pearson
12-11-20
Deep Cuts with S.G. Goodman
S.G. Goodman
Kentucky native S.G. Goodman walks us through her mixtape, featuring some of her all-time heroes and local legends.
By S.G. Goodman
12-10-20
Listen: Lomelda – Hannah
Hannah reminds us which questions we need to be asking, but the answers aren't coming easy.
Playlist – Great Bakes with Sun June
Sun June
Austin's Sun June takes stock of 2020 with a playlist of their favorites.
By Sun June
12-9-20
Slumber Surveys: Icebreaker Edition
Chitra, Ginger Taylor, Ultraflex, Denise T and Andrea Cormier
Break the ice with some artists that might have flown under your radar, with Chitra, Ginger Taylor, Ultraflex and more.
By Chitra, Ginger Taylor, Ultraflex, Denise T and Andrea Cormier
12-8-20
Listen: Soccer Mommy – Color Theory
Gabrielle Rueda
Soccer Mommy lulls us into comfort and familiarity.
By Gabrielle Rueda
12-3-20
Listen: Why Bonnie – Voice Box
Soleil Engin
Why Bonnie shows you how to protect your voicebox from the judgment of others.
By Soleil Engin
Aerial East on the Desert, Disconnection, and Honesty in Art
Slumber chats with Brooklyn’s Aerial East about her upcoming album.
12-1-20
Playlist – Missing the Mosh with Snarls
Snarls
In a world without live music, Snarls are daydreaming of the moshpit.
By Snarls
Listen: Thick – 5 Years Behind
5 Years Behind shifts between anger and sentimentality.
11-24-20
Reading Tarot with Katy Kirby
Taking a look at Katy Kirby and the process leading up to her debut album, out this winter.
Listen: Yumi Zouma – Truth or Consequences
Reina Shinohara
Yumi Zouma invites us into an escapist daydream.
By Reina Shinohara
11-20-20
Poise’s Lucie Murphy on Recording, Her New “Woods Session,” and the Power of Art in the Time of Crisis
The trails of New York City-based band Poise take us to the rural mountains of Vermont for the Woods Sessions.
11-19-20
Homecoming: Traveling Back with Barrie
Barrie
New York's Barrie give us a peak into their life in Massachusetts during COVID-19.
By Barrie
Mamalarky on Finishing their Debut, Finding Community, and Moving Forward
Mamalarky document their final experiences and feelings working on their debut record.
11-17-20
Listen: Woven In – Profess
Woven In dismantles oppressive patterns of thought with sensuality, protest and emotion.
MoonFuzz Talks Songwriting, Soloing and Finding Their Sound
We chat to MoonFuzz about songwriting, soloing and their latest single "Wait, Please!"
11-13-20
Deep Cuts with Haley Blais
Haley Blais
Haley Blais shares some of her go to deep cuts as of recently.
By Haley Blais
11-12-20
Listen: Jordana – Something to Say
Something to Say ravages our brains with new tastes and sensations.
Photo Diary – MOURN
MOURN
Barcelona trio MOURN recall the memories and influences surrounding their newest record.
By MOURN
11-10-20
Listen: Shower Curtain – S/T
There’s a parking lot in LA where half the street lights are broken any day of the year.
Playlist – Depressed and Delicious with Nat Vazer
Nat Vazer
Dig your teeth into Nat Vazer's Depressed and Delicious playlist, followed by a coma of feelings.
By Nat Vazer
11-5-20
Listen: Ratboys – Printer’s Devil
Sean Fennell
Printer's Devil reminds us that the past is malleable and subjective.
By Sean Fennell
11-4-20
Listen: Worriers – You or Someone You Know
Worriers demand to take up space.
10-30-20
Pom Pom Squad Goes to the Halloween Dog Parade
Slumber Mag
So many dogs in costumes! Mia from Pom Pom Squad gives us the low-down on the Tompkins Halloween Dog Parade 2019! Everything is a little too real.
By Slumber Mag
10-29-20
Slumber Surveys: Halloween Edition
Told Slant, Kalbells, Jordana, Teen Idle and The Sonder Bombs
Get to know our friends Told Slant, Kalbells, Jordana, Teen Idle and The Sonder Bombs this spooky season.
By Told Slant, Kalbells, Jordana, Teen Idle and The Sonder Bombs
10-27-20
Playlist – Stomach Drops with McCall
McCall
LA-based artist McCall curates a stomach-dropping mix, full of songs to make your stomach ache.
By McCall
Listen: Wednesday – I Was Trying to Describe You to Someone
Emjay Troxclair
I Was Trying To Describe You to Someone feels like warm-cool summer nights, coming of age movies, and everything in-between.
By Emjay Troxclair
10-22-20
Listen: Yasmine Hosseini – Ribbons
Wherever you choose to go, Ribbons will take you there and back.
Photo Diary – Say Sue Me
Say Sue Me
South Korea's Say Sue Me take us on their 2018 tour throughout Europe and the UK.
By Say Sue Me
10-20-20
Reading Tarot with Hannah Cohen
Taking a look at Hannah Cohen's past and upcoming work.
Listen: Lady Lamb – Arizona
Lady Lamb reminds us of a childhood cut short; that growing up is inevitable.
10-15-20
Annie Blackman Talks Tik Tok, Personal Growth and How to Embrace Embarrassment
Annie Blackman on the supportive side of Tik Tok, growing up as a songwriter, and her new single Wrong Again.
Listen: Half Waif – The Caretaker
Alex Ramos
Self-sufficiency – the kind you only come to with deep intuition, introspection and isolation – percolates all over The Caretaker.
By Alex Ramos
10-8-20
Photo Diary – Lala Lala
Lala Lala
Lala Lala share some memories from their tour with Mothers in the Autumn of 2018.
By Lala Lala
Listen: Long Neck – World’s Strongest Dog
Sage Shemroske
World’s Strongest Dog is anxious to feel love; to figure it out.
By Sage Shemroske
10-6-20
Playlist – Getting Over It with Rebel Yell
Rebel Yell
Rebel Yell helps us get over it with the ultimate heartbreak playlist.
By Rebel Yell
Listen: Bacchae – Pleasure Vision
Maggie Boccella
Bacchae howls with none of the grace of a sunny day and all the rage of its riot grrrl predecessors.
By Maggie Boccella
10-1-20
Photo Diary – Amy O
Amy O
Amy O heads out on tour during Fall of 2019.
By Amy O
Listen: Waxahatchee – Saint Cloud
Elizabeth Harris
Waxahatchee’s uneasiness is palpable and extremely relatable.
By Elizabeth Harris
9-29-20
Port Lucian on First Gigs and Getting Started
Port Lucian's Portia Maidment talks us through first gigs, learning to play and establishing routines.
9-28-20
Listen: Lido Pimienta – Miss Colombia
Nik A. Basset
Miss Colombia investigates misogyny in Colombia and yearns for homeland.
By Nik A. Basset
9-24-20
Photo Diary – Half Sour
Half Sour
Half Sour heads out on tour with Anna Altman in Spring of 2019.
By Half Sour
Listen: Lala Lala x Grapetooth Split
Lala Lala and Grapetooth filter experiences through a techicolor screen.
9-22-20
Listen: Lily Konigsberg – It’s Just Like all the Clouds
Lily Konigsberg reaches toward the endurance of joy in life overall.
Oceanator’s Elise Okusami on Starting New Projects in a Standstill World
Elise Okusami covers her latest LP, her new label, and the last five years of Oceanator.
9-18-20
Photo Diary – Frankie Cosmos
Frankie Cosmos
Frankie Cosmos heads out on tour with Kero Kero Bonito in Fall of 2018.
By Frankie Cosmos
Listen: Sarah M. – Highway 9
Griffin Wynne
Highway 9 is the sound of trying and transforming.
By Griffin Wynne
9-15-20
Listen: Store Front – Task
Store Front act as the ultimate companion for an aimless journey.
Reading Tarot with Varsity
Stepping into the past, present and future of Varsity.
TC Superstar on Choreography, Touring and Making Space in the DIY Scene
Members of Austin synth-pop collective TC Superstar sit down to discuss their choreography process and being dancers in the DIY scene.
Listen: Ginger Taylor – Yuppie
Yuppie is a teenage fantasy tinged with lingering distaste for the adults who take advantage of you.
Photo Diary – Mothers
Mothers
Mothers heads out on tour with Lala Lala in Fall of 2018.
By Mothers
