Christine and the Queens feat. Tunji Ige: No Harm is Done

Through her trouser-suit-outfitted stage persona, Christine—of Christine and the Queens—French singer-songwriter Héloïse Letissier finds the courage and freedom to sing of melancholy, anger, her scars and her desire to take back power. Her debut LP Chaleur Humaine has already become a sensation in France, and an English version is set for release this October 2015, simply titled Christine and the Queens. It will feature three …

Inside the Boro Hotel in Queens

New boutique lodging in Long Island City doubles as a design showroom, where almost every room has its own balcony

At the moment, all eyes are on the borough of Queens, as the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center’s acrylic hard courts host this year’s US Open—where many wait with bated breath to hopefully witness Serena Williams’ first-ever calendar year Grand Slam. But there are plenty of reasons to stay and explore the area long after the championship finals are over. Travel guide company Lonely …

The Japanese House: Clean

19-year-old Amber Bain, performing under the moniker The Japanese House, releases “Clean,” a downtempo electronic pop track with her lower-register, stirring voice as the driving force. It’s impossible not to compare Bain’s love for the vocoder to Imogen Heap’s harmonizing technique in “Hide and Seek,” but it’s a compliment in the best way. Bain experiments with pitch-shifting even further to create beautifully subtle textures on …