Premiere: “Turnstile” by Lionlimb

100 drawings from guitarist Stewart Bronaugh accompany the duo's poignant piano-driven tune

Nashville-based guitarist Stewart Bronaugh put his music project Lionlimb on hold to join Angel Olsen’s backing band for her 2014 album Burn Your Fire For No Witness and on tour. Now, after recruiting fellow tourmate and Brooklyn-based drummer Joshua Jaeger, Bronaugh brings Lionlimb back. Gearing up for a one-off release of their own, the duo’s single “Turnstile” speaks of a transactional relationship. The accompanying video, …

Simple, Advanced Happy Ears Earplugs

Blocking out harmful noise without sacrificing sound quality

Stand at a concert in Sweden and you’ll notice that the vast majority of the crowd will pause moments before the band comes onstage to reach into their pockets and retrieve earplugs. Likewise, on the streets, fingers go in ears the moment an emergency vehicle passes. Suffice it to say: Swedes take protecting their hearing very seriously. Swedish brand Happy Ears is a patented earplug …

What We’re Reading: Music Books

Take a break from the headphones to dive into pages about Philip Glass and vinyl heads

After you’ve listened to album after album on Spotify, recovered from a weeknight concert, bombasted by music at the local bar, it’s sometimes nice to let the ears rest. There’s still another way to get your music fix, however—in the form of bound pages. And books, lest you forget, can be far more insightful and impactful than the latest stream of Tweets from your favorite …