Blink 182

When Destroy Boys come up with an idea, they run with it. They start with a serious thought before twisting it into a joke, imagining it through every possible metaphor and carrying it up and down the ladder of abstraction. 

From April 21 to 23, head arts editor Lauren Harvey made her way to Indio to experience the famous festival in all its sticky, sundry fun. Here are her highlights from Coachella 2023.

Despite the upbeat satisfaction promised by its title, So Far So Good fails to deliver the Chainsmokers’ once-signature electric mass appeal.

Anticipated as a potentially promising successor to 2020’s Tickets to My Downfall, the album instead plods through purposeless self-awareness.

The Wombats, the Liverpool group known for zany, indie-rock-leaning pop songs, drew a crowd of staunch fans ready for the band’s high-energy live show.

Young and Berul may have moved on from singing “Crazy Rap” harmonies at work, but they’re still bringing a fun approach to their passion for music.

And while fans may have been excited to take a trip back to their childhoods, the pop-punk song inevitably fails to fully encompass the charm of the glory days.

After initially calling it quits in 2015, the UK group’s angular sounds have returned just in time to end your summer with some alternative oomf.

State Champs has been enthralling Vans-wearing audiences for the past eight years. Its third album, Living Proof, is a clear declaration that the band isn’t afraid of change.

Ryan Key and Emo Night Brooklyn brought an event unlike any other to Berkeley. It was about more than just singing along to the music of angsty teens.