“Maybe if retro stuff is a thing now, maybe it’s time to explore something else.”

The specter of death, the power of forgiveness, and the richness of life

21 picks from the first three months of the year

“It’s entirely possible to have a wildly different experience to the person next to you based on tiny factors like your friend’s love of Ludacris and TV On The Radio.”

The notorious pop act is back after 15 years

“Tie your brain to the tracks and let the neon gears rip through.”

“There’s a lot of space for the songs to exist on their own and just go where they need to over long periods of time.”

“I’m a one-man band, girl.”

“I don’t know where those people are anymore.”

“Basically every shot is of Marty, and so we just see his world, and we don’t even know what’s real and what’s not by the end.”

“Emotionally, we all have scars. Psychologically. I just want to write music that speaks to that.”

“I wanted this music to be for the masses, in a good meaning of the word.”

Who we think should win at the 87th Academy Awards