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20 Questions: Sinkane

20 Questions: Sinkane

Sinkane's latest album, Dépaysé, is the sound of a one-man revolution that has begun not with the shots of a gun, but with the purposeful strums of a guitar. He answers PopMatters' 20 Questions.

20 Questions: Porter Ray

20 Questions: Porter Ray

Quiet and thoughtful, yet nimble in his poetic applications, hip-hop artist Porter Ray has much to say in our 20 Questions feature.

20 Questions: Gio Washington

20 Questions: Gio Washington

Virginia-born R&B crooner Gio Washington discusses why he'd never wear Levi's, a racy job in a possible past life, and, of course, a new soul album on the horizon.

20 Questions: Ishmael Butler from Shabazz Palaces and Knife Knights

20 Questions: Ishmael Butler from Shabazz Palaces and Knife Knights

Our 20 Questions feature sums up the quality that Shabazz Palaces' Ishmael Butler only reveals once you get to talking with him: his dry, clipped humor.

20 Questions: Ibibio Sound Machine

20 Questions: Ibibio Sound Machine

Beloved London collective Ibibio Sound Machine merges African pop styles with sleek synth aesthetics and they are back with a new album and plenty of opinions on Brexit, Bob Marley, and (of course) Thor.

20 Questions: The Mowgli’s

20 Questions: The Mowgli’s

The Mowgli's are continuing their quest to write the catchiest, most memorable pop songs that have continue to fly under the radar, and as their newest EP teases, they're continuing to crack the code -- one anthem at a time.

20 Questions: Eric Hutchinson

20 Questions: Eric Hutchinson

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Eric Hutchinson opens up on giant turkey floats, time travel, and the creative process behind his new album, Modern Happiness.

20 Questions: Young Gun Silver Fox

20 Questions: Young Gun Silver Fox

Dynamic music duo Young Gun Silver Fox put out a yacht-rock album in an era where everything must be gritty and serious, and their melodic sunshine has radiated so strongly that group insisted on giving us a second batch of it.

20 Questions: Laura Veirs

20 Questions: Laura Veirs

After a collaborative album with k.d. lang and Neko Case, Laura Veirs re-emerges with a delicate, deliberate collection of folk-pop wonders, as well as a love for the Pixar film Coco and all things coffee.

20 Questions: Keys N Krates

20 Questions: Keys N Krates

"Use as few sounds as possible to get your point across when making music." Pretty great advice from a dance trio that's shaking up the system.

20 Questions: George Fitzgerald

20 Questions: George Fitzgerald

George Fitzgerald's sophomore effort might be the dance album of the year. With PopMatters, he talks Josef K, OutKast, and how his career all started with a cracked copy of Ableton.

20 Questions: Alice Ivy

20 Questions: Alice Ivy

Can't wait for the next Avalanches album? Melbourne's Alice Ivy cites them as an influence but carves out a sample-based beatscape all her own, making for a compelling listen from one of the year's breakout stars.

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