It’s your dream collab. The artists you add back-to-back to the queue. The pairing you can’t get enough of. You know they sound good together, but why? Welcome to Wine and Cheese, a series investigating the why and telling you all about it.
Alternative icons of decades past, Portishead and bôa, excelled at playing with vocal range and befitting soundscapes for timeless tunes for the lonely and spiteful.
With heart-wrenching lyrics, acoustic guitar, and a dash of existential dread, Noah Kahan and Phoebe Bridgers are there to soundtrack your deepest despairs.
Billie Holiday and The Cure wield poetic lyricism and solemn melodies to enliven pensive, wistful pining that stretches genres, decades, and continents.
From hopeless fantasies to chronic obsessions, Lizzy McAlpine and Conan Gray’s shared penchant for creating tearjerkers make them the perfect pair on any in-your-feelings playlist.
Through their own melancholic sentiments, Kurt Cobain and Chet Baker both take old songs and deliver them in a new light, parallelly exploring the more pensive side of past lyricism.
Combining Fleetwood Mac’s liberated sounds with Slowdive’s tearjerkers makes for the perfect post-heartbreak listening experience.
With their shared penchant for witty wordplay and self-referential commentary on celebrity culture, it’s no surprise that these two once shared a stage. Here’s the case for them sharing one of your playlists, too.
Tierra Whack and Waterparks are two artists that could be confused for stand-up comedians with their humor-heavy lyrics and upbeat musicality. In fact, their strange (and debatably cringey) lyricism adds an unexpected level of cool to their music.
Blur’s experimental edge and Oasis’ alt-rock, guitar-heavy tracks would have complimented each other’s sounds perfectly… if the two Britpop bands could ever stop fighting.
The two duos both began their careers with a caffeinated concoction of electronic pop, despite drawing from influences of punk, industrial, and metal. The result, both times, is astounding, impressive whiplash.
Country rock and dreamy psychedelia never sounded so good together. Waxahatchee and Mazzy Star are an unexpected duo decades in the making.
Patti Smith and FKA twigs’ ability to transcend genres with vulnerable music is a result of their continual growth and experimentation across art’s many spectrums.
Stella Donnelly and Courtney Barnett’s brand of indie rock relies on their keen eyes and sharp tongues.
Perfume Genius and Weyes Blood are a match made in chamber pop heaven.
Two artists who released folk music in the early 1970s and gained popularity decades later make for a breathtaking listening experience.
Though their approaches to the genre are different in many ways, Daft Punk and LCD Soundsystem have always succeeded in their common goal: getting your ass up and onto the dance floor.
Iggy Pop and Cage the Elephant surprised fans when they announced a collaboration on new single “Broken Boy.” Their collaboration was nothing radical, proving they are the perfect blend.
No duo challenges the music industry quite like rap’s pair of literary homies.
The hip-hop and R&B titans always put on an extravagant performance when on a track together.
While many know MGMT from their big hits, not as many have heard of Red Vox. Both bands have catalogues full of energetic, intricately crafted, introspective, and outstanding music in a vast array of musical styles. While their particular styles may differ, their music still feels the same at the core.
The drastically different soul-inspired styles of Amy Winehouse and Solange complement each other to create a listening experience you won’t want to miss.
Music isn’t always heard with our ears — sometimes the visual art that accompanies the sound can be just as important to the music as the sound. Here are three long-term collaborations between visual and musical artists that are expanding our experience of both mediums.
Lindsey Jordan and Liz Phair’s jangling guitars bridge two generations of indie rock.
Banks and K.Flay express their reactions to the world around them in unique but complementary styles, converging around discussions of sexuality.
J.I.D and 6lack have more in common than just hailing from the same rap group, seen in collaborations together that highlight their natural chemistry.
Travis Scott and Tame Impala are two artists you generally wouldn’t put on the same playlist — at first.
Lana Del Rey and A$AP Rocky’s make for the perfect dreamy rap duo.
St. Vincent and Mitski, two artists of different minority groups, create music that harnesses their struggles and presents them in a pop form that is both unique and complementary.
We are all familiar with the edgy, alternative bands Imagine Dragons and Panic! At The Disco. Surprisingly, they have more in common than just their sound – including their openness with fans, Mormonism, and Sin City.
Hozier and Jade Bird are indie rock icons. If they were to collaborate, the results would be legendary.
