On her latest single “Wearing Black,” Laura Jane Grace declares: “My pride’s a riot, it’s not a parade.” The record’s accompanying Emily Esperanza-directed video gets the riot riled up in rooms full of sweaty bodies that took the leather and latex dress code quite seriously. “Wearing Black” carves out a …
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J enni Rose already cried once this morning. Before the sun goes down, she says, she’ll cry again. The tears are of both elation and relief for Rose, who came out to her family as a trans woman in the summer of 2024. Later that year, she came out to …
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Laura Jane Grace spent one month in Greece on an artist retreat writing songs and indulging in the endless potential of greek storytelling. She crafted 12 songs that have taken shape as her forthcoming studio album Adventure Club, out July 18. The collection of songs were inspired by classic tropes …
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The death threats were the first clue. On March 7, Laura Jane Grace played her new song, “Your God (God’s Dick),” at a Bernie Sanders “Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go From Here” event in Wisconsin. A bawdy, and, yes, profane, sing-along, the track was meant to be a protest against …
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Timelines collide on the latest release from Laura Jane Grace, bringing together folks from her early Against Me! days, her new project, the Mississippi Medicals, and even her partner, Paris Campbell Grace. The Medicals’ cover of Cleveland punk band the Sidekicks’ 2012 track “Baby, Baby” will appear on Red Scare …
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You’ll have to pardon Laura Jane Grace, she’s not feeling herself. On “All Fucked Out,” her latest single backed by the Mississippi Medicals, she explains her predicament atop a dusty tarpaulin of loping country-punk: “I’m all fucked out of the real thing/I’m dry like bread – stale & crusty/I got …
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In a maroon-and-gold recording studio crowded with punk legends, Laura Jane Grace prepares to roar. There’s Bikini Kill bassist Kathi Wilcox with her swooping, arctic bangs; Sonic Youth guitarist Lee Ranaldo, sharing a mic with Dustin Reid, executive director of the nonprofit label Red Hot; Patti Smith Group drummer Jay …
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Laura Jane Grace makes an appeal to your ears — the two most important holes in your head, at least for her purposes — with the short-and-giddy title track of her upcoming album, Hole in My Head. “You can try to outrun all the pain you come from,” she sings …
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Laura Jane Grace opts for protective armor made of cotton rather than steel on her latest single “Dysphoria Hoodie.” The first release from her forthcoming studio album, the record is an ode to the comfort and protection of an oversized hoodie when melting into its fabric is an escape from …
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