April Staff Picks
Every month, the Sunstroke Magazine team compiles a list of things — new and old — that we’ve been enjoying. Here’s to finding more things to love.
Artwork by Bruno King
Albums
Motomami, Rosalía
Crash, Charli XCX
Weatherglow, Weatherglow
Together, Duster
Sling, Clairo
Once Twice Melody, Beach House
Fake Fruit, Fake Fruit
RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART, Vince Staples
Musicians and Bands
Little Big League
Raffaella
The Ophelias
Vince Staples
Books
The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic by Jessica Hopper
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
Diary of a Murderer by Young-ha Kim
Podcasts
TV Shows
Our Flag Means Death (2022, HBOMax)
Minx (2022, HBOMax)
Abbott Elementary (2022, ABC)
Ghosts (2022, Pluto TV)
Movies
X (2022), dir. Ti West — currently in theaters
Fresh (2022), dir. Mimi Cave on Hulu
CODA (2021), dir. Sian Heder on Apple TV
Turning Red (2022), dir. Domee Shi on Disney+
Laurence Anyways (2012), dir. Xavier Dolan on MUBI
Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022), dir. Daniels — currently in theaters
Articles, Essays and Journals
What White Men Say in Our Absence by Elaine Hsieh Chou for the Cut
Olivia Rodrigo’s Punky Heartbreak Revue by Jon Caramanica for the New York Times
Beach House embodies the trust between artist and audience at sold-out Berkeley show by Alex Ramos for the San Francisco Chronicle