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