Emily Yoshida

Her music has always been called cinematic, but on her loneliest album yet, she’s calling every shot

The big, the small, and the Star Wars

“I always try to live my life like it’s a movie,” Marcus said. “I mean, don’t get me wrong, I’m a responsible person; I pay my bills and walk my dog and try to be a good friend. But I think it’s really important to have a well-curated life.”

And that’s when I really started to wonder: had she been set up? Sure, she embarrassed herself all on her own, but she was given a tremendous stage on which to do so, and nobody seemed to be interested in stopping her from diving off.

It was the Queen of Saigon, in the pale moonlight, with the party dress