PLEASER MAGAZINE

If music be the fruit of love, play on! Dear Readers, we present to you Pleaser Magazine Issue 005; The Love Issue, starring @grentperez , who sometimes does backflips in a restaurant 👀💗 With our first ever ~special~ double cover, we wanted to convey the full spectrum of love - the lovey-dovey “Fuzzy Feelings”, all the way to the darker, messier, more haunting parts like “Falling for Friend” 🖤 Head to our website now to pre-order our 5th, and longest!!!, Issue and read all about our opinions on pleasure and love, how it begins, manifests, transforms, and, ultimately, ends. With so much love, PLEASER💌 Cover shot by @adrianne.armida Cover story by @tori_damico Styled by @styledbyjuliab Shot at @spaghettiwolfstudios

Remember when we had Wallows on the cover of Pleaser Magazine 🤭 ISSUE 004 The Nostalgia Issue: Soundscapes of Our Youth With the prevalence of nostalgia-core and the tendency to escape to our past in music and in entertainment media on a world wide scale, we at Pleaser wanted to dive into all the music we grew up listening to and feature artists who heavily draw inspiration from the past and make something new out of it! Braeden Lemasters, Dylan Minnette and Cole Preston have been best friends and bandmates for well over 10 years and have grown together through all the stages of their lives - personal and professional! So it’s only right...that they are the cover stars for this issue⭐️ “We have all this history. We have just known each other and played together for so long that it’s almost impossible to get in a room with other people and have that same kind of chemistry writing songs.” - Braeden Lemasters Wallows are set to release their 4th studio album MODEL out May 24th. PRE-ORDER links are live at pleasermagazine.com !! Print copies will ship out the beginning of May. Digital copies available April 10th! Thank you to Wallows and their team for trusting us with this and for being our favorite band!! Cover shot by: Lindsey Dadourian (@lindseyalexisphotos ) Cover design: Sarah Dean Morales (@sar.deanie ) Cover Story & Interview by: Alyssa Goldberg (@alyssa.goldberg ) Wallows lettering by: Lauren Mitchell (@lamitchh ) Creative Direction by Sarah Dean Morales, Allyson J.L. Clayton (@allysonc808 ), Lindsey Dadourian, Lucy Jones (@lucykjoness ) Art Direction/Set Design: Sarah Dean Morales, Lucy Jones, Lindsey Dadourian Photo Asst. : Jackilyn Cooper (@jackilyncooper ) BTS Photography & Polaroids : Eugénie Durocher (@euges.film ) Graphic Posters by: Sophia Earley (@sooopphhh.pdf ), Lucy Jones, Elena Pejovska (@madebyelena.png ), Lauren Mitchell (@lamitchh ), Anabelle Furry (@anabelle_furry ) Grooming : Kirsten Franciscovich (@colorbykirsten ) Band Styled Themselves Issue 4 concept by: Allyson J. L. Clayton Special thank you to @wallowshq & @duhwallows for helping us stir up some drama 😘 fans 4 ever⭐️

Introducing Issue 3: The Fan Issue⭐️ Brittany Broski rose to fame on accident and 4 years later, she has a platform of millions of people who feel seen by her late night passionate rants about her favorite musicians. Now The Most Famous Fan, Brittany is an integral part of the shift in the cultural narrative around being a "fangirl". "Here's the tea-fangirls have always moved culture. They have always decided what's cool, what charts. We are the backbone of the [music] industry and we always have been."- @brittany_broski Pleaser was born out of a love for music and relishing in the collective effervescence that is being so dedicated to the pursuit of joy through music. We love being fans and are committed to highlighting and uplifting the most supportive group of people on the planet. Issue 3 is entirely dedicated to celebrating the beauty of being a fan. We really hope you feel seen and supported by everything we have created for you. Pre-orders are available now & the digital copy will be available Aug 15th. Thank you endlessly for your support. Cover shot by @sierrasevier Cover design by @sar.deanie Creative Direction: @allysonc808 & @sar.deanie Styling & props: @safetytess /@thecostumecrowd HMUA: @colorbykirsten More photography inside by @jackilyncooper BTS photo & video: @madalyns.photos Production asst. @lucykjoness EIC: @lindseyalexisphotos A special thank you to Brittany's team for being amazing to work with and to Randi (@radrandi ) & @starmakerscostumes for providing such a perfect space for this shoot-we couldn't have done it without you!

“The album really traces these years in real time. It feels like an honest and emotional, fun and chaotic time capsule of that period in my life. It holds so many versions of me and so many experiences, and it’s really special to now have it out in the world!” - @sadiejean We caught up with Sadie Jean to talk about her debut album and more! Check out the full feature on the website now ⭐️ 📸&✍️: @lexiyob Styling: @anna_huger

Pleaser Magazine would like to formally introduce you to @booknotbrooke , the self-expression-at-its-finest girl-pop icon taking over Nashville as we speak.... Her debut album, Dancer First, is out now. Stream it, steam it, listen to it until you can't bare to dance any longer and then keep. on. dancing. "Movement is one of the purest, most effective precursors for joy. Moving freely, without fear of judgement or scrutiny for just being, is an out of body experience that feels like breaking free out of your own mind– a difficult thing to do. Online discourse rallies behind the notion that the age of dance died when technology became a prominent part of our society, but for daring artists like Nashville-based pop icon Book NOT Brooke, this is just the beginning of a new era of movement." - @graceebraswell Head to the web now to read all about Book's album release show @theblueroomnashville 📸 @photosbyzayne ✍️ @graceebraswell styling @lucyvoll HMUA @booknotbrooke asst & bts @htotmas #dancerfirst #eastnashville #popmusic

i’ve seen a lot of incredible shows but man oh man this one blew me away, live music is so special <3 @marlonfunaki you have a fan in me for life for @pleasermag 💌

8123 family, we have something special for you.....our next digital cover stars are none other than, @themaineband ! “In conversation with Pleaser Magazine, drummer Pat Kirch said the album was written from the thoughts of lead singer John O’Callaghan. Not observations of the world or opinions of others, but a look into the inner thoughts of an icon who’s human, just like the rest of us.” - @katiecerulle In our interview with @patmaine , he described the creation process of The Maine’s tenth studio album, Joy Next Door, their current “I Love You. But I Choose The Maine.” tour, and the color green. Check it out on the web right now✨🪩 📸 @aleiaghh 🖼️ @sooopphhh 📝 @katiecerulle #8123 #themaine #poppunkisnotdead

with the world at your feet, @thelastdinnerparty had the pleasure of photographing one of my faves for the second time — the last dinner party, in montreal for @pleasermag 🍷🎀✶∘˙˚•𝄞

Our photographers have been booked and busy this year so far 🔥 Head to our website now to check out all of these insane galleries! What tours are coming up that you wanna see us cover? 👀

@machinegunkelly ❤️‍🔥 📸 for @pleasermag 🫶🏼 We got a two hour eras tour, more songs in the pit than I’ve ever had and My Bloody Valentine face to face at the front of the stage?! Damn surreal. 🖤 Shot entirely on @canonanz using my R5 and R5ii bodies, RF 24-70 f2.8 & RF 70-200 f2.8 using the Lucid Dream FX Filter by my faves @prismlensfx ✨ Edited and graded entirely in @lightroom 🎨 @initiativepr @umusic @floor13 @wme @livenationaustralia

“We had a couple songs that we knew exactly how we wanted to go and then a couple others that we weren’t sure yet. But knowing in four days that it’s going to be really great is just such an enjoyable process. It gives us a lot of relief and confidence, and we feel reinspired every time. It’s a cool process to go through, it fuels us to keep it going and keep writing.” - @ochoband Pleaser met up with The Ocho while they were in Philly during their headlining tour in February. Head to the website now to read the whole feature!🪐 Interview by @jjennapphillips Photos by @lindseyalexisphotos

“Twen formed in Boston, but since Jones and Fitzsimmons opted in to van life eight years ago, they’ve been collecting pieces of inspiration from each new place they’ve visited. Having no real home base or conformity to genre meant that all the material on Fate Euphoric came simply from free-flowing thoughts and improvised grooves.” - Izzy Wagner We got to talk to @twen_band about their newest album, ‘Fate Euphoric’, and the tour to go along with it. Make sure to check out the full interview on the website now! 🌟 📸: @andrsn.photos