What to Hear: Nothing But Thieves is one of the best young bands out there (singer Conor Mason is amazing in studio and on stage), and I’ve been looking forward to their latest release all summer. It arrived today. Check out Broken Machine on Spotify or your music service of choice. And catch Nothing But Thieves on tour. I’m guessing it will be your last chance to see them playing small venues.

+ What to Book: “This is a book about 10 objects. You may not have seen these objects before, but they’ve already changed the way you live.” Quartz always does an excellent job of clearly explaining topics on the Internet. And now they’ve taken their skills offline with The Objects That Power the Global Economy. The topics are dead on, and the book looks great. I ordered my copy yesterday.

+ What to Read: Narratively has been one of the better sites for longreads for the last five years, and they’re celebrating by sharing the top best pieces from each year of Narratively’s existence.