“With brass knuckles underneath”: St. Vincent avoids the sophomore jinx
If I may indulge in some cred wankery for a moment, I’d like to point out that I’ve been a follower of Annie Clark’s from way back. No, no. I mean, way back. Before she recorded under the name St....
View ArticleBorrowed nostalgia for the reremembered 00s: Pitchfork sizes up the decade’s...
Thanks to my friend Evan, who alerted me on Monday that some serious Aughties musical canonization was going down this week, I’ve been following Pitchfork’s unveiling of the Top 500 tracks of the...
View ArticleWhy so serious, Antony Hegarty?
I usually don’t like to begin posts by with defensive statements acknowledging relative inactivity. They tend to read or are intended to be understood as apologies, and as a woman I avoid offering...
View ArticleWherein I begrudge giving album of the year to the white dude with the...
Jennifer Kelly is my favorite writer at Dusted, my go-to music e-zine. Recently she conceded that this year in music had a lot of contenders, but no clear leader of the pack. She then went on to list...
View Article“What about a tuba?”: Julianna Barwick and a looper
I was surprised to discover that I haven’t mentioned Julianna Barwick much beyond a brief SXSW recommendation, because I’ve been into her for a while now. If you ever see me in the Asthmatic Kitty...
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