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Read all about it in my newsletter today! #14: Introducing Last Ditch plus two more
On Shuffle on “Until I Walk Through The Flames” by Pay For Pain, controversial Tigers Jaw opinions, and gloomy songs:
I wrote about Illusory Walls, my knockout album of the year, for Slant:
can i S H U F F L E ? ? ! ! Here’s On Shuffle on the defining song by Swedish hardcore band Refused, “New Noise”
I reviewed the first record from A Great Big Pile of Leaves in 8 years—also talked about riding my bike and the glorious power of breezy indie rock. Check it out:
For this week’s On Shuffle, I go back to 2013 to talk formative music fandom, mid-aughts Fueled By Ramen bands, (500) Days of Summer as a music genre, and of course, the subject of this week’s column, “Your Face” by Blue of Colors:
For the VERY FIRST On Shuffle, my music library has randomly delivered a song that he has never heard before. This week, I go in depth on Discovery’s 2009 “hipster R&B” track “I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend” (ft. Angel Deradoorian). Check it out:
I started a new weekly column over at The Alternative. It’s called “On Shuffle,” which explains exactly what I’ll be doing—every week, I’ll turn my library on shuffle and go long on whatever song comes up first. Read my introduction here and keep an eye on on Tuesdays for the column:
I wrote about the lovely 2nd Grade and what it means to reissue a recent release these days for The Alternative:
I interviewed Matt Scottoline of the Philadelphia power pop band Hurry about their new record Fake Ideas.
Jordan Walsh 