I wrote this essay reflecting on a long, wandering Philly summer with the new Wonder Years album, The Hum Goes on Forever. You can read it at The Alternative:
Best So Far 2022
I contributed blurbs on Cave People, Flight Mode, and Snow Ellet for The Alternative‘s Best So Far list this year:
Bartees Strange — “Farm to Table”
I wrote about the latest from Bartees Strange for The Alternative:
Supernowhere — “Skinless Takes a Flight”
On Shuffle: “Fields & Fences” by Yellowcard
On Shuffle is back I’m stoked to say! This week in the column I wrote about the last song on the final Yellowcard album, a record that I do not think of particularly fondly. Check it out:
On Shuffle: “Fields & Fences” by Yellowcard
FREE ZINE ALERT: Last Ditch plus two more
I made a zine of three short (fiction) stories and I want to send you one for free! Fill out a request here so I can get your mailing address: Zine Request
Read all about it in my newsletter today! #14: Introducing Last Ditch plus two more
On Shuffle: “Until I Walk Through The Flames” by Pay For Pain
On Shuffle on “Until I Walk Through The Flames” by Pay For Pain, controversial Tigers Jaw opinions, and gloomy songs:
The World Is a Beautiful Place — “Illusory Walls”
I wrote about Illusory Walls, my knockout album of the year, for Slant:
On Shuffle: “New Noise” by Refused
can i S H U F F L E ? ? ! ! Here’s On Shuffle on the defining song by Swedish hardcore band Refused, “New Noise”
A Great Big Pile of Leaves — “Pono”
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:
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