Wrote about the excellent new Phoebe Bridgers album, which to me kind of nails a particular feeling of struggling to bother defining yourself as you come into adulthood while the world seems to be coming to an end. Read my review, my first for Slant Magazine, if you’re interested:
Album Review: Phoebe Bridgers — “Punisher”
Wrote about I’m Glad It’s You, grief, and carrying on for The Alternative.
Album Review: I’m Glad It’s You — “Every Sun, Every Moon”
I really enjoyed speaking to the very talented Melody about her new EP and also her love for story-based video games like Life is Strange. Her upcoming EP is wonderful, give the first song a listen and give the interview a read:
I did a little Q+A with Crisman and wrote a little bit about their new music video for “Surprise.”
Interview/Video Premiere: Crisman
I wrote a blog post about one of my favorite songs, The National’s “England,” in honor of the tenth anniversary of High Violet. Read it over at The Fluxy
I’ve been thinking a lot about Sunny Day Real Estate lately. I returned to my old blog the fluxy to write about how their distance from me serves the mystical, ambiguous power of their original run:
Song Diary: Sunny Day Real Estate feels far away
Long Neck’s new World’s Strongest Dog crackles with a fire of self-actualization. Read my review below.
Album Review: Long Neck—”World’s Strongest Dog”
Nnamdï’s BRAT is exciting and brilliant, constantly upping the melodic stakes in unexpected and wonderful ways. You can read my review at the link below.
Album Review: Nnamdï Ogbonnaya – “Brat”
SAME premiered their new track “Bluish” from Plastic Western and I wrote some words about it. Check that out.
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