Must Hear Tracks: "1983" "Unexpected Delight" Before the lofi hip hop wave, the tommpabeats, Kenny Beats in the cave, Jon with his Octatrack, the army of beat makers on YouTube brandishing an SP-404 and an affinity for wonky, lopsided loops – before them all, back in 2006, there was Flying Lotus. And before he became... Continue Reading →
There are people out there who really don’t like Bad Bunny. People who couldn’t stomach a Spanish speaker headlining the Super Bowl halftime show. But a casual look at his metrics – his massive global following – and a casual listen to his lengthy and consistently excellent LP, Debí Tirar Más Fotos (I Should Have... Continue Reading →
Ah yes, "Berghain." My favorite song named for a nightclub I've been stoically rejected by. As an avid sci-fi fan and amateur music enthusiast, every year I wait patiently for humanity's pop stars to finally start sounding as cosmically epic as that blue lady from The Fifth Element. With Rosalía's LUX, I'm ecstatic to announce... Continue Reading →
Must Hear Tracks: "Wild, Wild, Wild Horses" "Eyeballs" "Thawing Dawn" "Phantom Limbo" Artist's self-portraits have always been fascinating to me. The melding of technical prowess, aesthetic sensibility, and psychological self-image. How do people with the skills to render themself choose to do it? Van Gogh's teeming blue-grey textures, Khalo's accentuated unibrow and wayward gaze, Picasso's... Continue Reading →
Must Hear Tracks: "Favourite" "Horseness is the Whatness" "Starburster" "Motorcycle Boy" (Note: I recently had a lively, drunken discussion with an Irishman about this very band and album, and while I was quick to mention Fontaines D.C. is an authentically Irish, blue collar type band, my companion was adamant they they're actually just a bunch... Continue Reading →
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