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It seems safe to say the prolific composer, producer, and saxophonist Joseph Shabason is the only person on Earth who pl...
10/11/2025

It seems safe to say the prolific composer, producer, and saxophonist Joseph Shabason is the only person on Earth who played on the latest albums by both Destroyer and Miley Cyrus

Plus the catchiest song Dry Cleaning have ever made, a grown-and-sexy house-pop situation, and more.

I considered writing a treatise on a certain pop vortex’s song that details her man’s dick with the facepalm yucks of a ...
10/10/2025

I considered writing a treatise on a certain pop vortex’s song that details her man’s dick with the facepalm yucks of a B-level stand-up from the mid-’80s, but I decided instead to take advice, of sorts, from singer and rapper Shelailai: Don’t need it!

Plus the catchiest song Dry Cleaning have ever made, a grown-and-sexy house-pop situation, and more.

Keyboard whiz Zach Tenorio's new single sounds something like J Dilla zooted off a few lines of Pixy Stix powder. It wil...
10/09/2025

Keyboard whiz Zach Tenorio's new single sounds something like J Dilla zooted off a few lines of Pixy Stix powder.

It will make your day better.

Plus the catchiest song Dry Cleaning have ever made, a grown-and-sexy house-pop situation, and more.

"With Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Lana Del Ray, and lots of others, it’s not just the songs—you have to buy into the mytholog...
10/09/2025

"With Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Lana Del Ray, and lots of others, it’s not just the songs—you have to buy into the mythology and the person, too. It’s almost like being into Lord of the Rings. It’s kind of genius."

One of America’s greatest living songwriters delves into his admiration for Bill Callahan, Lana Del Rey, Kim Deal, and more.

Sitting here with a pile of used CDs, trying to find the uncensored version of Mama Said Knock You Out on CD (not easy a...
10/08/2025

Sitting here with a pile of used CDs, trying to find the uncensored version of Mama Said Knock You Out on CD (not easy and maybe not possible), I realize that my soul thinks the CD is in some way right, is perhaps the most official-feeling way to present recorded music.

A journey across the lifespan of CDs, from the cafe to the landfill and back.

I took this random sighting as a sign from the rock gods: OK fine, I will be the 564th millennial male to write about Ge...
10/07/2025

I took this random sighting as a sign from the rock gods: OK fine, I will be the 564th millennial male to write about Geese this month.

Plus a Massachusetts cellist's untamed rock music, a Cuban repartero's big-leagues gambit, and more.

"I don’t think I’ve ever fully understood a Kim Deal song, and that’s what I love about her."
10/07/2025

"I don’t think I’ve ever fully understood a Kim Deal song, and that’s what I love about her."

One of America’s greatest living songwriters delves into his admiration for Bill Callahan, Lana Del Rey, Kim Deal, and more.

"Of the modern style of songwriter, there are a lot of people that I admire, and Lana Del Rey is my favorite." – Jeff Tw...
10/06/2025

"Of the modern style of songwriter, there are a lot of people that I admire, and Lana Del Rey is my favorite." – Jeff Tweedy

One of America’s greatest living songwriters delves into his admiration for Bill Callahan, Lana Del Rey, Kim Deal, and more.

As long ago as Cardi likely last saw a half-drunk bottle of Tropical Fantasy tumbling forlornly down the sidewalk, she w...
10/05/2025

As long ago as Cardi likely last saw a half-drunk bottle of Tropical Fantasy tumbling forlornly down the sidewalk, she will always be of and for the city of New York

On her second album Am I the Drama?, the captivating rapper cackles through her city-hewn armor.

Irish/Portuguese quintet Pôt-Pot understand the power of a charismatic frontman in a psych-rock field where many bands a...
10/05/2025

Irish/Portuguese quintet Pôt-Pot understand the power of a charismatic frontman in a psych-rock field where many bands are content to throw some slapback and reverb on a noncommittal vocal take and call it a day

Free jazz, ambient drone, doomy metal, and other sounds you need to ascend.

On his new record, Puerto Rican star Alejandro Rauw’s mass education project expands past La Isla to explore the deeper ...
10/04/2025

On his new record, Puerto Rican star Alejandro Rauw’s mass education project expands past La Isla to explore the deeper origins of music across the entire Caribbean

Plus a sparkling ode to Caribbean music history and a crude-but-real pop trifle from Doja Cat.

Listening to Doja Cat's new album, does it sometimes sound like she's spitting bars as Carly Rae Jepsen's saxophonist so...
10/03/2025

Listening to Doja Cat's new album, does it sometimes sound like she's spitting bars as Carly Rae Jepsen's saxophonist solos in the background? Yes, it does.

Plus a sparkling ode to Caribbean music history and a crude-but-real pop trifle from Doja Cat.

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