Getz/Gilberto made its way into my life because of a crush: specifically, a girl in my drawing class junior year of high school, who low-key, intimidated the shit out of me. I’d known her for a couple years, but this was the first time we’d had a class together, save for driver’s ed. She was
In Japanese, there is a phrase, “Koi No Yokan.” From what I understand, there isn’t an exact, literal English translation, but if one were to rough it out, they’d get something along the lines of, “premonition of love”. The first time I heard Deafheaven’s music, I felt this. I knew it, wholly. I’d missed, “Sunbather”,
This album is impossible to describe, but let’s see me try. It’s like a mix between Alex G and Pom Pom Squad? It’s almost got the sound variety of a lo-fi DIY Mollusk? It’s the album of the year so far and just can’t be described period except through a series of Rorschach blots?
Sometimes, it’s a hard sell, talking about the fairly incredible musical achievements of DMX. For people who didn’t grow up when he was actually rapping, the first thing that comes to mind when they hear his name tends to involve… other things. His exploits outside the studio have a tendency to overshadow what he’s been
In the trying stretches of our lives, it’s my observation that there are certain things that make their way into the mix, if not only to present us with a grace note. Sometimes, you have to pay a little more attention and be on the lookout for them. Sometimes, they just waltz right into the
I was a bit drunk when I heard that Neil Peart had passed away. It was a Friday. I’d wrapped up work early, and I thought I’d have a Bloody Mary before hopping on the train to meet my two old roommates for dinner. For most of my train ride, I’d been engaged in a
In his autobiography, Miles Davis opined very specifically about what kind of music he likes, saying, “… I like raw shit, live, raunchy, get down, get back in the alley shit…” On their fifth LP, Gold & Grey, Baroness were most likely not making a conscious effort to please the late jazz titan. However, were
50 Best Tracks of 2019
I’ve been through several drafts of this and just can’t find a take, because at the end of the day this is just a perfect album. You get about one or two of these a year, and this is the best the year has to offer. What really amazes me about this album is how
Angel Olsen is back with some introspective howls in her new album, All Mirrors. It holds the heartbeat of a masterpiece and lets us in, as she lets go of a significant love interest to confront her spinning thoughts. Her voice rattles from cages away, mirroring some of the choices she had made in her
