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Eric Avery (Jane’s Addiction, Polarbear) Talks Swans’ To Be Kind

Music
By Eric Avery | May 22, 2014
By Eric Avery | May 22, 2014

Eric Avery (Jane’s Addiction, Polarbear) Talks Swans’ To Be Kind

On their new record, To Be Kind, Swans want to tell you something. Swans want to speak directly to you. They call out from the pulpit.

Matthew Shipp Talks Harvey Mason’s Chameleon

Music
By Matthew Shipp | May 21, 2014
By Matthew Shipp | May 21, 2014

Matthew Shipp Talks Harvey Mason’s Chameleon

Wow, this is a nice one. There are so many qualities that make Harvey Mason’s Chameleon a successful album, that it is hard to find a place...

Nico Muhly Talks Coldplay’s Ghost Stories

Music
By Nico Muhly | May 20, 2014
By Nico Muhly | May 20, 2014

Nico Muhly Talks Coldplay’s Ghost Stories

I have always liked Coldplay. There is something inherently honest-seeming about their faces, and I liked how once they got paid, they could afford...

Jordan Beckett (Bootstraps) Talks Conor Oberst’s Upside Down Mountain

Music
By Jordan Beckett | May 19, 2014
By Jordan Beckett | May 19, 2014

Jordan Beckett (Bootstraps) Talks Conor Oberst’s Upside Down Mountain

One of my best friends has a motto: In life, he who gives the least fucks wins. Which is basically saying, a successful person cares very little.

Simone Dinnerstein Talks Molly Drake

Music
By Simone Dinnerstein | May 17, 2014
By Simone Dinnerstein | May 17, 2014

Simone Dinnerstein Talks Molly Drake

My husband will, on occasion, wax lyrical about British autumn afternoons, sitting, as a toddler, next to his mother and listening to her play...

Andrew Falkous (Mclusky, Future of the Left) Talks Thee Oh Sees’ Drop

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By Andy Falkous | May 16, 2014
By Andy Falkous | May 16, 2014

Andrew Falkous (Mclusky, Future of the Left) Talks Thee Oh Sees’ Drop

Sometime in the early 2000s, back when I was fat (but not so fat that I couldn’t walk up some stairs) I saw a band called the Coachwhips play Cardiff.

Reggie Watts Talks Tune-Yards’ Nikki Nack

Music
By Reggie Watts | May 15, 2014
By Reggie Watts | May 15, 2014

Reggie Watts Talks Tune-Yards’ Nikki Nack

I'm not a huge lyrics person — I hear the music first. But sometimes tuning in to the words can clarify things. And when I checked out the lyric...

Owen Pallett (Final Fantasy) Talks Tori Amos’ Unrepentant Geraldines

Music
By Owen Pallett | May 13, 2014
By Owen Pallett | May 13, 2014

Owen Pallett (Final Fantasy) Talks Tori Amos’ Unrepentant Geraldines

Being a teenage Tori Amos fan in the ‘90s was, of course, the greatest. A strong — the strongest ever! — run of albums with no fan consensus on a...

Kurt Wagner (Lambchop) Talks Tiny Ruins’ Brightly Painted One

Music
By Kurt Wagner | May 12, 2014
By Kurt Wagner | May 12, 2014

Kurt Wagner (Lambchop) Talks Tiny Ruins’ Brightly Painted One

The last thing I remember was lying on the operating room table staring at all these lights shaped like UFOs on the ceiling like a scene out of ER...

Daniele Daniele (Priests) Talks Papercuts’ Life Among the Savages

Music
By Daniele Daniele | May 9, 2014
By Daniele Daniele | May 9, 2014

Daniele Daniele (Priests) Talks Papercuts’ Life Among the Savages

I think the most accurate thing I can say about the new Papercuts album is that it’s honest. Normally, that would be a compliment. Usually, albums...

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