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Baker's Dozen: JP Saxe, Pell, Benji

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Black Moth Super Rainbow on Rejection, Score Work, and Thriving Under the Gun

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Baker's Dozen: Water From Your Eyes, Bnny, the Cure

Huge milestone today, as July 7, 2025 marks the five-year anniversary of when I started this humble newsletter. Maintaining this newsletter as a fully-functioning and 100% independent publication—no ads, no investors, no staff, just me in my couch, or the front seat of my car, or the Dunkin on

Matmos on David Lynch, Death, Failed Experiments, and Hesitant Optimism

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Hotline TNT on Jack White, Sufjan Stevens, and the Shoegaze Industrial Complex

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Home Is Where on Missing Florida, American Music, and the Virtues of Goofing Off

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Circuit Des Yeux on Narcolepsy, Working with Alan Sparhawk, and Hopping from Ship to Ship

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zayALLCAPS on R&B, Y2K Nostalgia, and Studying the Masters

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Baker's Dozen: Jane Remover, DJ Shadow, Shabazz Palaces

City Girls, "Show Me the Money" City Girls' RAW was tragic, and not just because it was their final album for now...multiple songs on the accidental swan song are indicative of the basically-a-cover pop interpolation trend that spread across 2023 and 2024 like a bad rash,

Hayden Pedigo on Bladee, Working With Chat Pile, and Giving It All You've Got

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Sally Shapiro on Pet Shop Boys, Working With Johnny Jewel, and Picking Blueberries on Holiday

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Sun Araw on Parenthood, Bad Gigs, and Letting the Jams Run Free

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A Brief Update

Hello! You may or may not have noticed that newsletter output has slowed considerably over the last week or so; if you didn't, apologies on my part for assuming you would. But if you have, a short explanation: Last week I had a kitchen knife accident that required

Kilo Kish on Influence, Endurance, and Bringing Bloghouse Back

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150 Songs From 2020 I Enjoyed, #50-#1

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Rico Nasty on Rock Music, Therapy, Privacy, and Video Games

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150 Songs From 2020 I Enjoyed, #100-#51

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150 Songs From 2020 I Enjoyed, #150-#101

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Dirty Projectors' Dave Longstreth on Film Scoring, Bernie Sanders, and Disappearing into the Music

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Sandwell District on Reuniting, Grief, and Doing It for the Glory

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Black Country, New Road on 2000s indie, the Windmill, and Their Passionate Fanbase

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Deafheaven's George Clarke on Friendship, Interpol, and Feeling Free

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Jefre Cantu-Ledesma on Grief, New Age, and Entering Someone Else's Mind

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DJ Python on Miami Culture, Anti-Revivalism, and Locking In

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Destroyer's Dan Bejar on Conflict, His Fifties, and Sparring with the World

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Dean Wareham on Movies, Covers, and the Advantages of Connectivity

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Middle Sattre's Hunter Prueger on Sufjan Stevens, Selling Pokémon Cards, and Living in Alaska

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Fish Narc on the Pacific Northwest, the Based Mindset, and Lil Peep's Endless Legacy

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Califone's Tim Rutili on Technology, Getting Punched in the Face, and the Changing Music Press

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Youth Lagoon's Trevor Powers on Nostalgia, Meditation, AI, and Musical World-Building

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Baths on Writing About Sex, Video Games, and Making a Living

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Nicholas Krgovich on Gardening, Reunions, and Embracing a Low Profile

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Ekko Astral's Jael Holzman on Climate Reporting, the D.C. Community, and Arctic Monkeys

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Vacation time

Hey folks, gonna keep this short and sweet: I haven't taken an actual break from publishing since at least July of 2024, maybe even longer than that—so the newsletter's taking the next week off, starting today. But fear not! All will resume on February 3,

Mogwai's Barry Burns on Camaraderie, Comedy, and Bombing Onstage

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Classixx's Michael David on Learning to DJ, Bad Gigs, and the Art of the Remix

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Ivie Ani on Taking Career Risks, Afrobeats Coverage, and Late Stage Social Media

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Pharmakon on Screaming, Decay, and the Evils of the Art World

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Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley on Charli XCX, Nostalgia, and the Death of the Music Press

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Soccer Mommy on That Dog, TikTok, and the Love That Cats Provide

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Lauren Mayberry on Musicals, Hideo Kojima, and the Importance of Good Banter

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Hurray for the Riff Raff on New Orleans, the Pandemic, and Finding a Vulnerable Balance

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Rap World's Jack Bensinger and Eric Rahill on McDonald's, Indie Rap, and the Divinity of the Suburbs

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Cass McCombs on Early Days, Funny Songs, and Not Reflecting

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Nick León on Clubbing, DJ Fatigue, and Working with Erika de Casier

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Laura Marling on Nostalgia, the Fear of Death, and Self-Promotion

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Tapir! on Religion, 2000s Indie, Community, and Masks

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Pom Pom Squad on Perfect Blue, Doubting TikTok, and Studying Her Craft

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The Go! Team's Ian Parton on Hipsters, Indie-Pop, and 20 Years of Thunder, Lightning, Strike

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Bonny Light Horseman on Finding Common Ground, Recording in Pubs, and the Struggles of Parenthood

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Half Waif on Surviving a Miscarriage, the Failures of Healthcare, and Being One With Nature

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Chromeo's Dave 1 on ZZ Top, New York City, Getting Nerdy, and Reading the Critics

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Xiu Xiu's Jamie Stewart on Berlin vs. L.A., Surviving the Industry, and the Death of Music Criticism

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Geordie Greep on His Solo Career, Bad Music Videos, and the Truth Behind the black midi Breakup

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Touché Amoré on Gardening, Movies, Working With Ross Robinson, and Navigating the Promo Sea

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Perfume Genius on 10 Years of Too Bright, New Music, Video Games, and Embracing Showmanship

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Colin Stetson on Dog-Collar Mics, Training Regimens, and Telling Stories

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Tindersticks' Stuart Staples on Claire Denis, Kendrick Lamar, Neil Young, and Committing to Vinyl

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Porches' Aaron Maine on 9/11, Childhood, the Future, and Embracing the Haters

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Mercury Rev's Jonathan Donahue on Nature, Psychedelia, and Finding His Strange Voice

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Illuminati Hotties' Sarah Tudzin on Tour Yoga, Winning a Grammy, and Taking the Wheel

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Charly Bliss on Guitars, SSRIs, Writing Songs Over Zoom, and Guac Being Extra

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Horse Jumper of Love's Dimitri Giannopoulos on Slowcore, Quitting Drinking, and Duster's Brilliant Simplicity

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Pissed Jeans' Matt Korvette on Hardcore, Keeping It Real, and Questioning the Awful

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Patrick Holland on the Montreal Scene, Bridging the Genre Divide, and DJ'ing in His Pajamas

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Yoni Wolf of WHY? on Vulnerability, Chronic Illness, and Performing in Israel

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Molly Lambert on Music Writing, Grantland, the Olympics, and the End of Digital Media

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Colin Meloy on the 2000s, TikTok, and The Decemberists' Great New Album

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Baker's Dozen: Queens of the Stone Age, Young Thug, Superorganism

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Storefront Church on Scott Walker, L.A. Nightmares, and Competitive Magic

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Olof Dreijer on Dance Music, Palestine, and the Pitfalls of Mysticism

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Blue Hawaii on Trance, Tech, and the Queer Community's Embrace

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Daniel Davies on Touring as a Kid, Working With John Carpenter, and Exploring the Technological Unknown

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Nate Amos on This Is Lorelei, Water From Your Eyes, Ween, Tool, and Being Funny

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Baker's Dozen: Trail of Dead, glass beach, Esther Rose

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CANDY on Electronic Music, the Boundaries of Genre, and Being the BMW of Hardcore

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Another Michael on Living Together, Writing for an Audience, and the Mysteries of Philadelphia

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Baker's Dozen: Jam City, Olof Dreijer, Meat Wave

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Dan Licata on Jackass, Tech Decks, SNL, Joe Pera, and His Brilliant New Special

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DIIV on Money, COVID, Audience Hijinks, and the Dangling Carrot of Success

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Of Montreal's Kevin Barnes on Patreon, Elephant 6, and the Truth Behind the Outback Steakhouse Commercial

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Jadasea on Sad Raps, Getting Robbed in Barcelona, and the South London Sound

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Hovvdy on Double Albums, Career-Building, Parents, and Coldplay

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John Carpenter on Noir, Working With His Family, Video Games, Oppenheimer, and Being Kept in the Dark

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Sam Valenti IV on Herb Sundays, Ghostly After Dark, The Dare, Good Bits, and Embracing Cautious Optimism

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Bullion on Collaboration, Dressing to Impress, Movies, and Hating the Music Industry

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Six Organs of Admittance's Ben Chasny on Scenes, Folk vs. Noise, Sun City Girls, Arthur Mag, and Comets on Fire

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The Blessed Madonna on Money, COVID, Dua Lipa, Songwriting, and Ponies in the Shit Pile

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Crushed on CDs, Elden Ring, Portishead, and Beating the Shoegaze Allegations

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Logic1000 on DJ'ing, Couples Therapy, Anxiety, and Berlin vs. London

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Julia Holter on the Beatles, Depression, Parenthood, Streaming, and the Art of Being Controlling

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Glitterer's Ned Russin on Feeling Lonely, Pennsylvania Punk, and Tumblr

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Real Estate's Martin Courtney and Alex Bleeker on Money, Streaming, Coming Together, and the Bygone 2010s

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IDLES' Mark Bowen on Getting Rejected by Geoff Barrow, Suffering the Grammys, and Facing Misconceptions

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Actress' Darren Cunningham on Chess, Parenthood, Minecraft, Clubbing, and the Beautiful Game

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Grandaddy's Jason Lytle on Animals, Stepping Away from Touring, and the Toxicity of Social Media

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Baker's Dozen: PACKS, $uicideboy$, Water From Your Eyes

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Militarie Gun's Ian Shelton on NOFX, Angry Fans, Hardcore, and Politics

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Jonathan Garrett on Pitchfork's Early Days, the End of an Era, and the Perils of Professionalism

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Baker's Dozen: Ecco2k, Bullion, Kash Doll, and a New and Exciting Update

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Baker's Dozen: Flume, Narrow Head, the National

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Owen Ashworth on Songwriting, San Francisco, and Running One of Indie Rock's Best Labels

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Cole Escola on Amy Sedaris, DIY, Broken Ecosystems, and Their Great New Special

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George Riley on Raves, the South London Scene, and the Power of Delusional Self-Belief

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Cafuné's Noah Yoo on Going Viral, Music Writing, Touring With Chvrches, and Touching Grass

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Andrew Savage on Painting, Working with John Parish, and Beating the Slacker Allegations

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L'Rain's Taja Cheek and Ben Chapoteau-Katz on Hockey, Vacations, Radiohead, and the Mysterious Allure of the Saxophone

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Miya Folick on Quitting Drugs, Watching Gossip Girl, and Getting Bored With Pop

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Jonathan Rado on Mourning Richard Swift, Working with the Killers, and the "End" of Foxygen

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Sen Morimoto on Sooper Records, Chicago, the Music Press, and Sonic Synthesis

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Frost Children on the Midwest, Bloghouse, New York City, and the Sentience of Bob Dylan

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Little Hiatus Update

Hello! Just hanging a note on here that the newsletter's on a brief pre-holiday hiatus while I catch up on some things...will be back to publishing the week after Thanksgiving, after some chats with paid subscribers it looks like I will probably be going back to one

Beirut's Zach Condon on Mental Illness, Not Touring, Being Pigeonholed, and Going It Alone

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Teenage Halloween's Luk Hendricks on Hot Sauce, DIY, and the Magic of New Jersey

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Beach Fossils' Dustin Payseur on Touring With Post Malone, Band Fights, Parenthood, and the Early 2010s

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The Drums' Jonny Pierce on the Past, Facing Childhood Trauma, and the Essence of Vulnerability

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Bombay Bicycle Club's Jamie MacColl on Relationships, Collaboration, the UK Music Press, and Tackling Cybercrime

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DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ on Long Albums, Lo-Fi House, and Pursuing the Pop Dream

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Squirrel Flower on Chicago, Creativity, COVID, and Surviving as a Musician

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Loraine James on Emo, Starfield, and Finding the Voice That Fits

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Animal Collective's Brian "Geologist" Weitz on Songcraft, Touring, Misconceptions, Money, and Passing Music Down

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Roosevelt on Imposter Syndrome, Remixes, and the Cultural Politics of Singing in English

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Alan Palomo on Humor, Filmmaking, the Music Industry, and Looking Back at Looking Back

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Bibio on Nostalgia, Guitars, Perfume, Group Chats, and Chasing the Dream of the Real

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Housecleaning Post

Just two quick things really: 1. No Baker's Dozen today! That's right, only one this week, apologies—but it'll be back to regular two-a-week frequency next week, which will be a busier week than usual around these parts too. 2. If you're

Field Medic on Sobriety, Tattoos, Working with Chris Walla, and the Insatiable Creative Urge

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Speedy Ortiz's Sadie Dupuis on Collaboration, DIY, and Musicians vs. Music Criticism

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Jeff Rosenstock on Aaron Carter, Video Games, Bleakness, and the Ups and Downs of Doing It Live

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The Clientele's Alasdair MacLean on Miles Davis, Nostalgia, the Music Industry, and the Future of the Clientele

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Pelican's Trevor DeBrauw on Metal, Touring Realities, and The Challenges of Being a Music Publicist

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Jessy Lanza on Socializing, Self-Obsession, R&B, and Feeling Outside the Club

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Mount Kimbie's Kai Campos on Bombing Live, Making Money, and Feeling Out of Place at the Club

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Palehound on Vulnerability, Dropping Out of College, and Learning by Teaching

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The Japanese House on Breaking Up In a Throuple, Feeling Genderqueer, and the Power of Perspective

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The Album Leaf's Jimmy LaValle on San Diego Days, the Locust, Working with Benson and Moorhead, and His Storied Career

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Week Off Notice

Hello! This is a brief update to say that...there will be no updates this week. Sometimes I need to make relatively last-minute calls to take a week off from newsletter posts due to personal matters, and this is indeed one of those weeks. Regular posting will resume next week,

Man On Man on Queerness in Indie Rock, Controversy, and Community

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Juan Wauters on Living in Uruguay, 2010s Memories, and the Fear of Change

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Protomartyr's Joe Casey on Getting Robbed, Confronting Grief, and the Poison of Nostalgia

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Baker's Dozen: Paramore, Drake, and Saint Etienne's Eternal Influence

Today's Baker's Dozen—a weekly thing for paid subscribers of Larry Fitzmaurice's Last Donut of the Night newsletter—is free! This is a taste of what paying subscribers get at least once, sometimes twice, a week beyond what I usually share on here for

Baker's Dozen: Kimbra, EARTHGANG, and the Curious Case of Gwen Stefani

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Baker's Dozen: Leon Vynehall, Tee Grizzley, and Hauntological Mourning

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Michelle Lhooq on Drugs, Death, and the Eternal Quest for Counterculture

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Avalon Emerson on Buying Music, Arthur Russell, and Her Incredible New Album

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Jana Horn on Fiction, Faith, and the Ups and Downs of Teaching

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Jaime Brooks on Elite Gymnastics, the Internet, and the End of the Music Industry

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Baker's Dozen: Aimee Mann, Bad Bunny, and Limp Friggin' Bizkit

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Frankie Rose on Going to Beauty School, Her New Album, and What Indie Really Means

Frankie Rose has a great new album out, it's called Love as Projection. I've enjoyed her music throughout the years and, if you've been reading the newsletter for a while, you know I love checking in with indie artists that blew up in the

Avey Tare on Touring, Nirvana, Animal Collective's Legacy, and His Great New Solo Album

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