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Greg Freeman on Jack White, Johnny English, and the Coziness of Burlington

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Car Culture on Indie Rock, Shifting Gears, and the Lost Art of Becoming a DJ

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Algernon Cadwallader on Politics, Happy Gilmore 2, and Letting the Jams Run Free

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Jens Lekman on the 2010s, Drain Gang, and Reluctantly Revisiting the Past

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King Princess on Drag, Drugs, Parasocialism, and Leaving the Major-Label System

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La Dispute on Tearing up the Rulebook, Abandoning Plan B's, and Engaging with the Real World

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Cut Copy's Dan Whitford on Design, Dance Music, and 2000s Nostalgia

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Patrick Wolf on Recovery, British Identity, and Crafting a Mental Museum

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Quannnic on Mario Kart, Virality, and Being a Backward-Thinker

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Hand Habits on Rats, the Pandemic, and Embracing Your Secret Weapon

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Pile on Optimism, Strangers, and the Arc of 2010s Indie Rock

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No Joy on Country Living, Working with Fire-Toolz, and the Hopefulness of Bugs

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Real Lies on London Summers, Romance, and Recreating a Feeling

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TOPS on Alberta, Self-Producing, and Living on Your Own Terms

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Wisp on Melanie Martinez, Smosh, Brazilian Fans, and Navigating the Music Industry

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Brandon Wardell on YouTube, Joker 2, the Podcast Economy, and the Perils of Virality

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Baker's Dozen: Kings of Leon, JHAYCO, David Gray

Yup, I'm finally back. I went on an extended vacation and had my computer break down on said vacation—fun stuff. But, hey, that's what it takes to feel restored again...we'll be operating on normal schedule on this newsletter again, there'll

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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