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Rjyan Kidwell (Cex) Talks Owl City’s Mobile Orchestra

By Rjyan Kidwell | July 17, 2015

Rjyan Kidwell (Cex) Talks Owl City’s Mobile Orchestra

The outspoken electronic musician tells us how the new Owl City album should have been made — complete with downloadable examples.

Mish Way (White Lung) Talks Institute’s Catharsis

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By Mish Way | July 16, 2015

Mish Way (White Lung) Talks Institute’s Catharsis

The band might be hard to Google, but Institute is worth looking up.

Zachary Lipez (Freshkills, Publicist UK) Talks The Pre New’s The Male Eunuch

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By Zachary Lipez | July 14, 2015

Zachary Lipez (Freshkills, Publicist UK) Talks The Pre New’s The Male Eunuch

No longer angry young men, but still on the right side of the misanthropic line, the Pre New have created an album of streamlined, joyous contempt.

Zohra Atash (Azar Swan) Talks Jenny Hval’s Apocalypse, Girl

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By Zohra Atash | July 13, 2015

Zohra Atash (Azar Swan) Talks Jenny Hval’s Apocalypse, Girl

Horribly sleep-starved, our writer is completely insane right now. But she finds solace in Jenny Hval's dreamworld.

Sadie Dupuis (Speedy Ortiz) Talks Viet Cong’s Viet Cong

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By Sadie Dupuis | July 10, 2015

Sadie Dupuis (Speedy Ortiz) Talks Viet Cong’s Viet Cong

The microscopic patchwork of playing on Viet Cong's debut album allows stagnancy to blossom into excitement. It's also quite fun.

Jenny Hval Talks Björk’s Vulnicura

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By Jenny Hval | July 8, 2015

Jenny Hval Talks Björk’s Vulnicura

What makes Björk’s new album Vulnicura so devastating? The combination of the private and the ordinary.

Dan Wilson (Semisonic) Talks Sufjan Stevens’ Carrie & Lowell

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By Dan Wilson | July 7, 2015

Dan Wilson (Semisonic) Talks Sufjan Stevens’ Carrie & Lowell

On Sufjan Stevens’ spare, lo-fi and brilliant new album, joy wages epic battle with desperation and mortality. Spoiler alert: joy wins.

Patterson Hood (Drive-By Truckers) Talks Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly

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By Patterson Hood | July 6, 2015

Patterson Hood (Drive-By Truckers) Talks Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly

On his previous album, Kendrick Lamar was a filmmaker. On his new one, he’s a writer — and maybe one of the best of his generation.

Novelist and Screenwriter Richard Christian Matheson Talks Jon Bokenkamp’s The Blacklist

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By Richard Christian Matheson | July 6, 2015

Novelist and Screenwriter Richard Christian Matheson Talks Jon Bokenkamp’s The Blacklist

When a network TV show audaciously shuns Etch-a-Sketch plotting for genuinely complex subject matter, it's something worth celebrating.

Robbie Fulks Talks Freedy Johnston’s Neon Repairman

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By Robbie Fulks | June 30, 2015

Robbie Fulks Talks Freedy Johnston’s Neon Repairman

Freedy Johnston bows to no one living as a creator of songs of lasting value — intimate, strange, universal. His latest album is no exception.