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Talkhouse Music Contributors’ Top Albums of 2014
Lauren Mayberry and Iain Cook (Chvrches), Scott Devendorf (the National), Meshell Ndegeocello, Spencer Tweedy and more vote in the 2014 Talkies.
Luke Haines (the Auteurs, Black Box Recorder) Talks Aphex Twin’s Syro
Maybe Aphex Twin is a sphinx without a riddle. Maybe pop can't really sound new again. Maybe Syro is best heard with the volume down low.
Mish Way (White Lung) Talks Losing Your Voice
After a disastrous set at the Pitchfork Festival, a punk rocker learns to respect her instrument.
Daniel Schechter (Life of Crime) Talks Damien Chazelle’s Whiplash
As you watch a movie, your mind registers a million different thoughts. Here's how one filmmaker processed this year's big Sundance-winning film.
Richard Kelly (Donnie Darko) Talks David Fincher’s Gone Girl (and Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut)
Memories of early Fincher and the passing of another great director, and connecting the dots between two twisted, satirical thrillers about marriage.
Onur Tukel (Summer of Blood) Talks David Wnendt’s Wetlands
One of the most shocking and controversial movies of the year inspires not an enraged critical attack — but a cartoon.





