music commentary
Notes on an Imaginary Version of 21 Savage’s Issa
My bootsy wi-fi is acting up, so I'ma just guess how it's gonna sound.
Haim’s Something to Tell You Is All Show
On their new album, "They are here to rock you like Queen or Bruce or Prince."
Jay-Z Goes Hella Hard—and Emo—on 4:44
“When Lemonade dropped, I had a feeling that the next Jay-Z album was about to be crazy, and I was right.”
Lil Yachty Can Go Hard When He Wants To
A track-by-track (and very sensory) review of Teenage Emotions.
An Extremely Scientific Analysis of Danzig’s Black Laden Crown
"This album sucks, but so does everything, don’t be a baby."
Was This It?
A review of Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2001-2011 from someone who lived it.
One Projection: Harry Styles and the Art of Idealism
"If Harry Styles reads this, he’ll probably hate it."
Owen Pallett on the Defiance of Intimacy in Perfume Genius’s No Shape
"Mike rides his piano bench like a white horse into a hostile town, with his middle finger raised."
Steve Sladkowski (PUP) Talks Charly Bliss’s Guppy
The guitarist airs his appreciation for the band's debut album, which he sees as a "model organism."
Victoria Ruiz (Downtown Boys) on Kendrick Lamar’s Necessary Power
In the face of white supremacy, DAMN. demands respect.
Richard Edwards (Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s) on Father John Misty’s Persona Suicide Note
“If you don’t like Pure Comedy, I’m not so sure I want you on the ark with the rest of us.”
Ned Russin (Title Fight) Tries to Solve the Riddles in Sneaks’ New Record
It’s a Myth poses a lot of questions.
