music essay
Keane’s Under the Iron Sea is a Masterpiece of Modern Pop
Spring Silver goes to bat for the record 16 years later.
Toward A More Gentle Presence
Benedict Kupstas (Field Guides) on birdwatching, art, and humility.
John Strohm (Blake Babies) Revisits the Insecurity, Neurosis, and Big Dreams of Sunburn
On what it was like to be a “college rock” band on the verge in 1990.
Role Models: When Mariah Carey Sings, Lucy Liyou Hears an Infinite Mythos
The experimental artist meditates on the legend, syllable-by-syllable.
Viv Radio Ayiti!
Leyla McCalla on the academic origin of her new record, Breaking the Thermometer, inspired by Haiti’s rebel radio.
Light For the Midnight
Al Spx on relearning how to care for herself and her career after being misdiagnosed as schizophrenic.
Ed Schrader’s Personal Guide to Nightclub Daydreaming
On being their full self, in both art and life.
In An Era Of Smothering Control, The Fall Gave Me Freedom
Morgan Enos (Other Houses) on why Hex Enduction Hour makes him feel alive.
Liberate Us From Being “Playlisted”
Liam Benzvi talks Spotify and songwriting in the age of playlists.
Role Models: Chad Clark (Beauty Pill) on Suzanne Vega and Finding Power in Restraint
The guitarist/producer talks the singer’s subtle punk rebellion.
