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The 2015 Talkies: Complete Listing of Talkhouse Writers’ Year-End Top Tens

January 8, 2016

The 2015 Talkies: Complete Listing of Talkhouse Writers’ Year-End Top Tens

Year-end top ten lists from Laura Jane Grace (Against Me!), Dave Depper (Death Cab for Cutie), Merrill Garbus (Tune-Yards), Spencer Tweedy and more.

The 2015 Talkies: Talkhouse Music Contributors’ Top Albums of the Year

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January 7, 2016

The 2015 Talkies: Talkhouse Music Contributors’ Top Albums of the Year

Kendrick Lamar, Sufjan Stevens, Alabama Shakes and more topped the 2015 Talkies.

Clara Bizna$$ (Hand Job Academy) Talks Freddie Gibbs’ Shadow of a Doubt

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By Clara Bizna$$ | November 23, 2015

Clara Bizna$$ (Hand Job Academy) Talks Freddie Gibbs’ Shadow of a Doubt

The drug kingpin trope is as embedded in the rap canon as cocaine residue in the ridges of an addict’s key, but Gibbs delivers a nuanced perspective.

Rollie Pemberton (Cadence Weapon) Talks Ty Dolla $ign’s Free TC

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By Rollie Pemberton | November 13, 2015

Rollie Pemberton (Cadence Weapon) Talks Ty Dolla $ign’s Free TC

With great skill and exceptional attention to detail, Ty Dolla $ign has made the transition from mixtape fixture to major label artist.

Princess Superstar Talks Le1f’s Riot Boi

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By Princess Superstar | November 9, 2015

Princess Superstar Talks Le1f’s Riot Boi

Now that it's OK to be into both club music and hip-hop, the world is FINALLY ready for Le1f.

Rollie Pemberton (Cadence Weapon) Talks Travis Scott’s Rodeo

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By Rollie Pemberton | September 16, 2015

Rollie Pemberton (Cadence Weapon) Talks Travis Scott’s Rodeo

Travis Scott says he’s “everything except a rapper” on his debut studio album. Is he right?

Rollie Pemberton (Cadence Weapon) Talks Future’s DS2

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By Rollie Pemberton | August 10, 2015

Rollie Pemberton (Cadence Weapon) Talks Future’s DS2

Future returns to the drug-fueled morass of his early work, but in the process loses some of the introspection that made that work special.

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.

Princess Superstar Talks Action Bronson’s Mr. Wonderful

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By Princess Superstar | April 17, 2015

Princess Superstar Talks Action Bronson’s Mr. Wonderful

He has a bigger budget now, but Action Bronson still doesn’t take things too seriously on his major-label debut.

Stew (Passing Strange, the Negro Problem) Talks Earl Sweatshirt’s Doris

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By Stew | March 27, 2015

Stew (Passing Strange, the Negro Problem) Talks Earl Sweatshirt’s Doris

Musical genres are as groundless as racial categories. Genres don't describe music, they describe sales categories, marketing ploys, demographic...