Lose Your Fear, Superstition – The Low Anthem’s “The Salt Doll Went to Measure the Depth of the Sea”
We are always on the cusp of death. At every moment, a thin veil rests between us and an infinite abyss. If we…
SXSW18 PopTheology Mixtape Vol.3
SXSW holds an embarrassment of riches – so rich, in fact, that it’s simply too much to take it all in. Also, it’s…
At SXSW18: HEAVY TRIP
From the outside, the death metal scene can seem pretty intimidating. Full of the dour and dejected, decked out in shirts depicting horrific…
SXSW18 PopTheology Mixtape Vol.2
SXSW holds an embarrassment of riches – so rich, in fact, that it’s simply too much to take it all in. Also, it’s…
SXSW18 PopTheology Mixtape Vol.1
SXSW holds an embarrassment of riches – so rich, in fact, that it’s simply too much to take it all in. Also, it’s…
At SXSW18: Making the Grade
Like Jeremy Workman’s The World Before Your Feet, Making the Grade is another surprisingly charming documentary that premiered at SXSW this year. It’s…
Song of the Spheres – A Review of Sufjan Stevens, Nico Muhly, James McAlister, and Bryce Dessner’s “Planetarium”
Much like the solar system itself, there’s almost too much going in Sufjan Stevens, Nico Muhly, James McAlister, and Bryce Dessner’s utterly epic…
It’s Been a Pleasure – A Conversation with Artist Sondre Lerche About Love, Loss, and Taking the Chance to Enjoy Life
Sondre Lerche is a romantic but he’s not hopeless. The Norwegian born – now Brooklyn based – songwriter has made a career out…
It’s Alright, We’re All Gonna Die – A Review of Sufjan Steven’s “Carrie & Lowell Live”
Sufjan Stevens is a master of finding the universal in the particular, commonality in interiority. With tangled literary allusions and esoteric spiritual ruminations,…