You’re Gone, You’re Everywhere: Cassandra Jenkins “An Overview on Phenomenal Nature”
When Cassandra Jenkin’s released An Overview on Phenomenal Nature this time last year, I had spent nearly a year of my life contemplating…
It hurts me that I have to look away: Drive-By Truckers “The Unraveling”
When Drive-By Truckers opted to have a Wes Freed-less album cover on their previous record American Band, I was taken aback. Now that…
SXSW 2019 – Andrew Bird Live From the Great Room Featuring T-Bone Burnett and Yola
Andrew Bird brought his interview and performance series “Live From the Great Room” to SXSW this year for a riveting edition featuring American…
SXSW2019 Mixtape
SX 2019 was as glorious and ridiculous as ever – an absolute smorgasbord of incredible musicians and a borderline shit-show of logistics. Running…
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…
Heavier Than Air – A Reflection on the Reunion of At The Drive-In
When I was 14, I took a chance on a record. I had heard the lead single on the local alternative stations, thought…
Born With Music Coming In My Ears – A Review of Edgar Wright’s “Baby Driver”
Think of the first time you heard a favorite song. Think of that feeling it invoked, hidden somewhere between your head and your…
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…
