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…
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…