An East African Girl and Her White Troubadours
I was a lonely, dreamy, occasionally silly girl.
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Posts Tagged: indie music
The Intersection of Hope and Despair: Talking with Julien Baker
Julien Baker discusses her latest album, Turn Out the Lights, the ways in which she approaches writing about difficult subjects, and the redemptive power in being open about sadness.
...moreAlbum of the Week: Historian by Lucy Dacus
“Someone’s profession. Feels like my name more than a musician.”
...moreDavid the Lion
What sets Bazan apart from artists like Sufjan Stevens and Death Cab for Cutie is his willingness to get a little darker and more intimate while evoking the pathetic ironies that come from the most poetic Elvis Costello lines and the most hard hitting from the late Vic Chesnutt lyrics. Journola is an online magazine […]
...moreLetting Him Go
When Jason Molina passed from the early-indie scene, he took a litany of musical progress along with him. Luckily for us, Max Blau took notice; down by the Chicago Reader, he gives us the profile of an artist for our times: “[Jason] was large and multitudinous: commensurately inspiring and frustrating, goofy and gloomy, spontaneous and […]
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The Rumpus Interview with Luke Temple
Here We Go Magic’s Luke Temple sits down to discuss his recent solo album, the writing process, and his diverse sources of inspiration.
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Swinging Modern Sounds #50: The Big 5-0!
While it’s possible to find a lot to worry about in the world of contemporary music, there’s always something new to listen to as well, post-historical, outlying, pre- or anti- or minimally digital music. And so maybe there will be five more years of Swinging Modern Sounds.
...moreRadiohead Banned, YouTube Like Amazon?
Surprisingly, YouTube is only now getting its foot in the door with the music streaming game. Their grand entrance, according to this article at Salon, involves terms with which a large number of independent artists disagree—Radiohead, Vampire Weekend, and Animal Collective, just to name a few. YouTube is planning to block these artists from streaming. Ultimately […]
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Making Art, Making Gnomes
“No, I am not real. I am like a dude who adjunct teaches at the local college and then, in his free time, makes little gnomes. My music is a hobby. I am making fucking gnomes.”
...moreThe Rumpus Interview with Mary Lattimore
Most often associated with chamber ensembles and orchestras, the harp first gained pop music cred thanks to the Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations”
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