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Matador Records

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  • Allyson McCabe
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Wanted/Needed/Loved: Snail Mail’s Beloved Books

  • Allyson McCabe and Esme Blegvad
  • July 18, 2019
Wherever I go out on tour, I always have a book with me, and another for when I’m finished.
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Wanted/Needed/Loved: Ira Kaplan’s Favorite Pit Stops

  • Allyson McCabe and Esme Blegvad
  • May 10, 2018
To pull into a rest area and get a bag of KFC or McDonald’s or whatever is kind of soul crushing, or at least it is for us.
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The Intersection of Hope and Despair: Talking with Julien Baker

  • Jonathan McDaniel
  • March 30, 2018
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.  
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Album of the Week: Historian by Lucy Dacus

  • Guia Cortassa
  • March 6, 2018
"Someone's profession. Feels like my name more than a musician."
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Album of the Week: Julien Baker’s Turn Out the Lights

  • Guia Cortassa
  • October 31, 2017
"Passivity is a tacit endorsement of evil we are too afraid to oppose actively. You can’t just always let go."
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Steve Gunn’s “Ancient Jules”

  • Liz Wood
  • May 12, 2016
Steve Gunn is coming out with an album June 3 on Matador Records, and has shared a new single at NPR in anticipation of the upcoming release. “Ancient Jules” sees Gunn’s voice…
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