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Mary Lattimore, “Goodbye, Hotel Arkada”

On her fifth solo LP, the experimental harpist, composer, and vocalist finds uneasy solace in the shoegaze sound and goth gauziness of the late ’80s.

October 11, 2023

The Birthday Party; Tivoli Hotel; Adelaide; Jan 1981

EssayFilm + TV
New The Birthday Party Doc “Mutiny in Heaven” Is Among the Season’s Most Shocking Horrors

The new Ian White–directed film portrays Nick Cave’s post-punk noise act during their fast, furious flame out between 1977 and 1983.

September 29, 2023
In Conversation
The Self-Invention of Don Letts

The musician, filmmaker, artist, and taste-maker discusses his debut solo album Outta Sync—and the lifetime of creative projects that preceded it.

September 28, 2023
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Oneohtrix Point Never, “Again”

Daniel Lopatin’s “speculatively autobiographical” tenth album marries a handful of his past styles, soulful vibes, and sample tricks into one future-forward, frothing, fluid stream of sound.

September 28, 2023
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James Brandon Lewis / Red Lily Quintet, “For Mahalia, with Love”

The jazz saxophonist sets his sights on gospel legend Mahalia Jackson with a holy, avant-garde litany of spiritually enhanced songs equally inspired by Coleman and Mingus.

September 25, 2023
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Devendra Banhart, “Flying Wig”

With the aid of producer Cate Le Bon, the psych-folk songwriter’s Mexican Summer debut swaps crinkly textures for something uncharacteristically glossy.

September 22, 2023
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The National, “Laugh Track”

The band’s surprise-released companion piece to First Two Pages of Frankenstein is the lonely monster’s book’s end—dogeared and bleaker, but somehow more dynamic.

September 19, 2023
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The Who, “Who’s Next/Life House” (Super Deluxe Edition)

The goal of this reissue of the band’s iconic 1971 LP is to fully present Townshend’s vision for the deity-driven conceptual production it replaced.

September 18, 2023
Transitions and Traditions with Chief Adjuah

The trumpeter-composer formerly known as Christian Scott talks creating new worlds—and more new instruments—with his latest album Bark Out Thunder Roar Out Lightning.

September 13, 2023
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James Blake, “Playing Robots Into Heaven”

On his sixth record, the analog-electronic atmosphere ace returns to the creepy, glitchy instrumentalism and blip-breezy softcore dubstep that got him here in the first place.

September 11, 2023
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Beastie Boys, “Hello Nasty” (Deluxe Edition)

The Beasties’ 1998 future-forward, mid-career opus gets expanded into a four-LP box set with rarities, remixes, a coffee table book, and more for its 25th anniversary.

September 08, 2023
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jaimie branch, “Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war))”

The trumpeter and composer’s posthumous third album seamlessly blends free improvs with a psych-punkish vibe, Latin rhythms, and an opulent sense of string-driven harmonics.

August 29, 2023
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Bebel Gilberto, “João”

The daughter of João Gilberto takes back her heritage with a tribute to her father that retains the spare, skeletal qualities of her own best electronic-laced work.

August 28, 2023
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Talking Heads, “Stop Making Sense” [Deluxe Version]

Re-released with additional live tracks for its 40th anniversary, the soundtrack to Jonathan Demme’s concert film portrays the band’s command of frenetic rhythm and liquid ambience joined for something uniquely forceful and offbeat.

August 16, 2023
In Conversation
Public Image Ltd at the End of the World

John Lydon discusses the heavy themes at the center of his post-punk project’s 11th album, End of World.

August 14, 2023
Reviews
Depeche Mode, “Sounds of the Universe: The 12″ Singles”

The new singles/remix collection from the band’s 2009 LP sounds surprisingly modern—glossy in spots, but with a sense of sweaty edginess necessary for the dancefloor.

August 11, 2023
Art & CultureFilm + TVIn Conversation
The Mad, Innovative Genius of Ernie Kovacs

Kovacs curator Josh Mills discusses his new book Ernie in Kovacsland and the legacy of the early TV and radio figure’s unique comic voice.

August 11, 2023
Reviews
Neil Young, “Chrome Dreams”

Initially scheduled for a 1977 release, this mostly acoustic project is defined by memorably raw melodies and impeccable sequencing—it’s the most potent of Young’s many “almost” LPs.

August 10, 2023
In Conversation
Amanda Shires on the Road to “Loving You”

With her new covers LP alongside Bobbie Nelson out now, the songwriter discusses working with the late pianist, as well as getting her start with the help of another icon of Texas music.

August 03, 2023
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Stevie Nicks, “Complete Studio Albums & Rarities”

This first-ever all-oeuvre study of the Fleetwood Mac vocalist’s solo music is mystical (of course), fragrant, and funky, all of it aging like fine wine no matter what the vintage.

July 31, 2023
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