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Paul Leary, “Born Stupid”

On his first solo record in 30 years, Leary reconvenes Butthole Surfers–style caustic silliness.

March 10, 2021
Reviews
Bob Dylan, “1970”

This mini-box features fluidly funky outtakes from often-neglected album sessions, together with a mystery recording with George Harrison.

March 09, 2021
In Conversation
Loss, Love, and Lust: In Conversation with Jane Birkin

The Anglo-Franco icon discusses the ghosts that fill her recent album “Oh ! Pardon tu dormais…”

March 09, 2021
Reviews
Ron Gallo, “PEACEMEAL”

Gallo’s latest is more softcore, left-field hip-hop and gentle psychedelia than his usual punk/pop vibe.

March 08, 2021
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Nick Cave & Warren Ellis, “Carnage”

The pair’s latest is a theatrical, diabolically abstract, and damningly depressive work with a blinding brightness at the end of the tunnel.

March 05, 2021
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Adrian Younge, “The American Negro”

Younge’s bold new music/spoken word LP is his most stirring, politicized, and down-to-earth release to date.

February 24, 2021
Film + TV
Our Streets Are Our Office: on “Judas and the Black Messiah”

Shaka King’s new movie examines the largely untold story of BPP Chairman Fred Hampton, whose assassination was instigated by the FBI.

February 22, 2021
Art & Culture
Barbarous Nomenclature: Devendra Banhart Shows Off His Paintings in His First Solo Art Exhibition

Banhart walks us through his new exhibit “The Grief I Have Caused You,” which runs through March 20 in LA and virtually.

February 19, 2021
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Django Django, “Glowing in the Dark”

All the diversity on the oddly alluring neo-psych group’s fourth record doesn’t always make for great intrigue.

February 17, 2021
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Dusty Springfield, “The Complete Atlantic Singles 1968-1971”

These Southern-rubbed and Philly-styled recordings open the vocalist up to a freedom she never experienced before or after.

February 16, 2021
In Conversation
In Conversation: Michael C. Hall and Princess Goes to the Butterfly Museum Take Us on a Journey

Hall, Peter Yanowitz, and Matt Katz-Bohen on their new electronic art-rock noise record “Thanks for Coming.”

February 16, 2021
The Reissue of “A Year with Swollen Appendices” Is Essential Brian Eno

Between the reissue of his diary and the 2020 releases of his collab with brother Roger Eno and his first collection of film scores, it feels like we’re undergoing another Eno-aissance.

February 12, 2021
Art & CultureIn Conversation
In Conversation: The Weird World of Lushlife

With a recent children’s book, a new single, and an up-coming EP, Raj Haldar proves he’s all in the family.

February 11, 2021
Reviews
Tommy James & the Shondells, “Celebration: The Complete Roulette Recordings 1966-1973”

A deep dive into pop’s rare past with a man who made the journey bold, original, and downright frisky.

February 03, 2021
In Conversation
In Conversation: The Avalanches on the Hailstorm of Feeling That Is “We Will Always Love You”

Tony Di Blasi and Robbie Chater talk collaboration, efficient songwriting, and David Berman following the release of their third LP.

February 01, 2021
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Martin Gore, “The Third Chimpanzee”

This rare solo release from the Depeche Mode songwriter is memorably haunting.

January 29, 2021
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Langhorne Slim, “Strawberry Mansion”

The write raw-boned, ruined country anthems of “Strawberry Mansion” make it a neighborhood worth visiting.

January 28, 2021
Reviews
Richard Hell and the Voidoids, “Destiny Street Complete”

These demos and fuller, remixed recordings show off more of the Albert-Ayler-meets-Iggy-Pop thing that Hell and his band probably intended.

January 25, 2021
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Iggy and The Stooges, “You Think You’re Bad, Man: Road Tapes ’73-’74” + “From K.O. to Chaos”

Iggy Pop’s last gasp with the original Stooges is hyper-energized and essential listening alongside the official canon.

January 19, 2021
Jet Boy Gone: Remembering New York Dolls’ Sylvain Sylvain

The glam-punk guitarist has passed away at the age of 69 after a two-year battle with cancer.

January 15, 2021
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