The poet and critic Hanif Abdurraqib wrote the following introduction to an essay about the suicide of Scott Hutchison, singer/songwriter of the great Scottish band, Frightened Rabbit: “Friend, you might not be able to relate, but there is no easy way to explain that there are days when I haven’t wanted to …
Does anyone have an explanation for 2020? Anyone? Yeah, neither do I. In other years I’ve tried to say something wry and bleak but ultimately hopeful about the current state of affairs, but I really don’t have anything. The best I can do is this: support Black Lives Matter and remember that …
Modern philosopher-king Nick Miller once opined thusly, “I like getting older. I feel like I’m finally aging into my personality.” I feel that more and more every year, but this year, I often found myself wondering if that meant the most important musicians to me would start disappointing more frequently. I wrote …
Albums 1. Thrashing Thru the Passion – The Hold Steady 2. i,i – Bon Iver 3. basking in the glow – Oso Oso 4. Chasing Summer – SiR 5. Immunity – Clairo 6. -Ugh, Those Feels Again – Snoh Aalegra 7. Lover – Taylor Swift 8. Port of Miami 2 – Rick …
