Present Tense
Mike ConklinPresent Tense is a daily newsletter from music writer Mike Conklin for lifelong listeners who are committed to making room for new music—following the threads from the records that shaped us to the ones being made right now.
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A Fall Favorite Is on Its Way
Given that my goal here is to share music that you maybe haven’t heard and to describe it or contextualize it in a way that compels you to actually go check it out, I will sometimes diverge from the agreed-upon order of operations when it c...
This Concert Recording Kept Me Up Till 2 AM the Other Night
I’ve written before about the sad (but not that sad) reality that I watch far more “live” music on the internet than I do in person these days, mostly due to a combination of laziness and mild logistical challenges that I could certainly ov...
I Tried to Learn About Suno and A.I. Music and It Went Very Poorly
I sometimes feel like I should do a better job keeping up with the day-to-day goings-on in the music industry. I see lots of super-long and deeply researched pieces about it on Substack every week—about vinyl sales vs. CD sales, about how r...
A New Single, a Classic Sandwich, and a Debate Over Air-Conditioning
When I was a kid, my parents adhered quite adamantly to the idea that if you were to have a window open while also running the air conditioner, whether you were in a car or your home, you were 100% “going to let the cold air out.” In retros...
3 Songs You Need to Hear Right Now
These preambles have been getting a little unwieldy around here lately, so we’re gonna get right to it today with, count ‘em, three new songs I think you should check out this week. See how efficient I can be?
“Graduation” by Frances De...
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A music-loving suburban dad and longtime media professional with a ton of records, more guitars than necessary and lots of thoughts on creativity, community and the power of both.
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