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Marisa Anderson's guitar-cheology
"The Anthology of UnAmerican Folk Music," is an exploratory, impressionist history lesson. It digs deep.
Marisa Anderson (📸 by Shaun Astor)
New song of the day #54: Seu Jorge w/ Beck "River Man" (Nick Drake)
The David Bowie-obsessed one man Greek chorus of Wes Anderson's "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" — who is also among the greatest Brazilian singers of his generation — has a way with a cover.
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An Elliott Smith seance. Korean funk. Thai psych. Jazz guitar discourse. Lee Perry's krautrock.
Plus: Reyna Tropical's cumbia genealogy. Marimba rondelays. Beth Orton. Cinder Well, Souled American. A streaming playlist of 100+ new songs, w/ notes (per usual).
Leenalchi. (📸: STUDIO TEO)
Country's nouvelle vague
Is the twang renaissance an overdue cultural reclamation, or just timely branding? Thoughts on new music that’s reverent, rootsy, campy, critical + very good. Plus: playlists!
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Music & adjacent pleasures. Books: "Lou Reed: The King of New York" + "Love Goes To Buildings On Fire." Bylines: NY Times, NPR, Guardian, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Uncut (UK). New Yorker, born + bred.
rock and pop music critic, @wsj, freelance elsewhere • former EIC @pitchfork • E.L./MSU • [email protected]
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