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Lauren Mayberry (Chvrches) Talks Dum Dum Girls’ Too True

By Lauren Mayberry | January 28, 2014

Lauren Mayberry (Chvrches) Talks Dum Dum Girls’ Too True

If, in some strange Desert Island Discs twist of fate, I was told that I was allowed to have only one trait as a musician, I would choose...

Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour) Talks Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra’s Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light on Everything

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By Corey Taylor | January 27, 2014

Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour) Talks Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra’s Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light on Everything

When I was a kid, I bought albums based on two sets of criteria: 1) if I knew the band and I’d been waiting patiently for the new release, or 2) on...

Tift Merritt Talks Doug Paisley’s Strong Feelings

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By Tift Merritt | January 24, 2014

Tift Merritt Talks Doug Paisley’s Strong Feelings

I should first begin by admitting that Doug Paisley's 2010 album Constant Companion has been my constant companion. I've heard people talk...

Mark Eitzel (American Music Club) Talks Damien Jurado’s Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son

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By Mark Eitzel | January 23, 2014

Mark Eitzel (American Music Club) Talks Damien Jurado’s Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son

Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son is a good name for a record that spins like a top shooting sparks. The production is enormous: lots...

Lauren Mayberry (Chvrches) Talks Warpaint’s Warpaint

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By Lauren Mayberry | January 21, 2014

Lauren Mayberry (Chvrches) Talks Warpaint’s Warpaint

Boyfriend and I were recently discussing what I was writing about for the Talkhouse. I told him Warpaint. He asked me if I liked the band.

Anaïs Mitchell Talks James Vincent McMorrow’s Post Tropical

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By Anaïs Mitchell | January 20, 2014

Anaïs Mitchell Talks James Vincent McMorrow’s Post Tropical

I had never heard the Irish artist James Vincent McMorrow before signing on to write about his second album Post Tropical, but I did see...

Mish Way (White Lung) Talks Black Knights’ Medieval Chamber

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By Mish Way | January 17, 2014

Mish Way (White Lung) Talks Black Knights’ Medieval Chamber

Halfway through the song “Déjà Vu” on Black Knights' debut Medieval Chamber, the beat abruptly cuts out, and a cavernous tom-tom pushes...

Gareth David (Los Campesinos!) Talks Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks’ Wig Out at Jagbags

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By Gareth David | January 16, 2014

Gareth David (Los Campesinos!) Talks Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks’ Wig Out at Jagbags

I wonder how Stephen Malkmus feels. For the most part, it's been impossible, really, to get inside his mindset throughout his near quarter-century...

Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond) Talks Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings’ Give the People What They Want

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By Shara Nova | January 15, 2014

Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond) Talks Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings’ Give the People What They Want

The backstory to Give the People What They Want is that last summer, Sharon Jones was diagnosed with stage-two pancreatic cancer. The album...

Matthew Dear Talks Broken Bells’ After the Disco

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By Matthew Dear | January 14, 2014

Matthew Dear Talks Broken Bells’ After the Disco

It's hard to think of Danger Mouse without a musical collaborator. It's as if the man cannot operate without a co-conspirator. Having worked with...