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Merrill Garbus (Tune-Yards) Talks Adele’s 25

By Merrill Garbus | January 6, 2016

Merrill Garbus (Tune-Yards) Talks Adele’s 25

Our writer finds herself swooning, romanced and disappointed by Adele's third album. And then she locates the appeal of this vastly popular artist.

Will Butler (Arcade Fire) Talks Grimes’ Art Angels

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By Will Butler | January 5, 2016

Will Butler (Arcade Fire) Talks Grimes’ Art Angels

With her new album, Grimes creates a giant, esoteric world teeming with all sorts of poisonous Jurassic life.

Jenn Wasner (Wye Oak, Dungeonesse, Flock of Dimes) Talks Joanna Newsom’s Divers

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By Jenn Wasner | January 4, 2016

Jenn Wasner (Wye Oak, Dungeonesse, Flock of Dimes) Talks Joanna Newsom’s Divers

This is the kind of music that demands patience and attention.

Andy Gill (Gang of Four) Talks Sleater-Kinney’s No Cities to Love

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By Andy Gill | January 1, 2016

Andy Gill (Gang of Four) Talks Sleater-Kinney’s No Cities to Love

The guitarist of iconic post-punks Gang of Four finds Sleater-Kinney flouting staid ideas about what women should do with voices and guitars.

Tim Showalter (Strand of Oaks) Talks Father John Misty’s I Love You, Honeybear

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By Tim Showalter | December 31, 2015

Tim Showalter (Strand of Oaks) Talks Father John Misty’s I Love You, Honeybear

Josh Tillman’s transition from pious to prankster on his latest album makes Tim Showalter contemplate his own fall from grace.

Daniel Lopatin (Oneohtrix Point Never) Talks Kenny G’s Brazilian Nights

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By Daniel Lopatin | December 30, 2015

Daniel Lopatin (Oneohtrix Point Never) Talks Kenny G’s Brazilian Nights

An electronic music maestro stares down a smooth-jazz travelogue by the impeccably coiffed Kenny G.

Patterson Hood (Drive-By Truckers) Talks Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly

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By Patterson Hood | December 28, 2015

Patterson Hood (Drive-By Truckers) Talks Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly

On his previous album, Kendrick Lamar was a filmmaker. On his new one, he’s a writer — and maybe one of the best of his generation.

Dan Wilson (Semisonic) Talks Sufjan Stevens’ Carrie & Lowell

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By Dan Wilson | December 25, 2015

Dan Wilson (Semisonic) Talks Sufjan Stevens’ Carrie & Lowell

On Sufjan Stevens’ spare, lo-fi and brilliant new album, joy wages epic battle with desperation and mortality. Spoiler alert: joy wins.

Jenny Hval Talks Björk’s Vulnicura

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By Jenny Hval | December 24, 2015

Jenny Hval Talks Björk’s Vulnicura

What makes Björk’s new album Vulnicura so devastating? The combination of the private and the ordinary.

Rafiq Bhatia (Son Lux) Talks Young Thug’s Slime Season 2

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By Rafiq Bhatia | December 23, 2015

Rafiq Bhatia (Son Lux) Talks Young Thug’s Slime Season 2

This is the sound of one of today’s most bewildering emcees reining in his runaway imagination in an acknowledgement of the rap game’s conventions.