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Tag: songwriting

Aaron Beam (Red Fang) Talks Neil Finn’s Dizzy Heights

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By Aaron Beam | February 19, 2014
By Aaron Beam | February 19, 2014

Aaron Beam (Red Fang) Talks Neil Finn’s Dizzy Heights

Most people will be familiar with Neil Finn through his work in the '80s with Crowded House. A few years after their release, I began to appreciate...

David Bazan (Pedro the Lion) Talks Sun Kil Moon’s Benji

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By David Bazan | February 7, 2014
By David Bazan | February 7, 2014

David Bazan (Pedro the Lion) Talks Sun Kil Moon’s Benji

This record moves me deeply. So does the previous Sun Kil Moon record, 2012's Among the Leaves, and the two records under Mark Kozelek's..

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
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...

Amy Ray (Indigo Girls) Talks Against Me!’s Transgender Dysphoria Blues

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By Amy Ray | January 22, 2014
By Amy Ray | January 22, 2014

Amy Ray (Indigo Girls) Talks Against Me!’s Transgender Dysphoria Blues

I’m not a music writer. I don’t really know how to distill songs and sounds into descriptive language. A great music critic can make you really...

Anaïs Mitchell Talks James Vincent McMorrow’s Post Tropical

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By Anaïs Mitchell | January 20, 2014
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...

Devon Welsh (Majical Cloudz) Talks Mutual Benefit’s Love’s Crushing Diamond

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By Devon Welsh | December 20, 2013
By Devon Welsh | December 20, 2013

Devon Welsh (Majical Cloudz) Talks Mutual Benefit’s Love’s Crushing Diamond

To me, Mutual Benefit's debut Love’s Crushing Diamond is foremost about the constant passage of momentary time and the recognition of this...

Rennie Sparks (the Handsome Family) Talks Barry McCormack’s Cut Throat Lane

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By Rennie Sparks | October 31, 2013
By Rennie Sparks | October 31, 2013

Rennie Sparks (the Handsome Family) Talks Barry McCormack’s Cut Throat Lane

Barry McCormack’s songs are gritty short films that deeply and sensitively evoke the dark, damp streets of modern Dublin. It feels like it's been...

Luke Temple (Here We Go Magic) Talks Cass McCombs’ Big Wheel and Others

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By Luke Temple | October 16, 2013
By Luke Temple | October 16, 2013

Luke Temple (Here We Go Magic) Talks Cass McCombs’ Big Wheel and Others

I was rather late to the game of songwriting. I recorded my first album when I was 30 and, as with most first attempts, it was, at least to me...

Autry Fulbright (Midnight Masses, …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead) Talks Chelsea Wolfe’s Pain Is Beauty

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By Autry Fulbright | September 2, 2013
By Autry Fulbright | September 2, 2013

Autry Fulbright (Midnight Masses, …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead) Talks Chelsea Wolfe’s Pain Is Beauty

"Don't be ashamed to weep; 'tis right to grieve. Tears are only water, and flowers, trees, and fruit cannot grow without water. But there must be...

Jana Hunter (Lower Dens) Talks King Krule’s 6 Feet Beneath the Moon

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By Jana Hunter | August 26, 2013
By Jana Hunter | August 26, 2013

Jana Hunter (Lower Dens) Talks King Krule’s 6 Feet Beneath the Moon

This is a record I want to like. I've felt this way a lot about King Krule. I like Archy Marshall, the little I know of him via his public presence.

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