Rather than dwell on yet another disappointing release from the reunited Pixies, Mike Powell takes stock of the once-great band’s entire discography—from 1987’s Come on Pilgrim all the way to the new Indie City, their first album in 23 years.
listening to locust abortion technician and remembering the weirdest moments of my life
Barack and Michelle Obama’s letter to the late Chicago house originator Frankie Knuckles’ friends and family.
"Obviously, we knew the time was ripe for three middle aged dudes to play some old songs about teenage feelings, and stand around tuning guitars for a long time."
— Steve Holmes of 90s emo band American Football, who are reissuing their only album and playing their first shows together in 15 years.
Read Ryan Dombal's review of the 5xLP box-set chronicle of LCD Soundsystem's final 2011 show, The Long Goodbye: LCD Soundsystem Live at Madison Square Garden.
"I sometimes worry that serious music can only be served by serious talk, or worse, that people who like serious music can only have serious reasons for doing so. The truth is that you will probably meet just as many shallow people at a National show as you will at a Miley Cyrus show, the difference being that people at the National show are more likely to think they’re important, while people at a Miley Cyrus show are more likely to think they’re having fun."
— Mike Powell talks about what we mean when we talk about pop music with his Pitch piece "It’s Not What You Like But How You Like It".
Check out Tonje Thilesen's striking photo essay chronicling electronic pop band Hundred Waters' recent travels through the American West.
The vinyl rerelease of Scottish quartet Life Without Buildings’ brilliant (and only) proper album, Any Other City, is named Best New Reissue—read Lindsay Zoladz’s review.