UK band Dry Cleaning have released their first new single since signing to 4AD back in March. On "Scratchcard Lanyard," frontperson Florence Shaw dryly scrolls though a litany of mundanities before noting "Do everything and feel nothing" in the chorus,… Read More
Cakes da Killa knows there’s nothing more lethal than a deep cut swiftly dealt. The Brooklyn rapper is a master of unrelenting flows and skewering affronts, made all the more ruthless by his razor’s-edge humor. On the new EP Muvaland,… Read More
At least one central idea of the new jazz of the 21st century is the flat-out rejection of the neo-traditional jazz purism represented by Wynton Marsalis during his first decade or so. That purism was laced with a rejection of… Read More
Excerpted from Automation and the Future of Work by Aaron Benanav (footnotes omitted). Copyright 2020 Verso Books. Used with permission of the Verso Books. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the… Read More
Loneliness. It’s a feeling we all know too well, especially during this year of COVID-19, when many of us have been confined to our homes, self-isolating and desperate for human connection. Filled with introspection, frustration, and disappointment, Paul at Home… Read More
Rainbow Bridge is a 1971 film directed by Chuck Wein centering on the late 1960s counterculture on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Filmed with non-professional actors and without a script, it features largely improvised scenes with a variety of characters.… Read More
So much music comes out all the time, so starting today, we're turning our monthly playlist into a weekly playlist, to better keep track of all the songs we like as they come out. This week's playlist also includes songs… Read More
Following a whopping three albums in 2019, Brooklyn rapper Your Old Droog had a comparatively quieter 2020, but last month he released the new single "Ukraine," and now he announced a new album, Dump YOD: Krutoy Edition, due December 4… Read More
Chilly Gonzales released his holiday album A very chilly christmas today where he brings his minimal, classy, instrumental magic style to a whole bunch of standards new and old on the album, from "Silent Night" and "O Come All Ye Faithful:… Read More
It’s difficult to pick out a single incident in Emily Hashimoto’s A World Between to serve as example of the messy relationship dynamics between protagonists Emily and Leena. The finely crafted, emotionally wrought moments that’ll leave readers furiously flipping pages… Read More