Mike has been a staff writer at PopMatters since 2009. He began writing music reviews for his college paper in 2005, where he cut his teeth as an arts editor and weekly columnist. He graduated from Vassar in 2008 and is pursuing a doctoral degree in clinical psychology. He is currently writing his dissertation on the role of rejection sensitivity in online infidelity, and lives with his incredible girlfriend in a wonderful shoebox apartment in Washington, DC.
Features
Monday, August 10 2009
Beacons of Longevity: An Interview with Tortoise
Tortoise co-founder Dan Bitney discusses the past, present, and future of the band that changed indie rock forever, and continues to thrill their power base on their first original record in five years, Beacons of Ancestorship.
Reviews
Friday, December 16 2011
Miguel Migs: Outside the Skyline
Miguel Migs, better known as a house DJ and remix artist than a producer of his own material, releases a smooth, slightly better-than-average full-production album in his signature Naked Music style.
Monday, November 14 2011
Cavalier (a.k.a. Agnès): A Million Horses
Swiss techno musician Agnès puts his deep house hat on and calls himself Cavalier for A Million Horses, which adds 13 new tracks to his earlier EP of the same name.
Friday, November 11 2011
Static: Freedom of Noise
Freedom of Noise is a risky and wonderfully rich statement on the possibilities of electronic pop.
Wednesday, November 9 2011
DJ Cam: Seven
Seven is DJ Cam's first studio album in as many years, and it's a downer to its very bones.
Friday, October 28 2011
The Field: Looping State of Mind
Looping State of Mind, another record of top-tier maximalist minimalism, vaults the Field's Axel Willner from burgeoning, brilliant protégé to titan in one fell swoop.
Blogs
Monday, December 14 2009
Slipped Disc: A Sunny Day in Glasgow – Ashes Grammar
Albums that missed our Top 60 Albums list, but at least one of our writers loves.
