The Kyle Sowashes Resist Defeat on ‘Start Making Sense’
The Kyle Sowashes’ Start Making Sense stacks up so many satisfying classic rock moves that the concept of being out of options grows more ironic.
Thomas Britt
Thomas Britt is a Professor of Film and Video Studies at George Mason University.
Debra Fotheringham Looks Inward on ‘Valley of Annihilation’
Valley of Annihilation is Debra Fotheringham’s boldest step as a solo artist due to its more dynamic production and newly uninhibited lyrical approach.
múm Are Better Than Ever on ‘History of Silence’
History of Silence is a revelation from start to finish, because múm are back, and their adventurousness yields such compelling results. It’s their best album to date.
PUP’s Stefan Babcock Discusses the Joy and Conflict of His Band
The lead singer and songwriter of punk group PUP talks about the band’s new album, getting older, touring, and the influence of the Hold Steady’s Craig Finn.
Richard Dawson Discovers His Way Home on Captivating New LP
End of the Middle is a more streamlined Richard Dawson album that’s no less engaging and perhaps more accessible than his previous work.
There Are No Accidents on David Lynch’s ‘Mulholland Drive’
David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive unfolds in a series of desires and warnings often made under duress by unseen malevolent forces or motivated by darkness within.
Digging Deeper with Denver Emo Band A Place For Owls
Denver’s A Place For Owls discuss their new album, their relationship to emo, and the dual forces of suffering and hope in life and creative work.
Beth Gibbons Ventures Out on ‘Lives Outgrown’
Lives Outgrown seems like an outgrowth of where Beth Gibbons’ mind and talents have taken her in the past decade, which is to ruminate on how life is a vapor.
MGMT Love You to Death on ‘Loss of Life’
MGMT’s Loss of Life culminates with a run of songs about sleep, love, and death so deeply felt that it doesn’t matter if they are still joking on some level.
Grandaddy Overlay the Past on ‘Sumday: Excess Baggage’
Grandaddy’s Sumday: Excess Baggage is worthwhile for its temporality, arriving two decades removed from Sumday and being all the more affecting as a result.
Folk Songwriter Richard Dawson Discusses the Language of Time
Folkie Richard Dawson talks about his new LP The Ruby Cord, first-ever US tour, and the evergreen pleasures of Bulbils, his project with Sally Pilkington.
Everybody Stays at the Party Says Podcaster and Comedian Tom Scharpling
The Best Show creator Tom Scharpling talks with PopMatters about his memoir It Never Ends and how he reached the greatest phase of his radio/podcasting career.