Wet Leather – “Secret Preference” (audio) (Premiere)
"Secret Preference" is all big boom-clap drums, silky falsetto, and funk bass.
Zach Schonfeld
Zach Schonfeld is a freelance writer, journalist, and critic based in New York. He contributes regularly to Pitchfork, Vulture, Paste Magazine, and other publications. Previously, he was a senior writer for Newsweek, where he covered culture and entertainment for the print magazine. He held a variety of positions with PopMatters and wrote for the site regularly between 2007 and 2015. He can be reached at zschonfeld(at)gmail(dot)com or on Twitter @zzzzaaaacccchhh.
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