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Your Tape Is Our Tape: Mike Mogis Looks Back on Bright Eyes
The saga told across The Studio Albums: 2000-2011 isn't just the story of Conor Oberst's evolution as a songwriter. It's also the story of Mike Mogis's evolution as a producer.
25 Oct 2016
Music
Who Cleans Up When the Party's Over? An Interview with the Good Life
Eight years since their last effort, Tim Kasher of Cursive and Ryan Fox shake that "other band" tag by making their best, weirdest disc yet.
Dan Derks
26 Aug 2015
Music
Cursive: The Ugly Organ (Reissue)
Cursive's much-loved rage cannon of a record has been remastered, allowing one to hear every mangled guitar chord, every abused organ note, every polyp in Kasher's throat. It's makes a legendarily bilious album even more so, like watching surgery in HD.
15 Feb 2015
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Jakes Bellows: New Ocean
New Ocean is the perfect end of summer soundtrack for younger recently minted singles struggling with what-might-have-been questions and those wizened few who've finally come to terms with their bad livers and broken hearts.
11 Oct 2013
Music
Cursive: I Am Gemini
As a seminar in how not to make a concept album, very useful! As anything else...
23 Feb 2012
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Cursive's Tim Kasher Keeps Maturing in Public on His Solo Effort
An older and more experienced veteran of hundreds of shows and over a decade in the public eye, Kasher’s asking himself again what it means to be an artist in the commercial world.
Corey Beasley
26 Oct 2010
Music
Moving Mountains with Her Point of View: An Interview with the Mynabirds
Hot on the heels of the most promising debut album of 2010, Laura Burhenn of the Mynabirds divulges with PopMatters on coming to terms with being a good person through her music, working with the enigmatic Richard Swift, and why Ringo Starr is so misunderstood.
25 Aug 2010
Music
The Mynabirds: What We Lose in the Fire We Gain in the Flood
The Mynabirds offer a respite for those seeking a unique take on pop music's current trends, as this feels like a record that will endure. It announces the band as 2010's most promising newcomers.
29 Apr 2010
Music
Natural Selection: An Interview with John Davis of Title Tracks
John Davis, formerly of Q and Not U and indie darlings Georgie James, talks to PopMatters about his past breakups, covering the Boss and the Byrds, and the transition from drummer to front man for his new band Title Tracks.
Zach Hinkle
25 Mar 2010
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