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Freelance culture journalist, music critic, and content writer and editor.

Hues
December 10, 2020 0

Fana Hues Sees All Sides of Heartbreak on ‘Hues’ (for Paste Magazine)

Album Review / Paste Magazine / Pop / R&B

Click here to read: “The California newcomer’s debut collection is an immensely promising, no-holds-barred reflection on bad relationships and their aftermath.”

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FLOOD's Best Songs of 2020
December 09, 2020 0

FLOOD’s Best Songs of 2020

Blurb / Electronic / FLOOD Magazine / List / Pop / Rock / Year-End Coverage

Click here to read my blurbs about Romy’s “Lifetime” and Perfume Genius’ “On the Floor.”

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FLOOD's Best Albums of 2020
December 08, 2020 0

FLOOD’s Best Albums of 2020

Blurb / FLOOD Magazine / Folk / List / Year-End Coverage

Click here to read my blurb about Eartheater’s Phoenix: Flames Are Dew Upon My Skin.

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ALIAS
November 19, 2020 0

Shygirl’s Swagger Is Persistent but Nuanced on ‘ALIAS’ (for Paste Magazine)

Album Review / Electronic / Hip-Hop / Paste Magazine

Click here to read: “Shygirl’s consistently puffed-up swagger manages to illuminate her nuanced but aggressive persona.”

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Jesse Kivel by David Kitz
November 12, 2020 0

Jesse Kivel’s Guide To Los Angeles Via the Landmarks of ‘Infinite Jess’ (for FLOOD Magazine)

Feature / FLOOD Magazine / Pop / Rock

Click here to read: “Kivel’s new LP is his memory map of LA, so we invited him to walk us through his version of the city.”

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Dirty Projectors 5EPs
November 11, 2020 0

Dirty Projectors Rotate Roles on the Slightly Spotty ‘5EPs’ (for Paste Magazine)

Album Review / Paste Magazine / Pop / Rock

Click here to read: “Indie vet Dave Longstreth’s new backing band has strengths aplenty, but sometimes, he gets in their way.”

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October 30, 2020 0

We Need to Occupy the Streets If Trump Claims Victory (for 215 People’s Alliance)

Op-Ed / Social/Politics

Click here to read my hot take, for a Philly group I organize with, on how and why to resist, act, and disobey if not all votes are counted.

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Knot
October 28, 2020 0

Knot on Returning to Music and Living an Explicitly Political Life (for FLOOD 11)

Feature / FLOOD Magazine / Multi-Source Reporting / Print / Rock

Click here to read: “The Boston rock band Krill is back with a new name, a new member, years of activist experience, and plenty to say about living politically.”

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Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea
October 23, 2020 0

On “Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea,” PJ Harvey Accidentally Predicted America (for FLOOD Magazine)

Anniversary piece / Essay / FLOOD Magazine / Rock

Click here to read: “As the mercurial British artist’s fifth album turns 20, its unintentional foreshadowing of the U.S.’s bleak future remains unsettling.”

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Sooper Records
October 21, 2020 0

Sooper Records Gives Back to Chicago (for FLOOD 11)

Electronic / Feature / FLOOD Magazine / Label Profile / Multi-Source Reporting / Pop / Print / R&B / Rock

Click here to read one of my two contributions to FLOOD’s 11th print edition: “NNAMDÏ, Sen Morimoto, Glenn Curran, KAINA, and Blacker Face, the label’s co-founders and artists, wind up. . .

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