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Max Freedman

Freelance arts journalist and critic, primarily focused on music.

February 24, 2022 0

Author R. Eric Thomas on the importance of getting out into the world (for The Creative Independent)

Interview / Journalism / The Creative Independent

Click here to read: “Author, playwright, and screenwriter R. Eric Thomas discusses building community, embracing confusion, and exploring many types of creative output.”

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February 23, 2022 0

SASAMI’s ‘Squeeze’ Is a Metallic Urn for the Ashes of Rage (for Paste Magazine)

Album Review / Paste Magazine / Rock

Click here to read: “On her second LP, the Los Angeles musician swaps her debut’s shoegaze for more aggressive sounds—and creates her best songs yet.”

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February 21, 2022 0

Beach House on Growing and Staying Grounded with ‘Once Twice Melody’ (for FLOOD Magazine)

FLOOD Magazine / Interview / Rock

Click here to read: “Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally discuss how their core aesthetic remains the same as they expand their sonic boundaries.”

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February 18, 2022 0

Portishead’s ‘Third’ still sounds like nothing else, including Portishead (for The A.V. Club)

Album Review / Electronic / Retrospective Review / Rock / The A.V. Club

Click here to read my Permanent Records feature on Portishead’s Third: “No artist—not even Portishead itself—has tried to re-encapsulate the album’s allure, but its influence is heard throughout modern music.”

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February 16, 2022 0

Alice Glass Works Through Her Trauma Objectively on ‘PREY//IV’ (for Paste Magazine)

Album Review / Electronic / Paste Magazine

Click here to read: “On her long-gestating debut album, Glass sounds like she’s walking through memories of being emotionally abused, rather than raging with daggers out.”

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February 14, 2022 0

FLOOD 12 Cover Story: The Community of Phoebe Bridgers’ Saddest Factory Records

Cover Story / Folk / Label Profile / Pop / Rock

Click here to read: “With her new record label, Bridgers is using an ever-growing platform to promote her musical community in Los Angeles and beyond. Here, she and the label’s…

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February 10, 2022 0

Shamir braves industrial beats—and his trauma—on the remarkable ‘Heterosexuality’ (for The A.V. Club)

Album Review / Electronic / Pop / The A.V. Club

Click here to read: “The Philly-via-Vegas musician (and Tuca & Bertie voice actor) is at his best when he’s confrontational.”

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February 10, 2022 0

Musician and artist Andrea Estella on always trying something new (for The Creative Independent)

Electronic / Interview / Pop / The Creative Independent

Click here to read: “Musician, visual artist, and costume designer Andrea Estella (Mr. Twin Sister) discusses trying any creative form that intrigues you, giving yourself more credit, and bringing a…

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January 26, 2022 0

Tambino: ‘Sin Miedo’ EP review (for Pitchfork)

Album Review / Pitchfork / Pop / Rock

Click here to read: “Brooklyn-based musician Kam Tambini layers roaring guitars, Latin rhythms, and his own low-pitched, sighing vocals to explore the mundanity of city life.”

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December 23, 2021 0

The A.V. Club’s 20 best albums of 2021: The ballots

Blurb / Electronic / Folk / List / Pop / Rock / The A.V. Club / Year-End Coverage

Click here to see my ballot for The A.V. Club’s 2021 best albums list.

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