More Experimental Delight on Ecco2k’s PXE
PXE (2021), pronounced “pixie,” is the newest EP from multi-hyphenate artist Zak Arogundade, also known as Ecco2k. Following the release of a few singles and the artist’s debut album in 2019, PXE now move...
To all the Women I’ve Snubbed Before…
At the 2004 Super Bowl, Janet Jackson’s nipple was revealed in a performance with Justin Timberlake. He was immediately invited back; she was banned for life. In 2007, Britney Spears infamously shaved her hea...
Romanticising Whose Life? The issues with “Aesthetic” Playlists
Recently, something strange has been happening with my YouTube recommendation algorithm. I keep seeing my home page flooded with strange playlist videos with hyper-specific titles and “aesthetic” cover imag...
The duality of man, the complexity of Slowthai’s “TYRON”
“Rise and Shine, let’s get it.” These are the words that Tyron Framton, more commonly known as Slowthai, shouts on the opening track of his sophomore album, TYRON (2021). After his last public appearance ...
Need a Cure for the Winter Blues? Try Neo-perreo
This winter has been rainy, strange, and of course filled with the notes of isolation we've come to know and hate. That's partially why more than any other winter, we could all use a pick me up. Enter Neo-perre...
Burial, Thom Yorke, and Four Tet Give 2020’s End a Melancholy Soundtrack with “His Rope” / “Her Revolution”
As we move into 2021, the typical seasonal gloom is compounded by the terrors of 2020. The final months were a bleak and sad time; perhaps there was no better combination of people than Burial, Thom Yorke, and ...
Why We Still Need Atari Teenage Riot
In the age of e-girls and e-boys, TikTok anarchists, leftist meme communities, and Hyperpop, it might be time that we revisit some of our aesthetic predecessors.
One of those predecessors was in the soundt...
The Cottagecore Noise of Magic Oneohtrix Point Never
Magic Oneohtrix Point Never (2020) is possibly Daniel Lopatin (the composer behind the moniker) at his most Oneohtrix Point Never. While this may sound like nonsense, let me explain. Following the release of t...
Killing me Softly: Music’s obsession with Murder Ballads
When I was about five my mother had a cassette tape she used to play in the car all the time. There was one particular song on this tape that we both used to sing, and to this day, I still remember the lyrics....
Angst is For Everyone: The Case for Alt-Country
The 90s were a great decade for dark lipsticks, greasy hair, and movies about hackers. While a lot of that should be left in the 90s (greasy hair, I’m looking at you), I’m definitely excited about one ...