Pretentious Musings On Portentious Music
Chris and Dan argue about how much bullshit band press releases are full of and whether an 8-bit synth ever belongs alongside an accordion, featuring new tracks from established...
LISTEN HEREChris and Dan argue about how weird is too weird in pop music and whether or not the Drive soundtrack has any right to still be influential, featuring two...
LISTEN HEREThis Friday's special feature is a Label Spotlight, in which Dan and Chris make their cases for a couple record labels that deserve accolades along with the artists they...
LISTEN HEREChris and Dan argue about how early 90s is too early 90s and whether or not our love for an artist is diminished by a mediocre record in an...
LISTEN HEREChris and Dan argue about just how much one can rip off Pavement without being a copycat and whether there's true emotional depth to ambient music, featuring two currently...
LISTEN HEREThis Friday's special feature is Unheralded Classics, in which Dan and Chris make their cases for a couple albums that approximately no one but them would claim to be...
LISTEN HEREChris and Dan argue about how to know when an artist is jumping on a bandwagon or has a truly evolving set of inspirations and if it's possible to...
LISTEN HEREChris and Dan argue about the importance of singing in wall-of-sound indie rock and the remnants of vaporwave in 2015 dance-pop, featuring two currently beloved songs from emerging artists...
LISTEN HEREThis Friday's special feature is Music Beefs, in which Dan and Chris break down two of the most fascinating (in a gross, tabloidy way) rifts between musicians in the...
LISTEN HEREChris and Dan argue about the correct ratio of Cookie Monster screaming to whine-singing in screamo and why beloved musicians sometimes take eight years to put out another record,...
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