A few year ago, I saw Taylor Swift perform on her 1989 tour, at Chicago's Soldier Field. My friend and I were in a state of non-sobriety, but a few details stick out: The men's bathroom line being nonexistent; the light-up wristbands we were given, so that we could wave along in synchronicity with the music; the t-shirts for sale looking unilaterally awful, to my disappointment. Taylor was full...
In the wake of SPIN's report detailing allegations of sexual misconduct against former Real Estate guitarist Matt Mondanile from seven women, Mondanile has released a public statement, through his attorneys, regarding the allegations and his dismissal from the band in 2016. Via Pitchfork, it reads: Recently, there have been allegations and articles circulating regarding Musician Matthew Mondanile’s...
Every Destroyer album is defined by a mélange of stylistic quirks that are distinctly bottled up in Dan Bejar’s vocal takes, and amount to what makes every Destroyer record sound like a Destroyer record despite the contrasting musical scenery. The essence of Destroyer is his unmistakable, stinging vocal timbre—the poncey dropped R’s, syllable-packed cadences, and close rhymes overstuffed with...
