GIRLPOOL The band that eats strawberries together stays together. Kacie Tomita There’s a moment in the middle of “123”—the stunning opening track from Girlpool’s new record, Powerplant—that crystallizes the 28 minutes to come. As the second verse draws to a close, crashing drums announce an ambitious step forward for the formerly percussion-less duo. But Harmony […]
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Girlpool’s Powerplant Is an Album of Uncommon Depth
The Duo Takes Risks Without Losing Their Radical Vulnerability
On their new album, Girlpool takes risks without losing their radical vulnerability.
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Allison Crutchfield’s Solo Debut Plays Like a Dark and Weary Travelogue
ALLISON CRUTCHFIELD AND THE FIZZ Fruit smoothies for all! Jesse Riggins Allison Crutchfield’s debut solo LP Tourist in This Town plays like a dark and weary travelogue. The new record finds her processing personal tectonic shifts against the backdrop of far-flung locales while touring as a member of her twin sister Katie’s band Waxahatchee. Originally […]
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Love and Nostalgia: Allison Crutchfield’s Solo Debut Processes a Tectonic Shift
Tourist in This Town Plays Like a Dark and Weary Travelogue
Allison Crutchfield’s solo debut, Tourist in This Town, plays like a dark and weary travelogue.
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Trying to Love the Red Hot Chili Peppers, a Band That’s Easy to Hate
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS The gentlemen responsible for the lyrics “Chicka chicka dee/Do me like a banshee.” Steve Kero 1) They’re actually the cheesiest band ever. Anthony Kiedis and the other Chili Peppers clearly try hard to cultivate a tough-guy sex symbol exterior, which would be completely grating if they weren’t the most endearingly cheesy […]
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Five Reasons the Red Hot Chili Peppers Are Maybe Okay?
In Which I Try to Love a Band That’s Easy to Hate
I try to love a band that’s easy to hate.