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“ We lack the critical distance that only time affords to sort through the lasting significance of the recent past. The Twenties apparently weren’t tattooed with Roaring until a few years after they were over.

“Naming the ’00s” in the NYT

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“Brown Eyes” by Fleetwood Mac (Maulongated Version)

I could listen to this forever, but preferably, at night with a charming male and some libations. I am currently lacking the charming male, but not the drinks or the song! You win some, you lose some.

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Why don’t you just drink a real beer?
Because this one comes in a pretty bottle and tastes like candy!

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“Lover Of Mine” by Beach House

I love the fluctuations in this track. It sounds familiar, so much so that I’ve been listening to it on repeat for the past couple of days, trying to discern what sample is used to craft such a gem of a song (that at once feels contemporary and part of a distant era, the 70s).

Not to over-hype the album, of course, but the album is yet more brilliant craftsmanship from the duo. It sounds entirely of the now, perhaps because it touches upon a variety of different aesthetics (all readily available to the hungry consumer) without trying to disingenuously appropriate.

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The Chicago New Cooperative premieres today in print and online.

Jessica Reaves, who I knew while I was interning at the Chicago Tribune at the Sunday Tribune Magazine, is now writing for the Chicago News Cooperative. Her first piece, on the local implications of the new Modern Wing at the Art Institute, is now live.

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“Lovers Carvings” by Bibio

I am currently trying to listen to many of the albums that I ignored earlier this year, for whatever reason, despite the fact that I heavily listened to a lead single from the album. The above is from Bibio’s latest LP, Ambivalence Avenue, a lovely mix of spirited folk tunes and minimalist downtempo. It’s beautiful music as the end of fall nears.

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My latest post for Dossier is on one of the most interesting Tumblrs: I Love Hot Dogs, a collection of stills and reviews on some of the most eye catching, underrated, or classic films.

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New Holy Ghost!

The above premiered during “On the Fly,” a radio show for East Village Radio. Jonathan Galkin, co-founder of DFA was a guest and premiered the song in honor of the late Jerr Fuchs, who is featured on the track. The title is as yet unknown.

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“20 Years On” by Safe

Getting a little bit of an “Arthur Russell at his most straightforward” vibe.

I definitely hear the Arthur Russell, and there are touches of Thom Yorke and Justin Vernon (especially in Volcano Choir). Overall though, he just has a really unusual yet captivating voice that at times seems to glide over the music.

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The Switch, Paris by The Sartorialist

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“Crush” by Jennifer Paige

A teen pop star pre-Britney is hard to imagine now.

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On Glee, part 3:

Rachel just started singing “Crush” by Jennifer Paige, which makes my day complete. (And did you realize that song is 11 years old? I know. It was my favorite song in 5th grade.)

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The 166,000 packing peanuts Chris Jordan photographed in this work from the Running the Numbers series is equal to the number of overnight packages shipped by air in the US every hour.

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“10 Mile Stereo” by Beach House

It’s not just that the album is good, which was a given, but that the group sounds even more at one with their sound. Each song is lusher and grander. The whole thing sounds triumphant, really, especially on songs like the above.

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