Feeling Distant

A couple years ago Mabe Fratti made the mistake of mentioning my name in a list of her favorite albums. I immediately sent an email proposing a collaboration. And today you can hear the first two singles. The album releases on May 22 on Tin Angel. tinangelrecords.bandcamp.com…

ICYMI: the 4th episode of my podcast 'Known Associates' dropped today, featuring the world historic goddess @annkpowers discussing her groundbreaking work as one of our best critics and some rad new projects in her current pipeline. A full fledged legend. southwestreview.com/known-as…

Right after giving us the lexicon for naming the living world, Carl Linnaeus decided to create a flower clock to tell the time of day by the bloom of different flowers themarginalian.org/2025/04/0…

i can hardly believe i’m so blessed as to be a part of this gathering on the beautiful island of patmos, to engage in conversations about the creative process and share inspiration. would you like to join us? goodworldjourneys.com/living…

The Life of a Showgirl might not have been Max Martin's best work but it got me thinking: What is? On today's Pop Pantheon, @craftingmystyle, @missmollymary, & @popsamcam join me to discuss the best of Max Martin and share our lists of the top five of all time by the pop master

Everyone always says "new Taylor album will at least make Twitter fun for a day" but that's never true lmao. Everyone bickers, stans act particularly deranged, and what's left of Music Journalism is reduced to a click-farm farce. Sucks lmao

Rolling Stone (Taylor's Version) 🧡 To celebrate #TSTheLifeofaShowgirl, we launched our first-ever homepage takeover. For 24 hours, Rolling Stone transforms its digital presence into an immersive experience complete with reviews, lists, takes, and more. rollingstone.com/

one of my favorite parts about a taylor swift album drop is getting to read the NPR review penned by @annkpowers. Like our girl Taylor, she’s got a way with words npr.org/2025/10/03/nx-s1-555… #TSTheLifeOfAShowgirl

AWOOO! This gorgeous group of local journalists (and friends) just launched the Bay Area's latest must-read worker-owned publication COYOTE today and I am beyond honored that they interviewed me and some of my heroes (Bronze Purnell, Tricia Romano, Ann Powers) to kick things off.

I'm so thrilled to have written the liner notes for Rhino's new reissue of the Replacements all-time classic 'Let It Be.' It's an LP which has aged beautifully and surprisingly, and this new set is wildly elucidating. Pre-orders available now, if you dare! pitchfork.com/news/the-repla…

Swifties, we’re Traveling straight into our feelings after hearing about #TS12 🧡 If you’re ready to Die Hot with a Vengeance after that announcement… same. So just checking in… How Are You, Really? @RobSheff writes it best in Heartbreak is the National Anthem (1/2)

Introducing 'Joni’s Jazz,' a passion project years in the making, dedicated to her greatest jazz collaborators, including Charles Mingus, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, and Jaco Pastorius. Hand-selected by Joni herself, the compilation features tracks spanning her entire catalogue, including live recordings, unreleased demos, and collaborations with other artists. Available on September 5, ‘Joni’s Jazz’ will be released on 4CD and 8LP, as well as digitally. Both the vinyl and CD versions include liner notes with rare and previously unseen photos and original artwork by Joni. Pre-order here: jm.lnk.to/JonisJazz