James just sent me an email called Mount Kimbie that I haven’t responded to yet: “Pitchfork wrote them up just like yesterday and 50 mile view still gives me that tingly spine thing.” First I’m going to listen to the buildup three times and really drag it out, that’s when I’ll write the intro parts, [...]

Photo by Grant David Keyes I didn’t realize it at first, but Washed Out are the Air France of No Age, it’s so obvious now of course I love them. Quick side note, actually: I’m always uncomfortable referring to solo projects with band names in the singular form, I don’t know what the rule is [...]