Long Pond Studios, the upstate New York location where Aaron Dessner has churned out record after record for both himself and his collaborators, is the musical gift that keeps on giving. Its latest creative output is the National‘s newly-announced ninth studio album First Two Pages of Frankenstein, set for release …
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St. Vincent, Erykah Badu, and Phoebe Bridgers will headline the 2021 Pitchfork Music Festival, taking place September 10th through 12th at Union Park in Chicago. Bridgers will headline the first day of the festival, September 10th, which will also boast performances from Big Thief, Animal Collective, Yaeji, Black Midi, Kelly …
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Two months after the internet freaked out over Phoebe Bridgers smashing her guitar on Saturday Night Live, the instrument has sold for $101,500 at the 2021 GLAAD Media Awards. The guitar sold last week during the livestream event, where Bridgers was nominated for Outstanding Breakthrough Musical Artist. The money will …
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Towards the end of Phoebe Bridgers‘ new track, “Garden Song,” she captures her songwriting prowess in just two lines: “Everything’s growing in our garden/You don’t have to know that it’s haunted.” Since her 2017 debut, Stranger in the Alps, Bridgers has garnered fans by skillfully blending beauty with darkness, and …
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What is it about dashed expectations that breed singer-songwriters? As the Sixties dream cratered, a golden era peaked in Laurel Canyon — think Joni, Jackson, Sweet Baby James — with a tendency towards wistful solipsism. Now, a new one is blooming as the American experiment contemplates its doom. Father John …
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