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Of Note 009: Year's End, DIY Champs King Gizz, Ghost Music, and More

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Published: January 2, 2025 14:54

Welcome to 2025! Allow me to reintroduce myself to the many new subscribers since last month: This is Of Note, a monthly newsletter highlighting music writing worth reading from the previous month. I know many of you new subscribers found me on Bluesky. So…

December 2024: Kendrick's GNX Polarizes, Indie Rock Goes Bust, Pops Scavenger Hunts, and More

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Published: December 1, 2024 16:32

Howdy folks! November contained an absurd amount of good music writing. I’ve got 3x more bookmarks this month than any other month I’ve been writing this newsletter. Great stuff was being published right up until yesterday so if I’ve missed something,…

November 2024: Hearing Things Launches, MJ Lenderman Saturation, Stellar Laura Marling Review

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Published: November 1, 2024 13:56

Howdy folks! A wonderful thing happened this past month: Andy Cush, Dylan Green, Jill Mapes, Ryan Dombal, and Julianne Escobedo Shepherd - five extensively experienced music writers who worked for Pitchfork, The Fader, and many other publications -…

October 2024: Deep dives on Phish, Dylan and the Band, and The Softies

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Published: October 1, 2024 13:50

Howdy folks! One of my favorite things to read it when an author goes really deep into something. September hit the mark with an embedded perspective on what it’s like to experience the community around Phish, a review of an absurdly large collection of…

September 2024: The best take on Welch and Rawlings, the rise of Chappell Roan, and more

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Published: September 3, 2024 15:05

Howdy! Back when I worked in college radio, the end of summer and beginning of fall typically marked the richest time of the year for new music, or at least the last big push before the barren winter. This year I’ve found the same for music writing. I read…

August 2024: Emotional Drumming, Deciphering Childish Gambino, see/saw

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Published: August 1, 2024 16:56

Howdy! As August approaches, we’re officially in the “Dog Days,” a phrase I’ve loved for a long time. Some words are just full of sweat and humidity and the urge to squeeze everything you can out of what’s left. This month, the writing included covers the…

July 2024: Dessa on losing her voice, Chicago's feeble blues archives, and Charlie XCX vs. Lorde

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Published: July 1, 2024 15:06

Howdy! As June came and went, I hadn’t found much of any music writing that was standing out. I thought, “Maybe this will be a month I don’t have anything to put in the newsletter.” But, of course, upon digging a bit deeper, I found plenty that stuck out…

June 2024: Remembering Steve Albini, Hanif Abdurraqib on André 3000, and Food + Music

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Published: June 1, 2024 14:00

Howdy! We made it to a second newsletter! Truly a milestone. Thank you for sticking with me. Please tell your friends. Steve Albini, one of the the most influential engineers in modern music, passed away this month, just 61 years old. Most of the…

May 2024: Debuting with a full meal of music writing

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Published: May 1, 2024 14:00

Howdy! Welcome to the debut issue of Of Note. With the release of new Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, and Maggie Rogers records as well as the start of Olivia Rodrigo’s GUTS tour in the last month, there was a lot of focus on profiling and critiquing these dominant…