Articles by Stephen Carlick
Jon Hopkins Found Inspiration for 'Singularity' in Desert Solitude
PUBLISHED May 9, 2018
Fans have waited five breathless years for Singularity, UK producer Jon Hopkins' fifth full-length, but no one is more excited for its rele...
Jon Hopkins
Singularity
PUBLISHED May 1, 2018
In contrast to its title, Jon Hopkins' fifth full-length is actually comprised of two distinct sides: from the titular opening track throug...
Jon Hopkins' 'Singularity' Is the Culmination of Self-Care, L.A. and, Yes, Our Very Conception of the Universe
PUBLISHED Apr 30, 2018
"Overall," Jon Hopkins tells Exclaim! of his forthcoming LP, "Singularity has a certain lightness to it compared to Immunity. It's less clo...
U.S. Girls Achieve Balance Between Pissed Off and Buoyant on 'In a Poem Unlimited'
PUBLISHED Feb 14, 2018
On her last album as U.S. Girls, 2015's Polaris Music Prize-shortlisted Half Free, Meg Remy's sample-based songwriting reached storytelling...
U.S. Girls
In a Poem Unlimited
PUBLISHED Feb 9, 2018
In interviews since Meg Remy's last album as U.S. Girls, 2015's Half Free, she indicated that her next batch of songs would be more direct,...
U.S. Girls Embraces Righteous Rage on 'In a Poem Unlimited'
PUBLISHED Feb 8, 2018
On February 16, Meg Remy will release new album In a Poem Unlimited, her sixth under the U.S. Girls moniker and first since 2015's Polaris...
Ranking the Year in Aughts Nostalgia, From LCD Soundsystem to the Shins
PUBLISHED Dec 14, 2017
This year, Lizzy Goodman chronicled the 2000s indie rock revival in her excellent book Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll i...
Exclaim!'s Top 11 EPs of the Year
Best of 2017
PUBLISHED Dec 13, 2017
As our annual rollout of genre-specific album lists for the Best of the Year — which so far has covered the Top 20 Pop & Rock Albums, Top 1...