Aaron Dessner

The War on Drugs and the National Brought Polished Perfection and Chaotic Theatricality to Toronto

PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2024

The jokes write themselves. Basically anyone I've spoken with about the National's tour with the War on Drugs has made a remark along the...

Mustafa Announces Official Debut Album 'Dunya,' Shares Single "SNL"

PUBLISHED Jul 11, 2024

Decorated Toronto artist Mustafa has announced his official debut album. 'Dunya' is due out September 27 through Arts & Crafts, and the...

Bess Atwell Cracks Open a Secret Door on 'Light Sleeper'

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PUBLISHED May 29, 2024

While it may have been largely overshadowed by the release of another album he worked on that summer, I was a big fan of Aaron Dessner's...

Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' Is Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing

PUBLISHED Apr 22, 2024

Taylor Swift has self-mythologized her career arc as a series of "Eras," where each of her albums has its own unique aesthetic — a sound...

Hot-Take Reactions to Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department': Gossip That Outshines Murky Production

PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2024

We're nearing the halfway point of this decade, and it's hard to think of a moment of it that hasn't been dominated by Taylor Swift...

Wilco's Glenn Kotche Plays on Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department'

PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2024

For many kinds of people and the culture at large, today is 'The Tortured Poets Department' day — which, at 2 a.m., Taylor Swift announced...

Bess Atwell Announces New Aaron Dessner-Produced Album 'Light Sleeper'

PUBLISHED Feb 13, 2024

Brighton-based singer-songwriter Bess Atwell has announced her third studio album, produced by the National's Aaron Dessner and led by new...

Ed Sheeran Details His Second Aaron Dessner-Produced Album of 2023

PUBLISHED Aug 24, 2023

Upon the arrival of Ed Sheeran's - (a.k.a. Subtract) album earlier this year, it was noted how the artist and the National's Aaron Dessner...