Aaron Dessner
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...
Taylor Swift's "cardigan" and "willow" Were Originally Written for the National
PUBLISHED Apr 20, 2023
No less than lead singles from Taylor Swift's indie-impersonating pair of pandemic albums, "cardigan" and "willow" have become well-loved a...
Aaron Dessner Sheds Lights on His "Deeply Vulnerable" Collaboration with Ed Sheeran
PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2023
The National's Aaron Dessner has added to his pop portfolio by producing - (a.k.a. Subtract), the new album from Ed Sheeran. Now, Dessner h...
The National's Aaron Dessner Produced Ed Sheeran's New Album
PUBLISHED Mar 2, 2023
The National's Aaron Dessner effectively bridged the gap between indie folk and mainstream pop with his 2020 collaborations with Taylor Swi...