Articles by Matthew Blenkarn

Cherry Glazerr

Stuffed & Ready

PUBLISHED Jan 29, 2019

The party's over for Cherry Glazerr. Originally started as an outlet for lo-fi musings on cats and grilled cheese, frontwoman Clementine Cr...

Julia Holter

Aviary

PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2018

Julia Holter isn't prone to small, easy statements. Baroque and oblique in equal measure, her music teases out obscure details and ineffabl...

Julia Holter Avoids the Apocalypse and Undermines Misogyny on 'Aviary'

PUBLISHED Oct 22, 2018

If her new record is any indication, Julia Holter has a lot on her mind. Aviary, the L.A.-based composer's fifth studio album, derives its...

Exploded View

Obey

PUBLISHED Sep 25, 2018

When film critic Manny Farber coined the phrase "termite art," he wasn't referring to artists like Exploded View. A trained painter with a...

Anna Calvi

Hunter

PUBLISHED Aug 26, 2018

Anna Calvi may be indie rock's most accomplished pleasure seeker. The British songwriter is a bravura singer and a virtuosic guitarist, but...

Uniform

The Long Walk

PUBLISHED Aug 14, 2018

No one could mistake Uniform for a subtle band. The industrial punk duo bury grim character studies beneath monstrous programmed beats, sna...

Let's Eat Grandma Tackle Gender, Mental Health and Technology on 'I'm All Ears'

PUBLISHED Jul 11, 2018

Stasis doesn't suit Let's Eat Grandma. On their first album, I, Gemini, the UK experimental pop duo wrote their own songs and played over a...

Let's Eat Grandma

I'm All Ears

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2018

When it comes to transmuting specific moods into pop music, Jenny Hollingworth and Rosa Walton are wise beyond their years. Under the monik...