Articles by Nicholas Sokic

Yo La Tengo Are in It Together on 'This Stupid World'

PUBLISHED Feb 9, 2023

"I want to fall out of time," sings Ira Kaplan in 'Fallout.' "Reach back, unwind." The fight against time will always be a losing one, but...

Neil Young's 'Harvest Time' Documentary Is for Hardcore Fans Only

Directed by Neil Young

PUBLISHED Nov 30, 2022

In a special introduction for theatre audiences, Neil Young recounts the story of his landmark 1972 album Harvest and its significance. He...

Metric Make Today's Modern Perils Timeless on 'Formentera'

PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2022

Naming your album after the fabled Spanish island Formentera — as Metric have done for their eighth release — carries with it certain expec...

They Don't Make 'Em Like 'All the Old Knives' Anymore

Directed by Janus Metz

PUBLISHED Apr 6, 2022

All the Old Knives seems almost out of time. Not so much because of its chronology — it revolves around events before, after and during a f...

Kanye West Isn't a 'jeen-yuhs,' Because No One Is

Directed by Coodie & Chike

PUBLISHED Feb 18, 2022

About a week before jeen-yuhs made its Sundance premiere, Ye took to Instagram to demand final edit privileges from Netflix and the directo...

Cedric Noel Confidently Asks the Tough Questions on 'Hang Time'

PUBLISHED Nov 12, 2021

It's difficult for an artist to remain both prolific and good at their craft, but Cedric Noel's Hang Time — coming a year after his Pattern...

Casper Skulls Find Beauty in Childhood Trauma on 'Knows No Kindness'

PUBLISHED Nov 12, 2021

Knows No Kindness finds Casper Skulls a long way from the shoegazing rock of previous material, from 2015's "King of Gold" single to 2017 d...

'The Many Saints of Newark' Is an Unnecessary but Welcome Return to 'The Sopranos'

Directed by Alan Taylor

PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2021

Over two decades ago, David Chase introduced us to The Sopranos, which, anchored by James Gandolfini's seismic performance, changed the tel...