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Konstantinos Pappis

@konpappis.bsky.social

pretty amazed by Victoryland’s label debut:
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Album Review: Victoryland, 'My Heart Is a Room With No Cameras In It' - Our Culture

If the evocative title of Victoryland’s label debut grabs your attention, I’m here to tell you that My Heart Is a Room With No Cameras In It totally earns it. The Brooklyn-based project of Julian McCa...

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January 23, 2026 at 11:24 PM

Konstantinos Pappis

@konpappis.bsky.social

i'm looking to get into writing artist bios - this is me saying i'm open for commissions, but also if you're a fellow music writer with experience in this i'd love to hear from you
DM/email me: pappiskonstantinos@gmail dot com

January 21, 2026 at 10:32 PM

Konstantinos Pappis

@konpappis.bsky.social

wrote about ‘Don’t Be Dumb’:
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Album Review: A$AP Rocky, 'Don't Be Dumb' - Our Culture

Rocky's energy may sometimes be misdirected, but it hardly wanes throughout his recklessly chaotic first album in eight years.

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January 21, 2026 at 1:01 PM

Konstantinos Pappis

@konpappis.bsky.social

had the pleasure of speaking with Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore ahead of their wonderful collaborative album 'Tragic Magic':
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In Conversation: Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore - Our Culture

It’s remarkable that it took over a decade for Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore to make an album together. Two of the biggest figures in contemporary ambient music, the composers developed a friend...

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January 16, 2026 at 4:47 PM

Konstantinos Pappis

@konpappis.bsky.social

my first interview after the holidays is with Let's Eat Grandma's Jenny Hollingworth, aka Jenny on Holiday, about her soaring solo debut:
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Artist Spotlight: Jenny on Holiday - Our Culture

Jenny on Holiday is the solo project of Jenny Hollingworth, who has been making whimsical, glimmering alt-pop as one half of Let’s Eat Grandma since she was 16. Although she and Rosa Walton wrote the ...

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January 14, 2026 at 3:15 PM

Konstantinos Pappis

@konpappis.bsky.social

wrote about the “hidden messages” in Dry Cleaning’s new album:
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Album Review: Dry Cleaning, 'Secret Love' - Our Culture

Secret Love might be Dry Cleaning's darkest or most optimistic album, blurring the line between harmlessness and real horror.

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January 10, 2026 at 7:04 AM

Konstantinos Pappis

@konpappis.bsky.social

my final list of 2025, topped by the same artist who did so a few years ago:
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The 25 Best EPs of 2025 - Our Culture

The question of what constitutes an EP did not go away in 2025. A certain artist who topped our EPs list several years ago and has managed to do so again – with a very different project – stirred up t...

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December 23, 2025 at 10:43 PM

Konstantinos Pappis

@konpappis.bsky.social

featuring new blurbs on ‘You got time and I got money’ and ‘DtMF’, and a bunch of old ones on songs i’ve loved throughout the year:
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The 50 Best Songs of 2025 - Our Culture

Our list of the best songs of 2025, featuring Geese, Sabrina Carpenter, Wednesday, Bad Bunny, HAIM, and more.

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December 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM

Konstantinos Pappis

@konpappis.bsky.social

gathered quotes from Wednesday, Ryan Davis, Ninajirachi, Quadeca, and many more about the best album covers of the year, always my favorite list to put together:
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The 50 Best Album Covers of 2025 - Our Culture

Our list of the best album covers of 2025, featuring Jane Remover, Jefre Cantu-Ledesma, Momma, Deftones, and more.

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December 11, 2025 at 10:07 PM

Konstantinos Pappis

@konpappis.bsky.social

wrote about Tobias Jesso Jr.'s low-stakes comeback:
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Album Review: Tobias Jesso Jr., 'shine' - Our Culture

With s h i n e, Tobias Jesso Jr. takes the crown for the most low-stakes comeback of the year.

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November 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM

Konstantinos Pappis

@konpappis.bsky.social

caught up with Sword II about their blissfully disorienting new album, 'Electric Hour':
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Artist Spotlight: Sword II - Our Culture

We caught up with Sword II's Certain Zuko to talk about the influences behind Electric Hour, their upcoming tour, Guitar Hero, and more.

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November 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM

Konstantinos Pappis

@konpappis.bsky.social

it was a real pleasure talking to Keaton Henson about some of the inspirations behind his wonderful new record, 'Parader':
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Keaton Henson on 7 Things That Inspired His New Album 'Parader' - Our Culture

As you grow into adulthood, the young version of yourself becomes as mythical as the things that captured that person’s imagination. For Keaton Henson, who came up playing in hardcore and emo bands be...

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November 21, 2025 at 6:22 PM

Konstantinos Pappis

@konpappis.bsky.social

an OPN record is not the easiest to dive into track by track, but 'Tranquilizer' lends itself to it better than most - loved it quite a bit:
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Album Review: Oneohtrix Point Never, 'Tranquilizer' - Our Culture

More often stupefying than sedative, but more emotional than heady, Tranquilizer gives itself over to the slipperiness of time.

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November 21, 2025 at 11:46 AM

Konstantinos Pappis

@konpappis.bsky.social

had a lovely conversation with Hatchie about the inspirations behind her dizzying new album 'Liquorice':
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Hatchie on 7 Things That Inspired Her New Album 'Liquorice' - Our Culture

We caught up with Hatchie to talk about intimacy, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, and other inspirations behind her new album Liquorice.

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November 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM

Konstantinos Pappis

@konpappis.bsky.social

it's hard to imagine coming out of 'EUSEXUA Afterglow' wishing it were just another deluxe album:
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Album Review: FKA twigs, 'EUSEXUA Afterglow' - Our Culture

EUSEXUA Afterglow doesn't dim so much as continue to ride the high of the original, which also arrives reimagined.

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November 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM

Konstantinos Pappis

@konpappis.bsky.social

i had a wonderful conversation with Austra about the inspirations behind her new album ‘Chin Up Buttercup’:
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Austra on 9 Things That Inspired Her New Album 'Chin Up Buttercup' - Our Culture

We caught up with Austra to talk abou Ray of Light, the five stages of grief, and other inspirations behind her new album Chin Up Buttercup.

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November 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM

Konstantinos Pappis

@konpappis.bsky.social

had a nice conversation with runo plum about her poignant debut album, 'patching':
ourculturemag.com/2025/11/13/a...

Artist Spotlight: runo plum - Our Culture

We caught up with runo plum to talk about growing up in Minnesota, the heartbreak that inspired her debut album, and more.

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November 13, 2025 at 4:39 PM

Konstantinos Pappis

@konpappis.bsky.social

caught with Westerman to talk about the inspirations behind his magnificent new album:
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Westerman on 7 Things That Inspired His New Album 'A Jackal's Wedding' - Our Culture

We caught up with Westerman to talk about the Athens heat, Robby Müller's cinematography, and other inspirations behind his new album.

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November 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM

Konstantinos Pappis

@konpappis.bsky.social

it was a real pleasure chatting with Stella Donnelly about the inspirations behind her new album ‘Love and Fortune’:
ourculturemag.com/2025/11/05/s...