never on here but my dad told me john darnielle posted about my album review (?!) so hi

2/2 pays as much attention to what we're up to musically as to the guy at center stage -- which is where, for me, this album really soars, there's an ensemble feel to it that thrills me. can't wait for you-all to hear it. as duty requires I will be on here banging the drum about it tomorrow!

this review of the album we have coming out tomorrow is critical in the very best way -- the author asks good & fair questions about how my lyrics work differently within the more-details environment of a stage-musical conceit, and, v. importantly for me, 1/2

www.pastemagazine.com/music/the-mo...

profile in the new issue of @pastemagazine.bsky.social by @caseyepsteingross.bsky.social www.pastemagazine.com/music/throwi...

In the summer of 1994, John Darnielle was hunched over a Panasonic boombox, committing to tape what would become the Mountain Goats' first truly great album, 'Zopilote Machine.' www.pastemagazine.com/music/the-mo...

got to write a long-ass essay for paste’s weekly time capsule about one of @themountaingoats.bsky.social’s earliest records, zopilote machine — which is still phenomenal even thirty years down the line

wrote a little (read: gargantuan!!) essay for @pastemagazine.bsky.social about car seat headrest’s "how to leave town," which turned ten last month. this album kept me afloat in the early aughts of high school, so writing this meant a lot to me! please check it out💘

the t in t-pain stands for tallahassee. “i hate my hometown” this, “my hometown sucks” that… talk to me when there’s a famous rapper literally named “[your hometown] pain”

really excited to see more people use starter packs like highly specific letterboxd lists. all things as they should be

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not sure why my brand-new-to-bluesky algorithm seems to be almost entirely filled with ~spicy booktok~ content but the fact that the app perceived me and immediately went “oh yeah, she’s definitely into incredibly mediocre smut” is dealing irreparable amounts of damage to my self-image

obligatory intro post: i’m associate music editor at Paste Magazine, although i also tend to cover a lot of film, television, culture, and everything in between! i previously wrote for Observer too. i love olive green, singers who can’t sing, & having opinions. there is no hill i wouldn’t die on <3

i caved. hello bluesky