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Music industry
Music industry news and analysis from The Nation
April 24, 2020
The Coronavirus Has Imposed a Fermata on the Music World
What can musicians do now? We can play to wash away some of the pain and grief.
Christian McBride
December 30, 2019
10 of 2019’s Best Albums
The hybrid work of Julia Wolfe’s oratorio
Fire in My Mouth,
FKA twigs’s
Magdalene,
and Kris Davis’s
Diatom Ribbons
all showcase the experimental spirit of this year’s most exciting music.
David Hajdu
November 14, 2019
Liz Phair on Everyday ‘Horror Stories’
The Grammy-nominated musician speaks to
The Nation
about her new memoir.
Dave Zirin
January 3, 2019
Country Music Is Also Mexican Music
The Department of Homeland Security recruits agents at country festivals, but the musical genre knows no borders.
Ludwig Hurtado
November 8, 2018
You Need to Know About boygenius
A new indie rock supergroup sums up the best of the genre’s recent women-led wave.
Olivia Horn
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October 30, 2018
Julia Holter’s Weightless Grace
Meditating on death, decay, and ancient tragedy, the California composer’s new album,
Aviary
,
finds calm in darkness.
Sasha Geffen
October 26, 2018
Robyn’s Radical Return
Honey
, the Swedish artist’s first solo album in eight years, is a triumph of cerebral pop music.
Natasha Lewis
October 8, 2018
Anarchy in the GDR
A Q&A with Tim Mohr.
William Ralston
October 6, 2018
Nate Chinen’s Daring New History of Modern Jazz
Nate Chinen’s new book confronts the contemporary jazz moment with clarity and authority.
David Hajdu
June 8, 2018
Kanye’s Discontents
At his best, Kanye West could be something of a Walt Whitman with Pro Tools. His new album,
Ye,
sadly feels like something halted in mid-sentence.
David Hajdu
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