In our afternoon reading: interviews with Kristen Millares Young and Miranda Popkey, a new record en route from Juan Wauters, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Madhuri Vijay, Man Booker International Prize, Jordan A. Rothacker’s Playlist, Cecil Taylor, Matmos at 25, and More
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on Madhuri Vijay, a playlist from Jordan A. Rothacker, an interview with Matmos, and more.
Afternoon Bites: The Mitford Sisters, Jenny Offill, Sean H. Doyle Interviewed, Drew Daniel vs. Album Lists, and More
Thoughts on the Mitford sisters, Drew Daniel against favorite-album lists, interviews with Cameron Esposito, Hamish Kilgour, and Sean H. Doyle, and more.
Morning Bites: Literary Frenemies, The Soft Pink Truth, Megan Abbott on Peter Weir, Ariel Schrag’s Playlist, and More
Norman Brannon on Drew Daniel’s The Soft Pink Truth, great literary frenemies, new writing from Dolan Morgan, an Ariel Schrag playlist, and more.
Band Booking: Matmos on ESP, Conceptual Art, and Isaac Asimov
Drew Daniel and M.C. Schmidt comprise Matmos, whose music appeals equally to the cerebral and the instinctual. Their first work for Thrill Jockey is The Ganzfeld EP, which takes as its starting point a series of experiments having to do with ESP; a new full-length album, The Marriage of True Minds, will follow next year. I checked in with Daniel and Schmidt at their Baltimore home to talk psychic research, concept art, and much more.