Pitchfork news is devastating, and symbolic.
We don't have the career we do without the curiosity and context building of publications like Pitchfork. If they can fall, it all can, and it all may well be in the process of doing so.
I take no pleasure in feeling unsurprised despite the shock.
Mat Dryhursttwitter.comPitchfork news is devastating, and symbolic. We don't have the career we do without the curiosity and context building of publications like Pitchfork. If they can fall, it all can, and it all may well be in the process of doing so. I take no pleasure in feeling unsurprised despite the shock.
How Music Criticism Lost Its Edge
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In just under one generation, we moved from appreciating albums as cohesive works to consuming individual tracks, and then to music becoming reduced to muzak: background noise for gaming, viral videos, or endless scrolling. Disappearing is music as an art in its own right, which commands sustained attention and deep engagement. A song’s success is... See more
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I Am Going to Miss Pitchfork, but That’s Only Half the Problem
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