It's the '90s again, and for my bucks two cents, old-time favorites Superchunk and their new album Majesty Shredding are leading the charge most emphatically. Photographer Mehan Jayasuriya seconds…   Read Story »

The video for Majesty Shredding's "Digging For Something" was directed by former Daily Show writer Scott Jacobson and stars Superchunk (Feat. One Original Member), John Darnielle, comedian Ted…   Read Story »

When I asked Superchunk's Jon Wurster about Majesty Shredding for the band's Progress Report, he said he was most looking forward to having people hear "Digging For Something," which he called a "pop…   Read Story »

Actually, you have three pricing options, but "devotee level" is the most appealing from a Satanic standpoint (go less for "congregant level," $10 gets you "acolyte"). The four-song EP exists in…   Read Story »

In this Heretic Pride era, John Darnielle's getting involved in some interesting collaborations. His work with Aesop Rock might have felt more left-field, but despite knowing the Mountain Goat's a…   Read Story »

We were pretty clear about how much we liked Heretic Pride when we analyzed the Mountain Goat's newest offering. "Sign Of The Crow" isn't on the album, though -- it's a new one Darnielle debuted by…   Read Story »

As we mentioned in our early rave of the Mountain Goats' Heretic Pride, John Darnielle is a darn good lyricist, peopling his songs with folks that over time feel like flesh-and-blood neighbors. Of…   Read Story »

A couple weeks ago we told you about David Byrne, Kim Gordon, and Marissa Nadler's year-end lists in Artforum. The list-giving season continues, so here are a slew of additional artists-on-artists…   Read Story »