OPP: Crux
Ceci Gomez, also known as CRUX, caught yours truly’s attention this spring with “Bottom Feeder”, a track off her debut self-released XTC EP. There was just something about how this experimental...
View ArticleOPP: Glass Animals
Anonymous Oxford kids Glass Animals caught YT’s attention just days before playing their very first show as part of new XL imprint, Kaya Kaya Records coming out party. Yours Truly’s new friend Sandra...
View ArticleOPP: Kuhrye-oo
A few months ago, yt sent a message in a bottle to Canadian producer Kuhrye-oo who caught yours truly’s eyes and ears on the strength of the Grimes directed video for “Give in (for the fame).”...
View ArticleOPP: Beat Connection
Thanks to Pacific Northwest brethren, Beat Connection, for putting together this mixtape for YT’s Other People’s Poetry series. ** Fun fact. This is actually the second letter the Beat Connection boys...
View ArticleOPP: Dan Bodan
Dan Bodan is a lover, a real romantic. The type of dude who probably agonizes about which flowers to buy for hours on end. The twist is, Dan doesn’t need flowers to woo like the rest of us. Because the...
View ArticleOPP: Dark Dark Dark
Somewhere, at the molten core of YT-alum DARK DARK DARK‘s smoldering new album Who Needs Who (which you can stream at bandcamp) is the dissolution of the relationship between bandmates Nona Marie Invie...
View ArticleBrolin – Other People’s Poetry Mixtape
Brolin first struck yours truly the morning after Hurricane Sandy had her way with New York City. Hungover but hopeful, Brolin’s “NYC” kept the lights on when the electricity couldn’t. Now, Brolin has...
View ArticleOther People’s Poetry: Amateur Best
We all have our alter-ego’s, secret identities, and imaginary friends. They’re bolder, stronger, faster, smarter, sexier versions of ourselves. They help us speak when we’re puckered up like a pickle...
View ArticleOther People’s Poetry: DIANA
With a California heart, sometimes I look at the winter with disdain. Murky, cold, wet, tiresome, dark. But just like with people, winter can catch us off guard. Winter can open up to us in ways we’ve...
View ArticleOther People’s Poetry: Wolf Alice
There’s a line from the movie Hi-Fidelity that comes to mind every time I try to make a mixtape. Something Rob says, “Now, the making of a good compilation tape is a very subtle art. Many do’s and...
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