I have a weakness for music criticism. I find myself…easily convinced. A compelling review can send me listening through an album multiple times, even when I’m certain on first listen I don’t like it. Knowing this weakness, I try to keep in mind a few things that a music critic may aim to do: Change … Continue reading On what a music critic can do
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On being a better pitchman for my favorite things
At least three people asked me the past couple of days: Who did you see at Red Rocks? But despite my love for Boygenius and my separate but related love of music criticism and talking about all things music, there’s a real reticence that overtakes me in these moments. And not just reticence—a verbal emptiness. … Continue reading On being a better pitchman for my favorite things
Taylor Coe 