Frank Valish
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Everything Everything on “A Fever Dream” (opens the original)
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Nov 27, 2017 Issue #62 - Julien Baker By Frank Valish Photography by Andrew Whitton “Is there something wrong with all of this, or is there something wrong with me?” Those are the sole lyrics to “New Deep,” the penultimate track on Everything Everything‘s fourth album. As gentle piano anchors a sparse, airy soundscape, frontman Jonathan Higgs sings the lines over and over in his inimitable falsetto, voice and message front and center. It’s but a two-minute blip on an otherwise exuberant record,
Someone To Cook For (opens the original)
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Someone To Cook For is the American debut novel from Japanese author Maiko Seo. It is the story of Yuko, a girl who has had an untraditional upbringing. Her mother died and her father remarried, soon after getting a job halfway across the world. Yuko chose to stay with her step-mother, who bounced around among different men. And as such, Yuko had several different “families” before settling down with Mr. Morimiya, another man who her step-mother eventually left for greener pastures. Yuko stayed
Exit the Dragon (30th Anniversary Vinyl Reissue) (opens the original)
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Jul 15, 2026 Web Exclusive By Frank Valish Urge Overkill began as a scrappy, well-dressed trio of Chicago boys, a sort of glammed-out punk outfit that never quite fit in, despite working with Steve Albini for its debut EP, Strange, I… and the full-length Jesus Urge Superstar in 1989, as well as Butch Vig for 1990’s Americruiser. One more Albini-produced album on indie Touch and Go Records didn’t do much, until Nirvana broke the door down for “alternative rock” in the early ’90s and the dapperly
Pet Sounds (Vinylphyle Reissue) (opens the original)
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Jul 13, 2026 Web Exclusive By Frank Valish It’s not hyperbole to say that every music lover should own a copy of The Beach Boys’ masterwork Pet Sounds. And with the number of pressings in the marketplace, there is no good reason not to. But what to buy? A mono version? A stereo version? Something with audiophile sound? Any one of these would be fine choices, but how about all three? To celebrate the album’s 60th anniversary, Capitol/UMe has released a slew of new versions of Pet Sounds, the most
Thanks for the Memories (opens the original)
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Aug 02, 2010 The Fiery Furnaces By Frank Valish Photography by Dewey Saunders (illustrations by) Everyone can point to formative experiences from childhood that influence his or her future endeavors, and most people who are passionate about music can identify definitive experiences that set the course for their eventual interest or musical pursuit. To explore the issue of early experiences and how they relate to future goals, aspirations, and ultimately where we find ourselves as adults, Under t
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