Chris Ingalls
@ingalls1969.bsky.social
Freelance music writer for PopMatters, elsewhere. Also a massive book nerd and film geek. If you are pitching music for me to review, please email me at chrisingalls@gmail.com
Tönky Hönk are a unique Canadian keyboard duo whose odd yet deeply felt debut release is out now. I reviewed it for PopMatters. www.popmatters.com/tonky-honk-t...
Piano Duo Tönky Hönk Dazzle on Unique Debut EP » PopMatters
Tönky Hönk bring an oddly comforting warmth, along with a healthy dose of idiosyncrasies, to modern, keyboard-based instrumental music.
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British ambient masterminds The Durutti Column are back with their first album in 16 years and I reviewed it for PopMatters.
PopMatters@popmatters.com · 5d agoThe Durutti Column's 'Renascent' is a superb snapshot of their late period, with sounds and textures creating gorgeous soundscapes. #PMPick
I just read a quote from Dolly Parton about Bob Dylan - “I love his music, but he’s a weird buckaroo” - and if that isn’t the perfect description of Bob, I don’t know what is 
Jessica Suarez, one of my best friends in the whole world, passed away back in April. I recently discovered her highly entertaining Letterboxd capsule reviews, read them all to myself in her voice, and now I miss her even more letterboxd.com/jmsuarez77/
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jmsuarez77 uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. 2,450 films watched. Favorites: Rear Window (1954), Sense and Sensibility (1995), All About My Mother (1999), When Harry Met Sally... (1989)...
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The best sandwich I ever ate was in February 1992 at a Subway in Orlando, Florida. My friend Tom and I went to see a band called the Groove Monsters at the Beacham. After the show we were both very drunk and starving and I ordered a pepperoni pizza sub and it tasted like heaven
This is absolutely the coolest podcast logo in podcast logo history. So completely up my alley (and the podcast is great, too). Nicely done, @tapeclub.substack.com
Looking for opinions on Gabriel Garcia Marquez. I have two of his novels - One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera - on my shelf and I’d love to dive into them, but they seem incredibly daunting. Are they? Or are there other books of his that are a better entry point? 
Loving Charlie Kaplan’s music so much tonight. This song is such a great jam youtu.be/E7dHIa1pN8A?...
Edie Got Away
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One of the best albums of the year so far, if you ask me. @brosaleigh.bsky.social combines great songs with a beautiful, experimental sonic landscape. I reviewed “If I Let It Quiet” for PopMatters.
PopMatters@popmatters.com · 2w agoJosaleigh Pollett blends striking experimentation with an uncanny knack for beautiful, often breathtaking songwriting. 'If I Let It Quiet' is a #PMPick [9/10] out now.
Ben Dexter Cooley creates exquisite ambient instrumental music fusing synthesizers and field recordings under the moniker St. Silva. His new album, “Forager,” was released last month and I reviewed it for PopMatters.
PopMatters@popmatters.com · 2w agoThe sense of discovery on St. Silva's FORAGER is deep and palpable, and the album elegantly fuses technology with nature. #PMPick out now via @akprecordings.bsky.social REVIEW: tinyurl.com/StSilva
“Strangeways, Here We Come” is both the Smiths final album and their best one (IMHO). Every song shines and the expansion of their sound is stunning. I’m glad they split up while they were on top, but based on this trajectory, I can only imagine how great another album or two would’ve sounded
The new album from Josh Mason was recently released on the greyfade label as part of their Folio series - the download files are accompanied by a hardcover book of prose, making for a truly transcendent multimedia experience. I reviewed it for PopMatters. www.popmatters.com/josh-mason-k...
Josh Mason's Experimental Music Finds the Perfect Home » PopMatters
Josh Mason and greyfade add another chapter to a series of artistic statements that make music and prose exceptionally vital and valuable.
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"Bluesky is dying" bro you're talking about a website full of 38 year olds who have fringe political beliefs and listen to black metal bands with >1000 listeners on spotify, nobody here cares about popularity
Like everything Robyn does, this is absolutely delightful. robynhitchcockofficial.bandcamp.com/album/live-a...
Live at Acheron, by Robyn Hitchcock
11 track album
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If you love experimental/ambient music that’s rooted in percussion (as do I), you’ll probably love the latest album from New York-based composer and musician Lesley Mok. I reviewed “transient” for PopMatters.
PopMatters@popmatters.com · 3w agoWhile Lesley Mok has benefited from the spirit of collaboration, this "solo" album presents her unfiltered musical mind on a solitary, deeply enjoyable ride. #PMPick
Maris O’Tierney, one half of the folk duo Maeve & Quinn (alongside her sister Bryce), recently released her first solo album, under the moniker Park Hills Circle, and it’s a beautiful mix of indie folk and sophisti-pop. I reviewed “All of a Sudden” for PopMatters.
PopMatters@popmatters.com · 3w agoIt's a turbulent, often crazy world, but under the Park Hills Circle name, Maris O'Tierney is a warm, engaging respite from the world’s harsh realities. Her shimmering solo debut, 'All of a Sudden', is a #PMPick out now via @pravdarecords.bandcamp.com
Van Morrison’s 21st century creative laziness has been seeping into his album cover designs for some time now. The cover art for his latest album looks like something AI would do for a cheesy spy thriller paperback
Throwing this one back to the top of the heap because we all need some hope and joy from time to time
Chris Ingalls@ingalls1969.bsky.social · last yr.There are so many things about this that are beautiful and heartwarming, but can I also just point out that this songs sounds amazing with a full brass section
What an insanely whiny take. A progressive Muslim won a senate primary in a swing state, and all these jackasses can say is “UUUUH WELL IT WASN’T A LANDSLIDE.” Fuck off, Politico www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
Progressives didn’t get the big election night they wanted
The razor-thin margin will only deepen divisions over the future of the Democratic Party.
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Although I was never a huge fan of The West Wing and its boomer centrist fantasy world, they had some great moments, like when it was said that the president likes “smart people who disagree with him.” As opposed to you-know-who, who likes morons who will never challenge anything he says or does
this happened 14 minutes ago but unfortunately due to my personality "Proplem in elvator" has immediately become a load-bearing part of my vocabulary
Listening to this album for the first time and holy shit, it’s spectacular
Is it just me or does Miles Teller look like a fourth Jonas Brother who was like “nah, fuck that”
Rob Smith is a drummer known for his work in a variety of bands, but his first solo album is finally out, and it’s fantastic. “Salt Star” skirts with folk, psychedelia, and some beautiful extended jams. This is a strong contender for my top 10 list of the best albums of the year
PopMatters@popmatters.com · last mo.Rob Smith's 'Salt Star' is a brief, bright light of emotion and musical interplay, highlighting his unique, consistently engaging vision through psychedelic folk. #PMPick
