in a convertible blasting brownsville girl on the way to newport >>>
jenn pelly
@jennpelly.bsky.social
journalist, critic, diarist author of The Raincoats (2017) jennpelly.info
i am participating in a panel at central park today at 4pm, before this show, about the present and future of independent music culture in nyc cityparksfoundation.org/events/black...
Black Country, New Road / Horsegirl / Sharp Pins / DJ Mona Dehghan - City Parks Foundation
English sextet on the cutting edge of modern rock plus a pair of young punk/pop energetic acts
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I profiled Anne Waldman, colossus of countercultural poetics, for the Buddhist magazine Tricycle tricycle.org/magazine/ann...
A Profile of Anne Waldman
At 81, the poet Anne Waldman reflects on Buddhism, art, activism, and the urgent work of keeping the world awake to itself.
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i interviewed patti smith, erykah badu, george clinton, stevie nicks, berry gordy, gillian welch, johnny marr, alynda segarra, pusha T, mary chapin carpenter, fka twigs, sheryl crow, killer mike, and many others for this massive project
The 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters
More than 250 music insiders and six New York Times critics weighed in on who defines the new American songbook. Here are the artists they chose.
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great piece by my sister on p4k today. I especially enjoyed the lore from morby's early days in NYC and the stories from her trip to Kansas City. I know I am biased but I always think Jenn's are masterclass profiles - pitchfork.com/features/lif...
Life & Death in Kevin Morby’s Midwest
On the eve of fatherhood, Kevin Morby is celebrating a life less haunted. We visit the singer-songwriter at his home outside Kansas City to drink some beers, talk about his sprawlingly intimate new al...
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why are we still dealing w this style of record review that reads like the critic just read the lyric sheet and album bio, and didn't even listen to the album
now seeking ideas for magazines to which I can pitch profiles of musicians
"there's a new world coming" > "save the children" > "the west" > "my pal foot foot" > "it isn't nice" www.thelotradio.com/shows/crypto...
Cryptophasia with Jenn and Liz Pelly - The Lot Radio
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these songs have been stuck in my head all day after seeing georgia play last night! no skips still god's favorite georgiamaq.bandcamp.com/album/gods-f...
God's Favourite, by Georgia Maq
5 track album
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always loved that there was one airport on the planet that stocked my little book! goodbye subpop store
Bryan Waterman@waterman.bsky.social · 8mo agongl it was always a little thrill to see my book there. or to see them showcase my friends. @3313books.bsky.social @jennpelly.bsky.social @cpatell.bsky.social @subpop.bsky.social
On the 50th anniversary of Patti Smith's HORSES, @jennpelly.bsky.social gives us this gift of a piece. What a great look back.
Patti Smith: Horses
Read Jenn Pelly’s review of the album.
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my Sunday Review of Horses, which turns 50 tomorrow 🙏 pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
Patti Smith: Horses
Read Jenn Pelly’s review of the album.
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episodes 1-5 of @criticallistening.bsky.social, the podcast i co-host with @peretsky.bsky.social, are avail everywhere but spotify. we’re starting work on eps 6-10 this week. if you would like to support this work pls subscribe here! www.patreon.com/criticallist... tysm
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Last fall I started a newsletter-blog called Jenn's Obsessions. The second post was a short essay adapted from my liner notes for a 2024 Margo Guryan box set. That blog post was just nominated for the Reeperbahn International Music Journalism Award. How cool thank you!
Reeperbahn Festival | IMJA
REEPERBAHN FESTIVAL 17-20 Sept 2025 ⇒ Europe's biggest club festival & platform for international pop culture ⇒ Get your tickets now ✓
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i was the 52nd person to purchase a copy of Hotline TNT's Raspberry Moon today as part of their 24-hour anti-spotify telethon ! they hope to sell 500 records. how cool www.assnup.com
"A library-based service might not fully 'solve' the streaming dilemma, but I think it would help foster intentional listening, which is part of the puzzle." A conversation between @jennpelly.bsky.social and @lizpelly.bsky.social for @pioneerwork.bsky.social:
Sister Inquiry | Broadcast
The Pelly twins on music, writing, and life beyond algorithms.
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Great Read | No way did I know that I wanted 12k(!) words about Katie Crutchfield and Waxahatchee, but there’s personal layers to this @jennpelly.bsky.social on-the-bus profile that I’ve not read in a magazine music story in a decade, probably longer. They just don’t write them like this any more.
Waxahatchee: She Lives for the Sake of the Song
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In this feature, @jennpelly.bsky.social spends six days on tour with Waxahatchee from Alabama until Texas, where Katie Crutchfield recorded 2024’s "Tigers Blood." Read it here: shorturl.at/uiMh1
Waxahatchee: She Lives for the Sake of the Song
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Behold, @dandipiero.bsky.social invoking @jennpelly.bsky.social to think through “the crush” as a queer feminist sonic sensibility #PopCon2025
trailer for a new movie I made screening in: PHILLY - 3/15 NYC - 3/18 DC - 3/24 LANSING, MI 4/3 NYC 3/18 www.eventbrite.com/e/a-night-of... (free with rsvp!) feat. music from Mutual Benefit 7pm DC 3/24 sunscinema.com/movies/a-nig... (tickets here) 7pm (SOLD OUT) + 930pm
New post on Dada Drummer Almanach - about two fav music writers of mine, @lizpelly.bsky.social and @jennpelly.bsky.social dadadrummer.substack.com/p/active-lis...
Active Listening
Jenn and Liz Pelly
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I spent 2022 interviewing the likes of Denzel Curry, Adrianne Lenker, Santigold, Courtney Barnett, and Jeff Tweedy for this story that explored the need for record label-funded mental healthcare for musicians pitchfork.com/features/art...
Confronting Music’s Mental Health Crisis
Experts and artists including Santigold, Jeff Tweedy, and Denzel Curry trace a web of pressing issues while imagining the paths forward.
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"I think the dream for me is to be unreachable one day." so inspired by Luddite teens & Alex's stories on them www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/s...
Now in College, Luddite Teens Still Don’t Want Your Likes
Three years after starting a club meant to fight social media’s grip on young people, many original members are holding firm and gaining new converts.
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On my newsletter-blog-thing I wrote about @lizpelly.bsky.social book Mood Machine and how it brings up the pesky and interesting questions of how and who defines the value of different contexts of music www.mutualbenef.it/18-celebrati...
#18 Celebrating Mood Machine
Recommending Liz Pelly's incredible new book investigating the streaming economy and the true value of music
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