Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti: Mature Themes

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti: <i>Mature Themes</i>

With all the buzz that’s been building for him and his Haunted Graffiti bandmates over the last several years, this new record could have been a commercial breakthrough for the weird and wild Ariel Pink. But instead of moving in the more polished direction hinted at by his 4AD debut, Before Today, Pink takes a step back to keep moving ahead on Mature Themes, blending the lo-fi vibe of his earlier bedroom work with the more accessible sheen of his last record. With its esoteric pop-culture cutouts (“Trolololololo … Who sank my battleship / I sank my battleship … G-spot,...  read more

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Stream Ariel Pink's Forthcoming Album, Mature Themes

Stream Ariel Pink's Forthcoming Album, <i>Mature Themes</i>

Arield Pink’s Haunted Graffiti is set to release their sophomore full-length album, Mature Themes, next Tuesday. The LP will follow up their acclaimed 2010 debut Before Today, and, like Before Today, will come by way of 4AD Records. Ariel Pink has called the album “diverse” and “different from anything [he’s] done before.”...  read more

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Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti Announces Mature Themes, Tour

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti Announces <i>Mature Themes</i>, Tour

On Aug. 21, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti is set to release the follow-up to their 2010 debut, Before Today. The new album will be called Mature Themes and, like its predecessor, come by way of 4AD Records. A number of fall tour dates were also announced....  read more

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15 Animated GIFs Taken at Pitchfork Music Festival

15 Animated GIFs Taken at Pitchfork Music Festival

See 15 moments in motion from last week's Pitchfork Music Festival.  read more

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Pitchfork Music Festival Day Three Recap

Pitchfork Music Festival Day Three Recap

Check out our coverage from day three at Pitchfork Music Festival, which featured TV on the Radio, Cut Copy, HEALTH, Deerhunter, Superchunk, OFWGKTA, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Yuck, Toro Y Moi and more.   read more

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The PS22 Chorus

The PS22 Chorus

For the uninitiated, the chorus at New York’s Public School #22 have their own site and YouTube channel and have been producing covers of popular indie songs for quite a while now, including “Lisztomania” by Phoenix, “Kids” by MGMT and most recently “Round and Around” by Ariel Pink, among others. But they’re not relegated to purely indie, having covered Lady Gaga and and Coldplay in the past, as well....  read more

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Watch Ariel Pink's Wayne Coyne-Directed Video for "Round & Round"

Watch Ariel Pink's Wayne Coyne-Directed Video for "Round & Round"

You know you’re in for a trip when a music video kicks off with Wayne Coyne sticking his face into the frame saying, “This is the breast milk.”...  read more

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FFF Fest Photos Ft. The Hold Steady, Os Mutantes, Bad Religion, Many More

FFF Fest Photos Ft. The Hold Steady, Os Mutantes, Bad Religion, Many More

Photos by Jason Reed  read more

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Soapbox: Chillwave of Mutilation

Soapbox: Chillwave of Mutilation

Chillwave is a nebulous descriptor, which might explain why the genre has no real identity...  read more

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Magic Kids Tour into Fall

Magic Kids Tour into Fall

Currently touring the East Coast and Canada with Ariel Pink and Puro Instinct, Memphis popsters Magic Kids have announced more tour dates that will keep them on the road through the end of September....  read more

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