Aaron Frank graduated with a degree in communications from the University of Louisville. He has written about music and pop culture for Rolling Stone, The A.V. Club, The Village Voice and LA Weekly.| Don’t Be Krule | August 2, 2013 |
Aaron Frank once donated a mermaid to Billy Bragg. When it comes to conveying genuine emotion through songwriting, few 18 year-olds are as gifted as London’s Archy Marshall aka King Krule. Last week, the Internet got its first taste of the ginger-mopped crooner’s debut full-length 6 Feet Beneath The Moon in the form of a […]
Art by Thomas Hawk James Blake is one of few modern electronic artists who has managed to stay relevant both commercially and within the underground community that birthed him. Since exploding onto the scene with two groundbreaking experimental EPs and a widely applauded commercial full-length, Blake has stayed true to his underground roots by releasing […]
| Deniro Farrar is The Patriarch | March 28, 2013 |
Aaron Frank is the Archbishop. I assumed Deniro Farrar was just another mixtape rapper until I saw him jump on stage during Lunice’s set at a recent Boiler Room event. Shirtless and covered in tattoos, the hulking Charlotte-based rapper easily stood out amid the sea of snapback-sporting kids in the crowd, some of whom looked […]
Paranoia seems to pervade every aspect of Zomby’s life, so I didn’t even attempt to go through his publicist to arrange this interview. Not only does he keep his identity a secret, he wouldn’t let his dog be included in a photograph, explaining that an ex-girlfriend had been stalking him. Considering the low probability, I […]
Brothers Daniel and Andrew Aged of the LA-based duo inc. concluded their run as session and touring musicians in 2009. After playing live with Elton John and 50 Cent and spending time in the studio with Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams, they became disillusioned with the stilted environment of the pop world and decided they […]
| Frank N’ Beats: James Blake in Retrograde | February 8, 2013 |
Aaron Frank is so retrograde he only wears Helly Hanson. It’s only been a year since James Blake released his last EP, but in the time since, dubstep has been fully commercialized and we’ve been left to suffer the unavoidable wrath of EDM. So when Blake’s forthcoming album Overgrown was announced yesterday, it was welcome […]
| Refusing to Fade: Two Decades Deep, Yo La Tengo Release One of their Most Inventive Albums | January 31, 2013 |
Aaron Frank has it. Cloud-based streaming services like Spotify and Rdio still have some issues to smooth out with artist compensation, but I’m certainly not alone in feeling that the pros outweigh the cons. With such an expansive collection of music at your fingertips, it’s undoubtedly been a game-changer. The most notable impact Spotify […]
When Mount Kimbie first emerged from the ashes of the dubstep scene in 2009, they were quickly tagged with the “post-dubstep” distinction along with their friend James Blake. By 2012 though, dubstep had become a dirty word altogether and with the rise of EDM and “bro-step,” virtually no one wants to align themselves with the […]
| Lonerism: Tame Impala Embraces A New Philosophy | October 18, 2012 |
Aaron Frank will accept your offer of a trip to Paris. All too often, new music is judged on back-story rather than its actual quality. Obviously it’s the critics’ job to separate music from myth, but occasionally, you come across an artist whose music is as interesting as its creation process. A good back-story can […]
| Frank N’ Beats: The Lonesome Dusty West | May 21, 2012 |
Aaron Frank has been hustlin, hustlin. With American dubstep mutating into ever-undesirable forms, it’s satisfying to see the artists on Oakland’s West In Dust label adding their own flare to the recent revivals in house and UK bass. Most of these artists have been making silky, uptempo electronic jams since well before the dubstep craze […]
