Will Schube is so hardcore he wears Timbs to bed “No you’re not hardcore, unless you live hardcore.” And thus it was spoken. The legend of Dewey Finn rose like a phoenix the moment these words were sung. I, however, am decidedly not hardcore. My glasses, naturally loose fitting, dangle from the edge of my […]

Will Schube just wants a chicken salad sandwich Greta Morgan, also known as Springtime Carnivore, makes music reminiscent of a theoretical soundtrack to an adult carnival. “Name On A Matchbook” is a wonderful whistling ditty. Morgan’s voice is assured in its silliness—an unintentional aesthetic that happens to give her music a kick it would otherwise […]

Will Schube’s high school football team hired E-40 as their new offensive coordinator Ariel Pink has always been an artist rife with tensions, and pom pom, his latest work, stands both as an image of, and in direct opposition to, his persona. pom pom is Pink’s most nuanced, carefully crafted, cohesive, and layered record to […]

Will Schube ghost produces for The Avalanches Sam Cohen fronted a band called Yellowbirds who just recently played their last show. I was unaware of this. The band’s dissolution may bring sadness to their fans, but as someone blissfully ignorant of their existence, I’m glad the break-up allowed Sam Cohen to venture off onto his […]

Will Schube is too weird to die Rob Jacob’s biography recalls that of a student who “found himself” while traveling throughout India. There’s something inherently mockable about the story Jacobs is pushing across. But doing so, especially in the face of such powerfully optimistic music, is reducing Jacobs to a stereotype he transcends. His music […]

Will Schube is living off experience Siskiyou’s Keep Away The Dead is a wonderful example of a band picking the right moments. The album’s strongest quality is its restraint, it’s ability to hint at explosions but bring it back to the solemnity of hushed folk the band does so well. Maybe its the deep Canadian […]

Will Schube stays the same but keeps getting younger “It’s a crispy night of late September stargazing and teenage debauchery. And I got a new track for you cats from Modern Vices. Fresh off their disgustingly charming debut.” So begins the video for Modern Vices “Cheap Style,” a raucous, neon tinged affair–shred-heavy in all the […]

Will Schube will jump on the wall and tick tock There’s a fine line between music with a constant eye on the rearview mirror and the sort of stuff that has no interest in leaving that reflected past. A lot of artists informed by the sultry sounds of 60s/70s R&B or soul music have no […]

Will Schube was built to last.  The problem with many retro-leaning bands revolves around a lack of balance. Some lean too heavily on nostalgia (a band such as Tennis comes to mind), some distract from the music by distancing themselves from what they do best (the forthcoming Parkay Quarts record does away with the Velvet Underground […]

Will Schube is always still thinking about it. Is Josh Tillman, also known as Father John Misty, an unrelenting douchebag or simply smarter than the rest of us? This question could have been asked a number of times over the past few years—from the release of his signature cologne line, to his stage persona, to his […]