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Danny Vagnoni
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 “Turning novels into music:” A Storied Conversation With YOASOBI
“Turning novels into music:” A Storied Conversation With YOASOBI

Producer Ayase interpolates prose as music alongside Ikura in Japan’s diamond-certified superduo YOASOBI. Atwood sits down with him ahead of YOASOBI’s first American performance to talk about this unique process and their new single, “Idol.”

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Music, Non-FictionDanny VagnoniOctober 19, 2023music interview, interview, yoasobi, jpop, idol yoasobi
Meet me on Atwood Magazine's Meet Our Writers series: Philadelphia’s Danny Vagnoni
Meet me on Atwood Magazine's Meet Our Writers series: Philadelphia’s Danny Vagnoni

Get to know Atwood Magazine‘s writers in our special column where they become the interviewees, sharing their personal playlists and talking about their experiences covering music!

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Music, Non-FictionDanny VagnoniOctober 19, 2023interview, about danny, about danny vagnoni
 ‘Formula of Love: O+T=<3’ Presents TWICE’s Most Progressive Release Yet
‘Formula of Love: O+T=<3’ Presents TWICE’s Most Progressive Release Yet

Another consummate release from TWICE with their bevy of songwriters and producers, ‘Formula of Love: O+T=<3’ stands out among its contemporaries with eclectic influences and strong features.

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Music, Non-FictionDanny VagnoniOctober 19, 2023twice, kpop, music review
 Today’s Song: TWICE, Once More From the Beginning with “The Feels,” Their First English Single
Today’s Song: TWICE, Once More From the Beginning with “The Feels,” Their First English Single

“The Feels” is an ecstatic celebration of TWICE that brings a dramatically different energy than their girl group contemporaries to fans across the globe.

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Music, Non-FictionDanny VagnoniOctober 19, 2023twice, kpop, song review
 Today’s Song: HEALTH Contend with Hopelessness &amp; Despair in Dystopian “FEEL NOTHING”
Today’s Song: HEALTH Contend with Hopelessness & Despair in Dystopian “FEEL NOTHING”

HEALTH’s 2019 single “FEEL NOTHING” is a grim, throbbing composition about anesthesia at the end of the world.

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Music, Non-FictionDanny VagnoniOctober 19, 2023health, song review
 ‘SHYGA! The Sunlight Mound’ &amp; Post-Tourmatic Stress Disorder: An Interview with Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
‘SHYGA! The Sunlight Mound’ & Post-Tourmatic Stress Disorder: An Interview with Psychedelic Porn Crumpets

Psychedelic Porn Crumpets’ Jack McEwan discusses the aftermath of touring, how Australia’s relative success with COVID is slowly bringing back live music, and the revival of psychedelia.

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Music, Non-FictionDanny VagnoniOctober 19, 2023interview, music interview, psychadelic rock, psychadelic porn crumpets
 Mother’s Cake’s “The Operator” Is a Furious Lashing Out Through Pounding Psychedelic Rock
Mother’s Cake’s “The Operator” Is a Furious Lashing Out Through Pounding Psychedelic Rock

Austrian band Mother’s Cake’s ‘Cyberfunk!’ proves incredibly polished, and “The Operator” is a standout for its rhythm and violence in turns.

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Music, Non-FictionDanny VagnoniOctober 19, 2023mother's cake, music review
 Our Take: Poppy’s ‘I Disagree’ Is a Raucous Ode to Artistic Freedom
Our Take: Poppy’s ‘I Disagree’ Is a Raucous Ode to Artistic Freedom
Music, Non-FictionDanny VagnoniOctober 19, 2023poppy, music review
 Review: TWICE Court New Listeners &amp; Old with Their Wildly Varied ‘Eyes Wide Open’
Review: TWICE Court New Listeners & Old with Their Wildly Varied ‘Eyes Wide Open’

The best selling girl group of all time, TWICE show their chops with more sophisticated songs, a bevy of international collaborators, and a strong theme of growth on ‘Eyes Wide Open.’

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Music, Non-FictionDanny VagnoniOctober 19, 2023twice, kpop, music review
MOTW: “Whoo! Alright – Yeah…Uh Huh.” – The Rapture
MOTW: “Whoo! Alright – Yeah…Uh Huh.” – The Rapture

“Whoo! Alright – Yeah…Uh Huh.” sets fire to a dance floor and then questions the ambitions of rock as an art form.

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Non-Fiction, MusicDanny VagnoniJune 1, 2022motw, the rapture, whoo alright yeah uh huh
MOTW: Haru Nemuri, Shunka Ryougen
MOTW: Haru Nemuri, Shunka Ryougen

Haru Nemuri, the stage name of Haruna Kimishima, self-described “poetry rapper” delivered one of the most singular albums of 2022 thus far.

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Music, Non-FictionDanny VagnoniMay 27, 2022music, haru nemuri
9/11 Ruined Country, Record Breaker's innagural episode, launches!
9/11 Ruined Country, Record Breaker's innagural episode, launches!
Music, Non-FictionDanny VagnoniNovember 24, 2020record breaker, original content, 9/11 ruined country
 Review: Emma Ruth Rundle &amp; Thou’s ‘May Our Chambers Be Full’ Seizes a Bleak Moment &amp; Subsumes It
Review: Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou’s ‘May Our Chambers Be Full’ Seizes a Bleak Moment & Subsumes It

‘May Our Chambers Be Full’, the debut collaboration between Thou and Emma Ruth Rundle, feels like a natural synthesis of the artists’ styles from its blasphemous aesthetics, to its bleak lyrics.

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Music, Non-FictionDanny VagnoniNovember 24, 2020emma ruth rundle, thou, may our chambers be full
 Today’s Song: “The Valley” is a dynamic preview of Thou and Emma Ruth Rundle’s ‘May Your Chambers Be Full’
Today’s Song: “The Valley” is a dynamic preview of Thou and Emma Ruth Rundle’s ‘May Your Chambers Be Full’

“The Valley” has the pathos of both Thou and Emma Ruth Rundle, harmonized into a new melody.

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Danny VagnoniNovember 24, 2020
 This Just In: Alice Glass Opens Sermon 3 Recordings’ ‘Sermon 4’ with Raw “Nightmares”
This Just In: Alice Glass Opens Sermon 3 Recordings’ ‘Sermon 4’ with Raw “Nightmares”

“Nightmares” takes Alice Glass’s solo heading and amplifies, toys with it, negotiating some of Glass’ rawer instincts.

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Music, Non-FictionDanny VagnoniNovember 24, 2020alice glass, nightmares, sermon 3 recordings
 Kill Your Masters: A Review of Run the Jewels’ ‘RTJ4’
Kill Your Masters: A Review of Run the Jewels’ ‘RTJ4’

Run the Jewels’ rage is an explosion against a disease the US has been grappling with since time immemorial, and with ‘RTJ4’, that rage has only grown more precise and cutting.

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Non-Fiction, MusicDanny VagnoniJune 26, 2020rtj4, run the jewels, rtj, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, progressive hip hop, contemporary hip hop
 Today’s Song: Loose Fit’s “Pull the Lever” Brings Sharp Lyricism and a Killer Groove
Today’s Song: Loose Fit’s “Pull the Lever” Brings Sharp Lyricism and a Killer Groove

With the tedium of modern pop reaching what might be its apex, Loose Fit and their debut single “Pull the Lever” seem tailor-made to lead a rebellion against the tawdry tracks that dominate the attention economy.

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Non-Fiction, MusicDanny VagnoniFebruary 14, 2020loose fit, music review, new music, new artists
 Premiere: Idle Joy’s “Neighbors” Is Pure Fun Wrapped in Blues with a Country Twang
Premiere: Idle Joy’s “Neighbors” Is Pure Fun Wrapped in Blues with a Country Twang

Los Angeles band Idle Joy’s devil-may-care attitude will grip listeners on their driving, bluesy new track “Neighbors.”

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Music, Non-FictionDanny VagnoniFebruary 10, 2020idle joys, premiere, rock, blues, country rock
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