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Craig Jenkins

Music Critic at New York Magazine

Music Critic at Vulture

Music critic at @Vulture/@NYMag, 2021 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Criticism

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Articles

  • Morgan Wallen’s ‘I’m the Problem’ Is an Identity Crisis

    2 weeks ago | vulture.com | Craig Jenkins

    On his fourth album, I’m the Problem, Wallen gestures at saying his worst is behind him while defending a right to remain a little wild. Since 2020, country firebrand Morgan Wallen has taken repeated spins through a cycle of assuring us that the partying he sings about isn’t ruining his life, that he’s tightening up.

  • Rihanna’s Smurfs Song ‘Friend of Mine’ Is Great Parent Pop

    3 weeks ago | vulture.com | Craig Jenkins

    “Friend of Mine” is catchy enough for the kids but makes sure to wink to Mom and Dad in the back of the room. This summer’s new Smurfs movie appears to be collecting millennial musicians old enough to have grown up aware of the series and who are now eager to add their stamp to the revival as parents.

  • Sufjan Stevens on Losing His Partner and ‘Carrie & Lowell’

    3 weeks ago | vulture.com | Craig Jenkins

    He lost his partner and then he got sick. But he’s staying optimistic. The tenth-anniversary edition of Carrie & Lowell is out May 30 via Asthmatic Kitty. The tenth-anniversary edition of Carrie & Lowell is out May 30 via Asthmatic Kitty. In 2023, Sufjan Stevens shared on Tumblr that he’d been diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome, a quick-working autoimmune disorder with a vast symptom set that includes persistent pain and muscle weakness.

  • Arcade Fire’s ‘Pink Elephant’ Is a Cowardly Comeback

    3 weeks ago | vulture.com | Craig Jenkins

    Their business-as-usual approach dovetails with a year of acts from Brand New to Ryan Adams looking to put a wide range of allegations of misconduct in the rearview mirror by giving diehards a show of talent to talk about instead and little else.

  • Arcade Fire Make a Cowardly Comeback

    3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Craig Jenkins

    2 days agoSNL’s Arcade Fire performance explained: What went wrong?

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14 May 25

I spoke to Sufjan Stevens on Good Friday about 'Carrie & Lowell' and recovery and whether or not, you know, we're all gonna die https://t.co/KqTErAw34p

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Craig Bro Dude @CraigSJ
13 May 25

i wrote about the new arcade fire https://t.co/ShkKo4RCg5

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Craig Bro Dude @CraigSJ
8 May 25

I wrote about Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered and Bethesda and Microsoft and protest and boycott https://t.co/CsmapCygWI