Grace Robins-Somerville

Brooklyn

Grace Madigan Robins-Somerville. Age 13. Brooklyn, NY. Actress, writer, singer, student. I love theatre and I'm part unicorn.

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Articles

Mclusky: the world is still here and so are we

3 weeks ago | pitchfork.com | Grace Robins-Somerville

On their long-awaited reunion record, Mclusky don’t assume the role of serious elder statesmen of punk—and thank God for that. They’ve sidestepped the indignity that often comes with gettin’ the band back together, mostly because Mclusky understand better than anyone that dignity is overrated. On the world is still here and so are we, there’s no grandstanding, no illusion of self-respect, no demand to be taken seriously, because none of that was ever Mclusky’s goal to begin with.
Premature Evaluation: Car Seat Headrest 'The Scholars'

1 month ago | stereogum.com | Grace Robins-Somerville

Car Seat Headrest albums are never fully autobiographical. Even when Will Toledo writes from experience, his choice of literary references, religious allegories, and speculative histories and futures always find their way into his songwriting. The Scholars — the band’s first album in five years, out this Friday — is Toledo’s hardest pivot into fiction.
Premature Evaluation: Car Seat Headrest The Scholars

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Grace Robins-Somerville

1 hour agoJeff Sperbeck, NFL Star John Elway’s Former Agent, Dead at 61 After Golf Cart AccidentJeff Sperbeck, NFL star John Elway’s former agent and longtime business partner, has died after sustaining a traumatic head injury in a golf cart …10 hours agoNetflix’s new action-thriller movie is a twist-filled ride that will spike your adrenaline — and you can stream it nowNetflix isn’t slowing down when it comes to intense thrillers, and its latest original release “Exterritorial” proves it.
Big Girl: The Best of What’s Next

1 month ago | pastemagazine.com | Grace Robins-Somerville

On a sunny Saturday in March, I pay a visit to Big Girl bandleader Kaitlin Pelkey and guitarist Crispin Swank at their charming Ridgewood apartment. Walking into their front parlor—and makeshift home recording studio—I immediately notice a vinyl copy of the Slits’ Cut sitting on top of a record player.
"Trans Slut Rock" Band On Their Debut Album

1 month ago | stereogum.com | Grace Robins-Somerville

“She’s one of those uniquely beautiful people—” Eli Scarpati starts to explain, before correcting himself. “Well, not people, because She’s not a person.
Ribbon Skirt: Bite Down

1 month ago | pitchfork.com | Grace Robins-Somerville

“I want it now, never, always,” Tashiina Buswa sings on “Look What You Did,” the penultimate track on Ribbon Skirt’s debut album, Bite Down. It’s a decent summation of her storytelling style: Everything is simultaneously happening, has already happened, hasn’t happened yet, and will never happen. Each memory is in constant danger of getting smothered in distortion, trampled by drums, or even warped by Auto-Tune into a funhouse-mirror reflection of itself—so you’d better listen carefully.
Momma Look For Profundity in Every Cliché on Welcome to My Blue Sky

2 months ago | pastemagazine.com | Grace Robins-Somerville

Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. There’s a TikTok video in which writer, podcaster, and fashion designer Madeline Pendleton answers the question: “What’s the best show you’ve ever been to?” They preface their answer by rattling off the names of some all-time greats that they’ve had the privilege of seeing live: the B-52s, the Cure, the Violent Femmes, Patti Smith, Stone Temple Pilots, and Deftones, to name a few.
Star 99: Gaman

2 months ago | pitchfork.com | Grace Robins-Somerville

Star 99 are a punk band who make writing a great pop song look easy. If most West Coast pop-punk can be traced back to Jawbreaker, the San Jose quintet have inherited their knack for knowing which moments call for a sugary refrain and which call for a tortured shred.
'Phonetics On and On' Album Review

Feb 13, 2025 | pastemagazine.com | Grace Robins-Somerville

One of the greatest feats of songwriting—of any writing, really—is arranging words into combinations that no one else has ever constructed before. Contrarily, there’s also a challenge in taking a phrase or expression that’s been echoed a million times, and using it in a way that forces the audience to really think about these familiar words. The latter is where a record like Phonetics On and On, the sophomore effort from formerly-Chicago-now-New-York-based rock band Horsegirl, thrives.
On 'How To Leave Town,' Will Toledo Bid Adieu To Car Seat Headrest's Bandcamp Era

Oct 30, 2024 | stereogum.com | Grace Robins-Somerville

I recently found myself in one of those “What’s the strangest thing you did for entertainment during early quarantine?” conversations that somehow, almost half a decade later, people still aren’t sick of having. The usual suspects popped up — sourdough starters and Tiger King and whatnot.