Matt Mitchell

Ohio

Head Music Editor at Paste

currently falling apart @pastemagazine | previously falling apart @pitchfork @bandcamp @altpress @mtv @guardian @spin

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Articles

TOPS Announce New Album Bury the Key

1 week ago | pastemagazine.com | Matt Mitchell

Today, Canadian band TOPS—Jane Penny, David Carriere, Marta Cikojevic, and Riley Fleck—have announced their next album, Bury the Key.
Ty Segall Picks His Favorite Guitarists

1 week ago | pastemagazine.com | Matt Mitchell

Skip to the content Ty Segall is the kind of artist to let his guitar do his talking. Quite literally—the most recent time I saw him perform in London, he failed to say a single word to the audience, eschewing banter in-between songs in favor of rupturing eardrums and boggling brains with his fretwork for the entire set. The prolific SoCal musician is also fairly selective when it comes to interviews.
Rock Guitarist Rick Derringer Passes Away at Age 77

1 week ago | pastemagazine.com | Matt Mitchell

Derringer, born in Celina, Ohio, first came to prominence as a member of the McCoys, whose single “Hang On Sloopy” was a #1 hit in 1965. In the ’70s, the musician found solo acclaim, namely thanks to Top 40 hit “Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo” and his tenure producing (and playing guitar on) records by Edgar Winter, including “Frankenstein” and “Free Ride” in 1973. That same year, he appeared on Steely Dan‘s Countdown to Ecstasy and returned later on Katy Lied and Gaucho.
Exclusive: CIVIC Unveil "The Fool" From Forthcoming LP Chrome Dipped

1 week ago | pastemagazine.com | Matt Mitchell

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Premiere: Hot Joy Share New Song "Quality Control"

1 week ago | pastemagazine.com | Matt Mitchell

Hot Joy recently signed with Tiny Engines and is unveiling its first slice of new music in 2025.
Jackson Browne, 'The Pretender' Album Review

2 weeks ago | pastemagazine.com | Matt Mitchell

In March 1976, Jackson Browne’s wife Phyllis Major passed away from a barbiturates overdose. The couple already had a son together, Ethan, who was three by then, just two years after appearing on the cover of Rolling Stone with his father.
Julia Wolf Finds the Line Between Innocence and Adulthood on Pressure

2 weeks ago | pastemagazine.com | Matt Mitchell

The title of Julia Wolf’s new album makes a lot of sense. Pressure carries a lot on its shoulders, balancing feelings of lost innocence, human competition, obsessions, destiny, the entanglement of insecurities and empowerment across 11 trap-pop bangers. Featuring a production cohort of Cody Tarpley and Lynn Gunn, Wolf’s third LP runs on metal textures and electronic interpretations of emo and shoegaze.
Florry Burst With Country-Fried Color on Sounds Like…

2 weeks ago | pastemagazine.com | Matt Mitchell

Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. God bless rock and roll music. Florry makes a whole lot of it, and it’s all quite good. The Philly-bred, Vermont-based septet sounds like a bunch of punks who can’t stop listening to Gram Parsons. Francie Medosch is one of the best Shakespeares that we’ve got nowadays, as her nasally croon sparks up with the best of them.
They Are Gutting a Body of Water Sign to ATO, Share New Song

2 weeks ago | pastemagazine.com | Matt Mitchell

Today, Philadelphia’s They Are Gutting a Body of Water have announced their signing to ATO Records, joining a label roster featuring Friko and My Morning Jacket.
The 27 Best Sketches of SNL Season 50

2 weeks ago | pastemagazine.com | Matt Mitchell

Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. Saturday Night Live wrapped up last Saturday, closing the book on the show’s golden jubilee with a Scarlett Johansson-led finale. The energy of this season is what I would categorize as “mid-spectacular”—it wowed well enough, but there were more “meh” moments this season than “great” ones. There were over 100 sketches performed in Studio 8H between September and May, and it’s time to pick the very best ones.