Philip Sherburne

2 weeks ago | futurismrestated.substack.com | Philip Sherburne

It’s embarrassing to admit it, but I know very little about Gang of Four, the post-punk icons whose bassist, Dave Allen, died this week at the age of 69.

2 weeks ago | pitchfork.com | Philip Sherburne

If Miłosz Kędra’s music evokes a certain ruined grandeur—crumbling Gothic facades, vine-snarled spires, centuries-old bricks ground to dust—those suggestions may not be entirely metaphorical. The Poznań composer plays an instrument that he designed himself, utilizing metal and wooden pipes scavenged from old church organs across Greater Poland—some battered and bent, some leaning at odd angles.

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Philip Sherburne

11 hours agoRussell Brand has been charged with rape, indecent assault and sexual assault between 1999 and 2005. The charges relate to four separate women. Brand has been interviewed multiple times by police since an investigation by the Sunday Times, the Times and Channel 4's Dispatches in September 2023 …

3 weeks ago | futurismrestated.substack.com | Philip Sherburne

A funny thing sometimes happens when you run a record label: A demo comes across your desk that causes you to reconsider what you thought your label was all about. I had always thought that Balmat was an ambient label, more or less. When asked what kind of music we put out, I’d usually say “ambient-adjacent,” just to leave us some wiggle room. We have a pretty broad definition of the genre, of course; nevertheless I always thought the zone was pretty clear.

3 weeks ago | pitchfork.com | Anna Gaca |Jeremy D. Larson |Marissa Lorusso |Philip Sherburne

Pitchfork’s editors are already sorting, compiling, and straining to remember all the music that’s been released this year. So we’re spotlighting some of 2025’s most outstanding records to date by rounding up albums that have earned high scores and Best New Music designations with a quick list of RIYLs (that’s Recommended If You Like) and links to our coverage. Unlike our year-end lists, this one is organized in reverse chronological order.