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I don't tweet, really, so email me: gcurrin@gmail.com. Better yet, IG is @currincy. Music Writing @ NYT, P4K, MOJO, NPR, etc. Hiking Columnist @ Outside.
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I Think I’m Alone Now

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By Grayson Haver Currin Verified
| Pitchfork Verified
Country music ruined the pedal steel guitar. I am, of course, being at least a little flip—without country’s popular rise nearly a century ago, it’s entirely possible that the most expressive instrument this side of the human voice might not exist, let alone be so widespread.
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How Mastodon Survived Their Band's Darkest Age

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By Grayson Haver Currin Verified
| GQ Verified
Brann Dailor’s black eye surely must have been a parting gift from Brent Hinds. Or so said the heavy metal commentariat in early March 2025, as Mastodon landed in the Dominican Republic to play a beachside festival alongside Tool and Primus.
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Side Door No. 5: Water Damage, Setting, and Two Improvisational Avenues to Escape 

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By Grayson Haver Currin Verified
| Bandcamp Daily
THE SIDE DOOR Side Door No. 5: Water Damage, Setting, and Two Improvisational Avenues to Escape By Grayson Haver Currin · July 13, 2026 Everyone in the amorphous drone rock collective Water Damage understood their marching orders late last April: They would play their early afternoon set at Austin Psych Fest in 4/4 time. They’d practiced it and even clued in the day’s special guest, Butthole Surfers drummer King Coffey, to one of the few concrete plans for their 35-minute performance.
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