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The Ween Of American Rock Critics. 7x author. My book on The Strokes out 9/8/26. Indiecast co-host. Writing at Evil Speakers: stevenhyden.substack.com/
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Ask A Music Critic: Should A Music Critic Actually Know How To Play Music?

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Rick Beato, possibly getting indignant about Steve Lukather. Thank you for reading Evil Speakers. Every now and then I like to respond to reader questions like this one. Please feel free to reach out with any pithy or thought-provoking questions via the DM’s! And don’t forget to preorder my book (due September 8) “Is This It: The Never-Ending Rise and Fall of The Strokes (and Rock ‘n’ Roll)” now.
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Catalog Club: Deerhunter's "Halcyon Digest" (2010)

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Thank you for reading (and listening to) Evil Speakers. Look for my regular column on Thursday. To all my paying subscribers — thank you for making this newsletter viable. In part three of “Catalog Club: Deerhunter (2007-2013)” I talk about the album that signifies Deerhunter’s peak in terms of their prominence in indie rock, where they worked with the co-producer of Gnarls Barkley’s St. Elsewhere and Animal Collective’s Merriweather Post Pavilion and kind of flirted with mainstream acceptance.
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Through The Past, Bluesily: The Rolling Stones and Jack White Ride On

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Jack White and Mick Jagger in Martin Scorsese’s “Shine A Light” (2008) Thank you for reading Evil Speakers. Look for part three of “Catalog Club: Deerhunter (2007-2013)” on Monday, discussing 2010’s “Halcyon Digest.” Also you can preorder my book (due September 8) “Is This It: The Never-Ending Rise and Fall of The Strokes (and Rock ‘n’ Roll)” now. This is an essay about the recent albums “Foreign Tongues” by The Rolling Stones and “Frozen Charlotte” by Jack White.
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