It was a good week for music this past few days. Kristen talked to Ben Schneider from Lord Huron, who struck her as “a thoughtful and well spoken individual with an uncanny aura of passion and intelligence,” and who regaled her with tales of the road, outdoors inspiration, and the history of the band. Daughn Gibson’s
Our newest L.A.-based contributor Josh Calixto took on the new Charli XCX record, True Romance, which he described as “the perfect setting for good pop, and True Romance is a prime example of what the genre can still offer to a generation jaded by top 40 radio stations and terrified of internet backlash.” In interviews,