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Longform on Pink Moon Two Nights in October On Pink Moon, the record Nick Drake made with a guitar, one piano line and almost nobody listening. There's a story that Nick Drake finished Pink Moon, walked into Island Records, left the tapes at reception and went home without saying a word to anyone. It's probably been polished a bit over the years, the way these stories always are, but I understand why people keep telling it. It sounds like the album. Quiet,… 5 min read
Longform on Graceland Graceland - Paul Simon (1986) 10/10 Controversy, Apartheid, No Garfunkel. I'll start with the uncomfortable bit, because pretending it isn't there would feel dishonest. In 1985 Paul Simon flew to Johannesburg while the world was boycotting apartheid South Africa, and a lot of people thought he had no business being there. They weren't wrong to ask. But what he came back with was a record… 6 min read