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This issue & the rest of Marginalia now lives on my personal blog here , as with all the other posts moving forward. Marginalia is a series of short interviews with music lovers from small corners of the internet — bloggers, reviewers, and listeners worth knowing about. Who are you and what do you do? I maintain a blog under the pseudonym of Scholarch . I started blogging in December 2025 as I was…
Hey there! Thank you for reading The Listening Rooms. If you're reading this, you may have noticed that things have slowed down over the past 2-3 weeks here. I'm not abandoning this project (there are quite a few more entries I'm excited to share!), but unfortunately I have recently been occupied with an increased workload alongside planning and applying for my postgraduate studies. Thank you so…
This issue & the rest of Marginalia now lives on my personal blog here , as with all the other posts moving forward. Marginalia is a series of short interviews with music lovers from small corners of the internet — bloggers, reviewers, and listeners worth knowing about. Who are you and what do you do? I'm Syl, a dog mom, coffee person, and writer. I like being creative, and over the past couple of…
This issue & the rest of Marginalia now lives on my personal blog here , as with all the other posts moving forward. Marginalia is a series of short interviews with music lovers from small corners of the internet — bloggers, reviewers, and listeners worth knowing about. Who are you and what do you do? I’m Arden (they/them) an academic attempting to resist my general disillusionment with the…
This review was written for my personal RateYourMusic on account back on the 24th of June 2021. With the release of the 3rd studio album by Lucy Dacus, the trinity comprising Punisher , Little Oblivions , and now finally, Home Video , from the members of supergroup boygenius after the release of their EP is finally complete. I've been patiently waiting for this album ever since the release of Hot…
This issue & the rest of Marginalia now lives on my personal blog here , as with all the other posts moving forward. Marginalia is a series of short interviews with music lovers from small corners of the internet — bloggers, reviewers, and listeners worth knowing about. Who are you and what do you do? I’m Shannon. I am in my late 30s and I’ve been a music obsessive for over 25 years. I am a…
This issue & the rest of Marginalia now lives on my personal blog here , as with all the other posts moving forward. Marginalia is a series of short interviews with music lovers from small corners of the internet — bloggers, reviewers, and listeners worth knowing about. Who are you and what do you do? I’m Ben and I have a Youtube channel called Soundmeow . I review audio gear. But it’s a secret…
Buck Meek has always existed in Adrianne Lenker's orbit for me, as part of Big Thief's guitarist as well as a constant collaborator of Lenker's. When I first listened to his 2nd solo record, Two Saviors , back in 2021, I thought it felt like a warm blanket, though it never quite stayed in my rotation as I was, then, more intrigued with the lusher music of Big Thief. This album opens with Gasoline…
This issue & the rest of Marginalia now lives on my personal blog here , as with all the other posts moving forward. Marginalia is a series of short interviews with music lovers from small corners of the internet — bloggers, reviewers, and listeners worth knowing about. Who are you and what do you do? Hi, I'm Tony. I'm from Nanjing, China. I love listening to music, watching movies, and reading…
Mitski has always intrigued me, but I've never been able to fully get into her music. Many artists I listen to are compared to her 1 and grouped into the same category she helped define: sad girl indie music . Now, I personally dislike the term, as it feels like an unfair descriptor for a style of music that brings comfort to many listeners and often has great lyrical depth. However, of course,…
