Jukebox Jury #6: Elvis In A Tesla Model X

Thank you for reading Evil Speakers. Look for part four of this month’s “Catalog Club” series on ’90s Neil Young, discussing 1995’s “Mirror Ball,” on Monday. Also, I spoke with Taja Cheek of L’Rain about her great new record, “Fata Morgana,” for a special Indiecast video interview. And I talked to Jane Schoenbrun about her new film “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,” focused specifically on the surprising use of “A Long December” by Counting Crows in one crucial scene. (I have a beat and I’m sticking to it.)

If you live in the Twin Cities, please come see me and my buddy Steve Gorman on Sept. 8 at The Turf Club for a special event in conjunction with the release of my new book “Is This It: The Never-Ending Rise and Fall of The Strokes (and Rock ‘n’ Roll).” You can buy tickets here.

In my regular feature “Jukebox Jury,” I review a bunch recent releases and grade them Robert Christgau “Consumer Guide” style. In this column, in response to a heavy release schedule, I’m reviewing a batch of new albums coming out this week and next, including: Brandon Flowers, Billy Strings, Brennan Wedl, Westside Cowboy, Wild Pink, Mike D, Interpol, Sweeping Promises, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, and Weezer. Plus, I wrote about just-released songs by Fontaines DC, Gang Of Youths, Bill Fox and Beck.

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