Michael Heimbaugh
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Michael Heimbaugh listens to a whole bunch o’ music (some of which is not Guided by Voices) and occasionally writes about it for sites like Qrewcial and The Young Folks. He lives in Pennsylvania.

‘Earthling’ review: Eddie Vedder yields mixed results on star-studded solo LP

When a long-established musical titan releases a new album, the results can go a number of ways. The best late-career efforts—Dylan’s Time Out of Mind, Bowie’s Blackstar—can be astounding tectonic shifts, illuminating unexplored corners of their creators’ sound while also…

From the Record Crate: David Gray – “White Ladder” (1998)

A great album doesn’t have to make a grand political statement or adhere to some lofty concept. Sometimes a great album is nothing more than a collection of well-written and beautifully produced songs. Few musicians know this better than David…

‘Deacon’ review: serpentwithfeet unleashes his funniest, queerest, most accomplished work to date

A shroud of mystery coats the ethereal minimalist music of serpentwithfeet. As that stage name suggests, the Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter (born Josiah Wise) frequently fixates upon the cosmic, the ancient, the mystical, the macabre. He’s spent his career finding new ways…

‘Collapsed in Sunbeams’ review: Arlo Parks exudes kindness and warmth on rich, dazzling debut

In case you weren’t aware. we’re living in stressful times, and a lot of people are justifiably upset about it. The planet’s been swept by a pandemic, drastic climate change, and any number of deadly -isms, and even as we…

‘So Far No Further’ review: Sweet Soul struggle to find a voice on debut LP

To promote their debut full-length So Far No Further, Sweet Soul created a playlist that currently resides on the SoCal quintet’s Spotify profile. It’s a self-proclaimed “soundtrack” that chronicles the band’s varied influences (and, presumably, what they were listening to…

‘Oh! Pardon tu dormais…’ review: Jane Birkin’s stunning odyssey through love and loss

In 1988, filmmaker Agnès Varda created a lovely, freewheeling docudrama called Jane B. par Agnès V. in honor of friend and collaborator Jane Birkin’s 40th birthday. There’s a moment in the film where Varda compares Birkin’s desire to be a “famous nobody”…

Album Review: Purple Mountains – “Purple Mountains”

David Berman knew a thing or two about weaving lyrical beauty from the frayed threads of heartbreak. As the founder and driving force behind New York indie-folk outfit Silver Jews, the haggard-looking Berman spent twenty years delivering scrappy, deeply-affecting songs…