Men Are So Lovely and Dry: Saltburn’s Queer Narrative Failures
Saltburn sparked discussion for its shocking sex scenes, but for all its stylized images and clever gendered trope inversions, its queer promises are empty.
Evan Sawdey
Evan Sawdey started contributing to PopMatters in late 2005, and has also had his work featured in publications such as Entertainment Weekly, SLUG Magazine, YardBarker, The Daily Dot, and many more. He has been a guest on HuffPost Live, RevotTV's "Revolt Live!", and WNYC's Soundcheck (an NPR affiliate), was the Executive Producer for the Good With Words: A Tribute to Benjamin Durdle album ( available for free), and wrote the liner notes for the 2011 re-release of Andre Cymone's hit 1985 album A.C. (Big Break Records), the 2012 re-release of 'Til Tuesday's 1985 debut Voices Carry (Hot Shot Records), among others. He is the co-founder and host of The Chartographers, a podcast for pop music nerds, and previously hosted PopTalk for PopMatters. He currently resides in Chicago, Illinois. You can follow him @SawdEye should you be so inclined.
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The 10 Best Ambient Albums of 2023
In a digital landscape where consumption methods are constantly fracturing, leave it to the best ambient artists to excel and innovate despite impossible odds.
‘When the Alarm Clock Rings’ Isn’t Worth Waking Up For
The always reliable Cherry Red Records delivers an unusual psychedelic garage-rock comp that feels made of lesser entries despite the label’s great research.
K-Pop Boy Band Enhypen Survive and Thrive in Arena Upgrade
Birthed from a competition show and debuting in the pandemic, K-pop boy band Enhypen may have finally found their artistic voice on their new arena tour.
The Spark of Indian Electronic Music Is on ‘The NID Tapes’
When a Moog was placed in an Indian design college, students and staff casually broke ground for electronic music. The NID Tapes is a worthy document.
The Nuanced History Eluvium’s Many Clockwork Fables
Ambient maestro Matthew Robert Cooper (Eluvium) is two decades into his career, and on his latest LP, overcomes surprising obstacles physical and geographical.
The Lively World of Dance Music’s Deadhead LP Giobbi
Possibly the only DJ on earth to get the blessing of the Jerry Garcia estate, LP Giobbi’s first solo record charts a new course for contemporary dance music.
Sue Clayton Is a Songwriter’s Songwriter (Quite Literally)
Morgan Kibby has written hits for Panic! at the Disco and Lady Gaga. Yet her true calling was found in a wild new songwriting persona: Sue Clayton.
Cybergrind Bibles & Messages to Ourselves: A Fire-Toolz Interview
Pivoting from cybergrind to New Age jazz within a song is nothing new for Fire-Toolz’s Angel Marcloid. What’s new is the fanbase she’s cultivating for her wild genre experiments.
Haunted By the Sky: The Secret History of Tor Lundvall’s Ambient Pop
With a decades-long career of crafting ambient material as flexible in tone as it is in scope, a new box set reveals secrets to Tor Lundvall’s unknown catalog.
Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s Epic Double LP ‘V’ Just Wants to Vibe
Unknown Mortal Orchestra return from a five-year hiatus to deliver a double album, V, containing both the best and blandest songs they’ve ever made.
The Auteurs’ New Box Set Neatly Slims Down Their Legacy
While Luke Haines’ morbid British rock outfit is happy as a cult act, this box set, repackaging their 2014 reissues, makes a case for the Auteurs’ greatness.