Ryan Leas

I listen to music and write things about it. Formerly Stereogum

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Called upon years of previously useless Springsteen nerd knowledge to bring you this primer on the new lost albums boxset https://t.co/q02NluyZPN

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Went back to an old indie gateway drug (if you are, like me, a 34-year-old millennial) and wrote about Beck's Guero for its 20th anniversary https://t.co/DEEYLIgQGo

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Some recent things: Talked to Black Country, New Road about every song on their new album Forever Howlong https://t.co/IqTsJO2UXy

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Did the same with Perfume Genius for Glory https://t.co/DD73SAMarx

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Some thoughts on Jason Isbell's Foxes In The Snow, a characteristically nuanced piece of work on the messiness of splitting up, moving on, and his own identity as a musician and celebrity in the wake of divorce https://t.co/Z57Mz06MD2

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Also revisited Father John Misty's big breakthrough I Love You, Honeybear for its tenth anniversary: https://t.co/RXAD81il0r

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Some things I wrote recently: Album Of The Week reviews on two great early 2025 releases. Ela MInus' sophomore LP DIA: https://t.co/edg45WmXWL

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Squid's characteristically excellent Cowards: https://t.co/c0qGFy6I3x

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I booked this show in NYC tomorrow. Brooklyn's first ever totally solar-powered concert, featuring Nation Of Language, Grace Ives, Model/Actriz, and Psymon Spine. Come hang. https://t.co/P3Qlwjpz99

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Silverbacks are one of the most underrated bands going right now. I caught up with them about how they're (kinda) OK with that, and another great new LP, Easy Being A Winner https://t.co/uaxQsjqpg5

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I talked to Geordie Greep about his gonzo new solo LP which is kind of becoming one of my favorite things he's done? https://t.co/pZjikC9bjF

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After the last few Bad Seeds albums, it's beautiful to hear them embracing something close to joy. Wrote about it here https://t.co/cjuKEOU2u1

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The new Peel Dream Magazine is so, so good and Joe had a lot of interesting things to say about it in our little announcement interview https://t.co/rT0Siyrgj7

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Some thoughts on O.'s very good, very idiosyncratic debut for Pitchfork https://t.co/Ao4jolhBpr

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Hung out with the great Water From Your Eyes in Salt Lake City and Nashville https://t.co/QYRPGCXq25

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Also kept the tradition going and profiled Strand Of Oaks ahead of the big synth odyssey reboot Miracle Focus https://t.co/KTNLw3BbjX

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Some new things this week. Revisited Parquet Courts' Sunbathing Animal 10 years later https://t.co/Q2wLPkWD8p

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First little profile in a while — Fat Dog have a lot of punchlines, but also the music to back it up. "Running" became a fast 2024 favorite https://t.co/K0mER1Dbky

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Wrote about the new St. Vincent, which is so much better than the last St. Vincent https://t.co/fta9cbImf8

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Some thoughts on the new Pearl Jam album, which I liked more than I expected to https://t.co/ZfwR4O4Tdc