Indiana-based footwork producer Jlin is laser-focused in her vision and in her dedication to expanding her sound. Her debut album, Dark Energy, arrived in 2015, when footwork was gaining sizable popularity outside Chicago. The record stood out for its severity, with confrontational tracks that elegantly pair brooding tones with footwork’s precise rhythms. Jlin’s follow-up, 2017’s […]
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Daredevil producer Jlin survives her own trial by fire
Indiana-based beat wizard Jlin returns to the stage for Pitchfork Midwinter after courting burnout to finish her second album and score an avant-garde dance performance.
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Photos of the Saturday crowd at Pitchfork Music Festival 2016
Portraits of the crowd at Union Park on July 16
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12 O’Clock Track: “Last Day,” a rattling art-pop gem from LA’s Katie Gately
Something good comes out of working on the year-end album list.
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My favorite albums of 2012, numbers 20 through 11
Part three of my favorite albums of 2012 countdown