I wrote about Harry Styles and the crew of 2020s interchangeable and painfully boring pop hunks he's inspired, from Benson Boone to Role Model to Sombr to Yungblud to Alex Warren. stevenhyden.substack.com/p/harry-styl...

I wrote about Harry Styles and the crew of 2020s interchangeable and painfully boring pop hunks he's inspired, from Benson Boone to Role Model to Sombr to Yungblud to Alex Warren. stevenhyden.substack.com/p/harry-styl...

As an addendum to my series this month on Grizzly Bear, I chatted with Daniel Rossen for 80 mins about each of their records and their place in the indie rock world of the aughts and 2010s. His candor is v. illuminating and entertaining, to say the least! stevenhyden.substack.com/p/catalog-cl...

As an addendum to my series this month on Grizzly Bear, I chatted with Daniel Rossen for 80 mins about each of their records and their place in the indie rock world of the aughts and 2010s. His candor is v. illuminating and entertaining, to say the least! stevenhyden.substack.com/p/catalog-cl...

Hey, I wrote about Mitski, her new album (great), and her whole catalog (also great). uproxx.com/indie/best-m...

Hey, I wrote about Mitski, her new album (great), and her whole catalog (also great). uproxx.com/indie/best-m...

My Catalog Club series on Grizzly Bear concludes with PAINTED RUINS, the underrated (for now?) swan song that feels like the Steely Dan's GAUCHO of aughts-era indie. stevenhyden.substack.com/p/catalog-cl...

My Catalog Club series on Grizzly Bear concludes with PAINTED RUINS, the underrated (for now?) swan song that feels like the Steely Dan's GAUCHO of aughts-era indie. stevenhyden.substack.com/p/catalog-cl...

I wrote about the landmark indie-rock album CARDINAL by Pinegrove, which I was inspired to revisit by @chrisdeville.bsky.social. Though I have a pretty different take on the album and their somewhat cursed career arc. stevenhyden.substack.com/p/the-still-...

I’ve had “Old Friends” stuck in my head since reading that @chrisdeville.bsky.social piece and no, not mad about it at all. Then Hyden nails it as usual.

I wrote about the landmark indie-rock album CARDINAL by Pinegrove, which I was inspired to revisit by @chrisdeville.bsky.social. Though I have a pretty different take on the album and their somewhat cursed career arc. stevenhyden.substack.com/p/the-still-...

featuring the god @stevenhyden.bsky.social, legit springsteen scholar and 'the rising' skeptic; buy his bruce book THERE WAS NOTHING YOU COULD DO now, it rules www.dacapopress.com/titles/steve...

My Catalog Club series on Grizzly Bear continues this month with a conversation about a great album and a transitional year for indie rock. tinyurl.com/4yfzpkzj

My Catalog Club series on Grizzly Bear continues this month with a conversation about a great album and a transitional year for indie rock. tinyurl.com/4yfzpkzj

I wrote about the forthcoming Bill Callahan album (it is of course v. good) and the taxonomy of a genre I know very well: Middle-Aged Indie Singer-Songwriter Music (MAISSM). tinyurl.com/yvsxv483

I wrote about the fascinating new Beach Boys box set. tinyurl.com/yvsxv483

"Bill Callahan could sing the ingredients of Stove Top Stuffing and make it feel like he was revealing the sorriest thing he ever did, long ago, in a different life."

I wrote about the forthcoming Bill Callahan album (it is of course v. good) and the taxonomy of a genre I know very well: Middle-Aged Indie Singer-Songwriter Music (MAISSM). tinyurl.com/yvsxv483

Happy to be back doing one of my favorite things: Talking about Grateful Dead live albums that have "Picks" in the title with my best pal Rob Mitchum. tinyurl.com/52m65emf

Guess who's back?

Happy to be back doing one of my favorite things: Talking about Grateful Dead live albums that have "Picks" in the title with my best pal Rob Mitchum. tinyurl.com/52m65emf

This month's Catalog Club (the book club for albums) series on Grizzly Bear continues today with a conversation about one of the best indie albums of the 2000s, VECKATIMEST. tinyurl.com/4btbrhfb

This month's Catalog Club (the book club for albums) series on Grizzly Bear continues today with a conversation about one of the best indie albums of the 2000s, VECKATIMEST. tinyurl.com/4btbrhfb

For the latest Jukebox Jury column I wrote about 16 recent songs and graded them, Christgau Consumer Guide style. The hits, the misses, and the in-betweens! tinyurl.com/y43nvurk

For the latest Jukebox Jury column I wrote about 16 recent songs and graded them, Christgau Consumer Guide style. The hits, the misses, and the in-betweens! tinyurl.com/y43nvurk

I am of course hoping for the best for this Portland institution but I was pretty excited to have an excuse to link to @stevenhyden.bsky.social’s wonderful review of the Garth Brooks Box Set You Could Only Buy At Bass Pro Shops: www.wweek.com/music/2026/0...

I wrote about Joyce Manor and the glory of 19-minute albums. uproxx.com/indie/joyce-...

A new series of Catalog Club (the book club for albums) has just started! This month’s artist is Grizzly Bear, and today’s album is 2006’s YELLOW HOUSE. A beguiling record that started one of the great runs in recent indie-rock history. tinyurl.com/3r2a6bwn

Relieved to see that my new music radar remains moderately well-aligned with @stevenhyden.bsky.social despite the sad lack of Indiecast in recent weeks. First truly brilliant album of 2026 imo

I wrote about Joyce Manor and the glory of 19-minute albums. uproxx.com/indie/joyce-...

A new series of Catalog Club (the book club for albums) has just started! This month’s artist is Grizzly Bear, and today’s album is 2006’s YELLOW HOUSE. A beguiling record that started one of the great runs in recent indie-rock history. tinyurl.com/3r2a6bwn

Compiled a playlist (in three format) of 20 songs I liked from January 2026. Really good start to the year! Particularly for new-ish bands. tinyurl.com/e629v88r

Compiled a playlist (in three format) of 20 songs I liked from January 2026. Really good start to the year! Particularly for new-ish bands. tinyurl.com/e629v88r

I’ve been working on this for a while: I wrote about Ryan Adams in the 2020s, the “third act of TÁR” part of his career marked by constant social media meltdowns and scores of nondescript albums. Also, Rec Corner picks for Westside Cowboy and Guv! tinyurl.com/bdfn5uhu

text I just got from a friend: “What level of membership did you choose for Hyden’s newsletter that he’s doing an Extremely Your Shit column about Ryan Adams through the lense of Lydia Tar?”

Did an in-depth investigation into the supposedly nice and likeable Midwestern rock band @ratboysband.bsky.social and and found some very unlikeable things. (Also: Their forthcoming album is, of course, awesome.) uproxx.com/indie/ratboy...

I’ve been working on this for a while: I wrote about Ryan Adams in the 2020s, the “third act of TÁR” part of his career marked by constant social media meltdowns and scores of nondescript albums. Also, Rec Corner picks for Westside Cowboy and Guv! tinyurl.com/bdfn5uhu

saw Fust with presumably every other person in Glasgow who reads Steven Hyden

This month's Catalog Club (the book club for albums!) covering the great Lucinda Williams concludes with her signature album, 1998's CAR WHEELS ON A GRAVEL ROAD. I talk about the album, the '90s alt-country scene, Lucinda's parallels w/ Sheryl Crow, etc. tinyurl.com/4d6k4hz7

This month's Catalog Club (the book club for albums!) covering the great Lucinda Williams concludes with her signature album, 1998's CAR WHEELS ON A GRAVEL ROAD. I talk about the album, the '90s alt-country scene, Lucinda's parallels w/ Sheryl Crow, etc. tinyurl.com/4d6k4hz7

RIP.

In the newsletter I wrote about the critically adored 22-year-old Irish singer-songwriter Dove Ellis and his recent album BLIZZARD, which I describe as "Cameron Winter's THE MAN WHO. (In a good way!)" More refs to the band Travis contained within ... tinyurl.com/mucnue27

I wrote about Geese's upcoming SNL appearance, and the endless social-media outrage cycles the band attracts (and how it feels a little familiar), for @theringer.com.web.brid.gy. www.theringer.com/2026/01/23/m...

Dica do @stevenhyden.bsky.social na última newsletter dele: Sunday Mourners - "A-Rhythm Absolute": E se Galaxie 500 soasse neurótico ao invés de dreamy? open.spotify.com/intl-pt/albu...

In the newsletter I wrote about the critically adored 22-year-old Irish singer-songwriter Dove Ellis and his recent album BLIZZARD, which I describe as "Cameron Winter's THE MAN WHO. (In a good way!)" More refs to the band Travis contained within ... tinyurl.com/mucnue27

I wrote about Geese's upcoming SNL appearance, and the endless social-media outrage cycles the band attracts (and how it feels a little familiar), for @theringer.com.web.brid.gy. www.theringer.com/2026/01/23/m...

I wrote about my favorite indie albums of 2006, a year that I am very sentimental about (personally and musically). uproxx.com/indie/best-i...

I wrote about my favorite indie albums of 2006, a year that I am very sentimental about (personally and musically). uproxx.com/indie/best-i...

I wrote about the Pitchfork paywall, the reaction to the Pitchfork paywall, and whether the future of online media is more like a record store or cable television. (This, ironically, is a free post!) tinyurl.com/2k3z7pzp