Newsletter 4/19/22

Dearest Readers,

Here at The Green Street Review, we hope that you had a good weekend celebrating one of America’s last surviving holidays: Coachella. From Harry Styles duetting with his mother’s favorite artist, to the reunion of Swedish House Mafia, the weekend’s second most popular desert festival saw thousands of teenagers who had virtually no idea who these people were, wading into the clout-promising desert. In Fyre festival fashion, the influencers who had hopes of getting into the even more coveted Revolve festival featuring Jack Harlow and Post Malone, were supposedly “stranded in the dirt with no water, under the hot sun for hours, waiting for buses that aren’t coming to bring them to the actual festival.” All clout-chasing roads in California lead back to the desert it seems. Fret not, dear readers, for there is wisdom to be found in the sand.

Here on Greene Street, we have been satisfying our mirages in the listening booth. As far as personal anecdotes go, Chad and his wife recommend the South Korean folk-psychedelic-rock band Leenalchi. Sean has been sulking to the new Duster, which swaps out sad boy antics for emo absurdism. Stefan, in turn, recommends the alliterative Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum. Jonathan recommends the new record from everyone’s favorite nihilist Father John Misty: Chloë and the Next 20th Century. Luc suggests Architecture Exuberant! by Asher White, a self-described “real proper noise rock record.” And finally, in cyberpunk chic fashion, Amalia looks to the most recent Blade Runner soundtrack – better than the definitely original source material? We can’t seem to decide, so you’ll have to hear for yourself.

In other tune-related news, the previously radio silent Kung Fu Kenny, AKA Kendrick Lamar, has announced a burgeoning record, titled Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers. Moreover, Spain’s very own sensation, Rosalia, announced a world tour for her latest record running midsummer to late fall — get your tickets quick! Lizzo, after a supposedly dazzling Saturday Night Live Episode (could there be such a thing), dropped a new single whose title aptly captures the global consciousness: “About Damn Time.”

Here at The Greene Street Review we’re reminded that amidst endless audible distraction, there will always be consolation in the next drop. Until then, we’ll be listening to the birds!

Sincerely Signed,

The Greene Street Review