Douglas Martin is loosely affiliated with the Kinski Assassins. Ask no more questions. I. PROLOGUE When we last left Ariel Rosenberg, he was laughing his way to the bank. After over a decade of being underrated, misunderstood, and sometimes downright loathed, he released 2010’s fascinatingly cracked Before Today and the world of indie music finally […]
| The Dreams of Ariel Pink | July 10, 2012 |
Jonah Bromwich sang back-up vocals on Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams.” Uncredited. “Only In My Dreams” is gentler than gentle. It’s as if a really huge puffy cloud and a soft breeze mated and had a baby. All it makes I want to do is listen to it over and over again, preferably in a massive beanbag […]
| Pink Funk & Babies | June 7, 2012 |
Photo via GVB The collaboration that Douglas Martin and myself willed into existence via The Secret no longer remains a secret. I’m not sure how many tracks Dam-Funk and Ariel Pink have recorded together, but I know the mutual admiration bond between the two is tight. The latest one is a swooning cover of Donnie […]
| Douglas Martin’s Dirty Shoes: Ariel Pink is Ready for His Close-Up | January 21, 2011 |
Douglas Martin still prefers Conan. This is the part where the belle of the ball gets the solo dance. After a trophy case full of year-end accolades for both Before Today and its unfuckwithable lead single (and my favorite single of 2010) “Round and Round,” it seems that the next logical step was to bring […]
The only thing Haunted Graffiti got Douglas Martin is a ticket for public vandalism. Dear Journal, People I know have been talking a lot about some guy named Ariel Pink; his name has been rumbling around campus for quite some time. When I first heard his name, he was taken in by Animal Collective, that […]
