More than just a love letter to exotica, the Japanese pop savant’s 1975 album is a celebration of the chasm between the real and the artificial—and the cliches that express hidden desires.
Terre Thaemlitz’s new Resident Advisor mix, echoing a performance in Brooklyn this month, interrogates Israeli genocide, American complicity, and dance music’s ability to seed change.
Irish songwriter Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson’s new album overflows with comedy, tragedy, and self-lacerating wit. It’s a bold statement from a true original.