Post-Trash's Mid-Year Report 2024
Everything in Opposition: Geoff Barrow on Beak> and the Lessons Learned from 30 years Wrestling the Music Industry
If you’ve never listened to Beak>, >>>> is an ideal introduction. It’s a showcase of Geoff Barrow’s idiosyncratic vision of music—part psych, part prog, all strange. The album, which Billy Fuller, Will Young, and Barrow wrote together, carries an exciting air of improvisation, even while it’s clear that the music is painstakingly deliberate. What follows is our free-ranging conversation about all things Beak> and how Barrow’s experiences in the industry shaped one of music’s most unusual bands.
Fuzzy Meadows: The Week's Best New Music (May 27th - June 2nd)
Out This Week | Post-Trash Highlight
ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Beak> - ">>>>"
Beak> have played together long enough to develop a synchronicity in their performances, providing each other the space to adapt and the patience to explore. That earned sense of trust feels apparent in the progressions found throughout >>>>, a record in constant motion yet never seemingly in a rush to get anywhere.
Further Listening: A Compendium | Year-End 2022 Feature
As anyone who reads our “Fuzzy Meadows” column already knows, the “list” is just the beginning, and we’re always eager to add some “Further Listening” for consideration. Despite what some would have you believe, music is not a contest. We profiled many records in our “Year In Review” feature, but the fun doesn’t stop there.
Fuzzy Meadows: The Week's Best New Music (August 30th - September 12th)
Fuzzy Meadows: The Week's Best New Music (March 29th - April 4th)
Beak> - "Life Goes On" | Album Review
Fuzzy Meadows: The Week's Best New Music (June 10th - June 23rd)
Fuzzy Meadows: The Week's Best New Music (May 27th - June 2nd)
"Post-Trash Live: A Podcast" | Episode 8
On the latest episode of the Post-Trash podcast we (loosely) explore what makes us listen to a band we’ve never heard before (making it sound way tougher than it truly is) and play new music from Beak>, Greg Electric, Mega Bog, Horse Jumper of Love, Thanks For Coming, USA Nails, Control Top, and Real Blood.