- 12/5/12 /
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Listen to Nitsuh Abebe’s Favorite Songs of 2012
Listen to our music critic's Spotify playlist.
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- 12/3/12 /
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Critics' Roundtable: What Was the Cultural Event of 2012?
And four other equally pertinent questions.
- 12/3/12 /
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Nitsuh Abebe's Top Ten Albums of 2012
Kendrick Lamar, Chairlift, Cloud Nothings, and more.
- 10/1/12 /
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Grizzly Bear Members Are Indie-Rock Royalty, But What Does That Buy Them in 2012?
The lead singer lives in a 450-square-foot apartment. Some band members don't even have health insurance. Is rock stardom any way to make a living?
- 9/20/12 /
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Vulture Recommends: Five Songs Currently on Repeat
Our music critic on what's bouncing around his head this week.
- 9/12/12 /
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Abebe: On Coexist, the xx Stay Intimate by Getting Grander
On their sophomore album, the British trio face an audience that’s built up a tolerance for their sound.
- 9/4/12 /
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Abebe: New Albums by Dan Deacon and Matthew Dear Might Be Their Most Accomplished Yet
Our music critic reviews Deacon's America and Dear's Beams.
- 8/23/12 /
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Edelstein, Seitz, Abebe, and Schulz on Their Fall Culture Picks
Our movie, TV, music, and book critics each choose five.
- 8/16/12 /
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Abebe Recommends: Five Songs Currently on Repeat
Our music critic reveals what's bouncing around his head.
- 8/1/12 /
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Vulture Recommends: Five Songs Currently on Repeat
Our music critic reveals what's bouncing around his head.
- 7/10/12 /
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Music Review: Dirty Projectors’ Swing Lo Magellan Is Radical in Its Simplicity
The band's latest ranks among the most straightforwardly beautiful albums of the year so far.
- 7/6/12 /
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Abebe: Why Frank Ocean's Coming-Out Was Unique
His moving story doesn't seem particularly interested in clarifying the sorts of questions that usually surround coming out.
- 6/25/12 /
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Music Critic Nitsuh Abebe Recommends the Five Songs He Has on Repeat
This is what our music critic is listening to.
- 6/16/12 /
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Grigoriadis and Abebe: Get Ready for the Corporate Megarave (and Why Today’s Dance Music Might Not Be As Bad As It Sounds)
Dance music is mainstream, raves are taking over stadiums, and promoters are salivating with wallets open.
- 6/6/12 /
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Abebe: Nicki Minaj, Hot 97, and the Fight Over ‘Real Hip-Hop’
Vulture's music critic weighs in on the Nicki-Flex beef.
- 5/30/12 /
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Listen to Nitsuh Abebe’s Favorite Songs of 2012 So Far
Every couple of weeks, he’ll be pulling more favorites onto the list.
- 5/22/12 /
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Vulture Recommends: Five Songs to Listen To
Music critic Nitsuh Abebe offers his biweekly picks.