A Playlist of the Week's Best New Albums Plus Book & Music Links
New albums from La Luz & Diiv, interviews with Anne Enright & Teddy Wayne, an excerpt from Mesha Maren's new novel, and more
Largehearted Likes:
A history of boiled peanuts and why Alabama has a marker dedicated to them
Are boiled peanuts so important to our culture we need to honor them with a historical marker? Of course. And, as far as I can determine, Alabama is the only state to have such a marker.In Greenpoint, a wacky new birding group is ruffling some feathers
My neighborhood is discovering birdwatching through a dynamic group at McGolrick Park.Kathleen Hanna’s “Letter to My Younger Self” at The Big Issue
If I had to say something to my younger self, I’d say, remember when you were having fun with your friend Cindy doing musical theatre? So why are you doing meth now? Why are you always two inches away from getting arrested? I wouldn’t say be a better student. But I think I’d say you need to get help.
A Playlist of the Week’s Best New Music (16 albums, 169 songs, 10 hours and 48 minutes)
This week’s new music includes releases by Diiv, Mui Zyu, James Devane, Motorists, Pardoner, La Luz, Black Dresses, Bess Atwell, Young Jesus, Finom, Gastr del Sol, Andrew Bird Trio, Wallows, Girl and Girl, Softcult, and Bill MacKay.
Largehearted Book & Music Links:
’s interview with Teddy Wayne at
Teddy Wayne: There are two kinds of novels I seem to respond to these days. The first are impeccably paced books in which you can’t help but be swept up by the story, and there’s still enough depth of character and theme and prose to complement the plot (not always the case with plot-driven novels). The second are books where I can sense the author has truly put themselves on the line, excavating their most deeply held feelings and thoughts, especially those that aren’t predestined to meet with nodding approval.“We’re Trauma Bonding”: Kathleen Hanna, In Conversation With Brontez Purnell
“You know what they say about feminist art, right?” says Kathleen Hanna, “It’s not real—it’s just therapy!” Underneath this very bold statement sits a plain-as-day fact: which is that, honey, therapy actually works. And Hanna has been all of our punk rock therapist and father figure for close to four decades now. I think it should be known that Hanna has the same birthday as Charles Manson, but as a cult leader, she used her powers for good, being the often unwilling but nevertheless steady figurehead for the Riot Grrrl movement.Waxahatchee covered the Drive-By Truckers’ “Outfit
An interview with Anne Enright
I can’t say I have a grand scheme – I work intuitively – but every character I write requires another character’s point of view: multiple viewpoints, multiple selves, multiple consciousnesses, and that’s fine by me, because consciousness is the great subject of the novel.
Shannon & the Clams Made a Playlist You’ll Want to Send to Your Lover
Yoko Ono’s Mind Games—And Her Lasting Legacy
A show at London’s Tate Modern reveals the astonishing breadth of a career often shadowed by questions about fame, celebrity, and a certain collaborator-husband.
Last Week’s LHB Feature Posts:
Alison B. Hart’s playlist for her novel April May June July
Anna Dorn’s playlist for her novel Perfume and Pain
Leah Hager Cohen’s playlist for her novel To & Fro
Lee Upton’s playlist for her novel Tabitha, Get Up