Ian F. King
writing
features, essays, interviews
Future Boys: Catherine Wheel’s Adam and Eve at 25 [rock & roll globe]
How Near How Far: 20 Years of ...Trail of Dead's Source Tags & Codes [rock & roll globe]
Inside This Leather Terrarium: Pavement's Brighten The Corners at 25 [rock & roll globe]
The Uncanny Auteurs: Looking back on 25 years of an underrated Britpop classic [rock & roll globe]
Night By Candlelight: Black Love At 25 [rock & roll globe]
Yer Twisting My Melon, Man! Pills ‘n’ Thrills and Bellyaches at 30 [rock & roll globe]
This Here Giraffe: The Flaming Lips’ Clouds Taste Metallic at 25 [rock & roll globe]
The Rise & Fall & Rise of Craig David [stereogum]
I'm Hoping I Don't Freeze Here: The Hour of Bewilderbeast at 20 [rock & roll globe]
White Pony: The Groundbreaking Album That Changed Deftones Forever [metal hammer]
Mighty Mouse: The Moon & Antarctica at 20 [rock & roll globe]
Clinic - Internal Wrangler Turns 20 [stereogum]
Death Cab for Cutie: "Indie Rock Is Dead": We Have The Facts... at 20 [rock & roll globe]
Eels - Daisies of the Galaxy Turns 20 [stereogum]
The Swiss Army Romance: How Dashboard Confessional sparked an emo uprising [louder]
Air - The Virgin Suicides Turns 20 [stereogum]
The Cure - Bloodflowers Turns 20 [stereogum]
Botch: how one band redefined US hardcore and invented evil math rock [metal hammer]
Suede – Reflecting on the 25th Anniversary of “Dog Man Star” [under the radar]
Emo at the Crossroads: “Very Emergency” and “Something to Write Home About” at 20 [under the radar]
Death in Vegas - The Contino Sessions Turns 20 [stereogum]
It’s Been 20 Years Since Robbie Williams Failed To Take America [stereogum]
The Chemical Brothers - Surrender Turns 20 [stereogum]
Super Furry Animals - Guerrilla Turns 20 [stereogum]
The Black Heart Procession's 2 at 20 [analogue]
Travis - The Man Who Turns 20 [stereogum]
Basement Jaxx - Remedy Turns 20 [stereogum]
The Anniversary: Come On Die Young Turns 20 [stereogum]
Jimmy Eat World – Reflecting on the 20th Anniversary of Clarity [under the radar]
Post-Mortem: The Legacy of Bark Psychosis' Hex at 25 [stereogum]
The Best Shoegaze and Dream Pop of 2018 [popmatters]
The 60 Best Songs of 2018 (contributed #57, #46, #35) [popmatters]
The 70 Best Albums of 2018 (contributed #52, #20, #3) [popmatters]
The Greatest Show You Never Saw: Curiosa Festival 2004 [analogue]
The Anniversary: The Masterplan Turns 20 [stereogum]
Yesterday's Jukebox: The Durutti Column's Without Mercy [popmatters]
The Anniversary: This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours Turns 20 [stereogum]
Life Stories in Vinyl: Eric Spitznagel's Old Records Never Die, Tim Burgess' Tim Book Two [analogue]
The Best Shoegaze and Dream Pop of 2017 [popmatters]
The 21 Best Album Re-Issues of 2017 (contributed #19, #18) [popmatters]
The 25 Best New Musical Artists of 2017 (contributed Melkbelly, RBCF) [popmatters]
The 60 Best Albums of 2017 (contributed #58) [popmatters]
Northside Festival 2017 Preview Guide [popmatters]
The 10 Best Shoegaze and Dream Pop Albums of 2016 [popmatters]
The 70 Best Albums of 2016 (contributed #70, #67, #62) [popmatters]
The 25 Best Album Re-Issues of 2016 (contributed #10) [popmatters]
The Best Songs of 2016 (contributed #77, #45) [popmatters]
Northside Festival 2016 Re-cap [redefine]
Northside Festival 2016 Preview Guide [redefine]
Anarchy That Works: This Heat's Back Catalog Reassessed [the line of best fit]
Top Five Albums of the Year (With Five Runners-Up) [redefine]
The Best Albums of 2015 (contributed #73) [popmatters]
The Best Songs of 2015 (contributed #82, #35) [popmatters]
The Best Reissues of 2015 (contributed #11) [popmatters]
The Best Musical Hopes to Break Out in 2016 (Vinyl Williams) [popmatters]
The Best New/Emerging Artists of 2015 (Grounders) [popmatters]
The Most Serene Republic [stereo subversion]
CMJ 2015 - Festival Review and Re-cap [redefine]
CMJ 2015 - Festival Preview Guide [redefine]
Tearjerker [stereo subversion]
This Perfect Band: An Oral History of The Dagoes [popmatters]
A Crooked and Unseen Highway: Lowercase's Kill the Lights [popmatters]
(part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7)
Northside Festival 2015 Recap [redefine]
Northside Festival 2015 Preview Guide [redefine]
Jacco Gardner [stereo subversion]
Paul de Jong [stereo subversion]
Preoccupations (were called Viet Cong at the time) [stereo subversion]
Hungry Cloud Darkening [stereo subversion]
The Landscape of Emo in 2014 [stereo subversion]
The Best Emo Albums of 2014 [popmatters]
Staff Lists: Favorite Albums of 2014 [stereo subversion]
Top Albums of the Year: Staff Picks (contributed short list) [redefine]
The Best Album Reissues of 2014 (contributed #10) [popmatters]
The Best Albums of 2014 (contributed #42 and #51) [popmatters]
The 75 Best Songs of 2014 (contributed #21 and #54) [popmatters]
CMJ Music Marathon 2014 preview coverage [redefine]
Modern Sky Festival 2014 in NYC [redefine]
The Rural Alberta Advantage [stereo subversion]
Jack + Eliza [stereo subversion]
A Sunny Day in Glasgow [stereo subversion]
Hauschka (2) [stereo subversion]
Justin Trosper of Survival Knife, Unwound [stereo subversion]
Matt Mondanile of Ducktails, Real Estate [stereo subversion]
Widowspeak [stereo subversion]
Autre Ne Veut (2) [nylon, summer 2013 music issue]