Klosterman Stirs tUnE-yArDs Discussion

Monday, venerable music writer Chuck Klosterman (@CKlosterman) posted a column on Grantland that examined w h o k i l l, the latest album by tUnE-yArDs which was named album of the year in the 2011 Pazz & Jop poll (and #18 on the HT Poll)The article, titled “The Pitfalls of Indie Fame,” quickly stirred controversy as Klosterman’s typical hyperbolic tendencies found their way into his assessment of Merrill Garbus, who essentially is tUnE-yArDs.

The Village Voice’s Maura Johnston (@maura) responded to Klosterman’s piece yesterday, challenging not only his opinions but the quality of his research and the overall depth of his analysis. While neither author can truly predict how history will judge Garbus or her album, they stirred an interesting exchange among fellow music writers (Jessica Hopper @jesshopp, Rob Mitchum @robmitchum, Matt LeMay @mattlemay) on Twitter.

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https://twitter.com/#!/robmitchum/status/162205211325239296
https://twitter.com/#!/mattlemay/status/162205307303505920
https://twitter.com/#!/robmitchum/status/162205473066590208
https://twitter.com/#!/mattlemay/status/162205578758856705
https://twitter.com/#!/robmitchum/status/162206240863305728
https://twitter.com/#!/jesshopp/status/162212487956148224
https://twitter.com/#!/mattlemay/status/162212126067400704
https://twitter.com/#!/jesshopp/status/162213294688567296
https://twitter.com/#!/randlechris/status/162213112865501184
https://twitter.com/#!/jesshopp/status/162213529305354240
https://twitter.com/#!/jesshopp/status/162218884001316864

Even the Mountain Goats had this to say about Klosterman’s article:

https://twitter.com/#!/mountain_goats/status/162203627899977728

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One Response

  1. Klosterman just isn’t all that. Tried to read one of his books once. Couldn’t get thru it. Too Cool For School.

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