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No Clear Duality: American Sniper And The Modern War Film

Following its muted Oscars reception Angus Batey reflects on American Sniper and the problems faced by films dealing with more recent conflicts

A Sense Of Clarity: Wild Beasts Interviewed

With Wild Beasts' excellent fourth album Present Tense released this week, they sit down with Luke Turner to discuss blurring the line between myth and reality, and how their music has evolved through growing older and (not necessarily) wiser

A World Unto Itself: An Interview With Dirty Projectors

Dirty Projectors' sixth album, Swing Lo Magellan, marks a shift from the meticulous structures of their previous albums towards a more direct and heartfelt approach to songwriting. Chad Parkhill discussed this transition with lead Projector David Longstreth

Part III

The Low Culture Podcast: Nico’s The Marble Index

In the first subscriber-only Low Culture podcast of 2023, John and Luke go deep into the bleak midwinter of Nico’s masterpiece, The Marble Index.