Peter's Essays

I Found My Face In The Trash

Tweedy: 'Summer Noon' + On-hold muzak at the specialist clinic

May 12 •

Do Make Say Think: 'The Universe!' + Philly (2006) + Abu Dhabi to Japan (2010) + New Year's (2024 -> 2025)

Jan 15 •

Life Exploding in Every Direction

Sam Cooke: 'Blowin in the Wind' (Live at the Copacabana) + Swagger + Freedom + The End of One Movie + The Start of Another

Nov 20, 2024 •

Silhouettes, So Far And Close

The Clientele: 'I Dreamed of You, Maria' + The haze of early parenting + The old becoming new + The new becoming old + Steamrollers + Meat-grinders

Sep 12, 2024 •

The Vampire Diaries

Vampire Weekend: ‘I Stand Corrected’ + Standing corrected + NYC dreaming + Magazine scheming + Jews on horses

Aug 6, 2024 •

The World Is Ours

The Walkmen: 'We Can't Be Beat' + Spending eight years writing one novel + Gang vocals + Fancy wine and cheese + Tambourine

Jun 25, 2024 •

jesse's fav tunz

Whitney: 'Strange Overtones'

May 30, 2024 •

Maybe It's Unbearable

Broken Social Scene: 'Superconnected'

May 21, 2024 •

The History Train

Paul Simon: 'Peace Like a River'

May 14, 2024 •

That Isn't What I Meant To Say At All

Belle and Sebastian: 'Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying'

May 3, 2024 •

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