"I get the sense that asexuality is part of her hippie aesthetic."

douglasmartini:

marathonpacks:

About one of the most resolutely sexual albums of the last few years. A shame that Grantland’s huge audience is exposed to this level of crude misrepresentation masquerading as coy/self-effacing insight.

This is the quote that stood out most to me eyeroll-worthy, but there are tons of vague undertones of sexism here. I usually like Klosterman more than most people, but this article is one step away from being completely indefensible.

The only reason I can get behind Klosterman’s piece is because I find ~~*~TunE-YaRdZZ*~*~~ to be agonizingly unlistenable, garish and all-around obnoxious. I absolutely loathe hippie-chic sparkle/feathers with ukulele loving Mother Earth nonsense.

Using someone’s gender identification/orientation/presentation a means of critical discourse, however? Now that’s just stupid and Klosterman should know better.

He’s entitled to hate something you love, music nerds! I’m entitled to hate the very same things, too — but I’ll let you know that Garbus’ gender in no way shapes or alters my perception of the album under discussion. I don’t like it because I think it’s pithy. The end.