Grant Sharples
@grantsharpies.bsky.social
Indie columnist at Uproxx and kingdom hearts apologist • bylines in pitchfork, stereogum, ringer, la review of books, paste, etc • grant dot sharples at gmail
Not posting this on the other site for obvs reasons but I simply must ask: what the fuck is this shit
The new babehoven album is gorgeous bc of course it is. Wrote a bit about it for uproxx’s latest indie mixtape 20
Babehoven Embrace Stillness
Babehoven talks ceramics, Cat Stevens’ "Trouble," and Tuvan throat singers in our latest Q&A.
uproxx.comWrote about Alice Glass, Ekko Astral, Menomena, Jamie xx, One Step Closer, Cloud Nothings, and more for my new Uproxx column
All The Best New Indie Music From This Week
This week’s best new indie releases featuring Jamie xx, King Hannah, Ekko Astral, One Step Closer, Cloud Nothings, and more.
uproxx.comHung out with 1010benja right here in KC for Interview Magazine (and I even took that pic):
How 1010Benja Went From Church Boy to Hitmaker
"What an artist does, now more than ever, needs to hark towards freedom," says the singer-songwriter of his major label debut. "It's not enough to have talent."
www.interviewmagazine.comBest new indie time! I wrote about Porches, Mandy, Indiana, Gift, Sour Widows, and more
All The Best New Indie Music From This Week
This week’s best new indie releases featuring Caribou, Porches, Bonny Light Horseman, Dehd, Mandy, Indiana, and more.
uproxx.comNew Uproxx column! Wrote about cloud nothings, babehoven, brijean, young jesus, the drums, fabiana palladino, and more
All The Best New Indie Music From This Week
This week’s best new indie releases featuring Fabiana Palladino, Pedro The Lion, Brijean, Cloud Nothings, and more.
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My festival roundup for Uproxx is back in action! Wrote about a bunch of fests happening in April and May, including Mission Creek, Sick New World, and (ofc) Coachella
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Wrote about ekko astral, microwave, DIIV, mdou moctar, hovvdy, teens in trouble, and more for my Uproxx column!
All The Best New Indie Music From This Week
This week’s best new indie releases featuring Mdou Moctar, Local Natvies, Been Stellar, DIIV, Hovvdy, and more.
uproxx.comWrote about Rosali, Waxahatchee, Adrianne Lenker, One Step Closer, Nourished by Time for my new column!
All The Best New Indie Music From This Week
This week’s best new indie releases featuring Rosali, Adrianne Lenker, Waxahatchee, Nourished By Time, and more.
uproxx.comFor my Interview Magazine debut, I spoke with Katie Crutchfield about her wonderful new album, Tigers Blood :)
How Katie Crutchfield of Waxahatchee Learned to Tune Out the Noise
As the singer-songwriter prepares to drop
www.interviewmagazine.comI wrote about Waxahatchee, Cola, Yeule, Gustaf, Adrianne Lenker, Mitski, and more for my new column!
All The Best New Indie Music From This Week
This week’s best new indie releases featuring Gouge Away, Adrianne Lenker, Waxahatchee, Horse Jumper Of Love, and more.
uproxx.comI wrote about Kim Gordon, Nick Cave, American Culture, DIIV, Eric Slick, Dehd, and more for my new Uproxx column!
All The Best New Indie Music From This Week
This week’s best new indie releases featuring Nick Cave, Kim Gordon, American Culture, Dehd, Eric Slick, and more.
uproxx.comSaid publication who sent a writer to KC rejected my pitch as well. Cool!
Not saying this on the other site, but there’s something a little infuriating about seeing other journalists getting to interview a high-profile musician in person even tho I’m one of like two music journos who lives in the same city that she does (PR is making me do zoom) 🙃
I profiled Kim Gordon!
Welcome to Kim Gordon’s Collective
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www.pastemagazine.comNew column! I wrote about Mdou Moctar, Hovvdy, Faye Webster, Cloud Nothings, and more
All The Best New Indie Music From This Week
This week’s best new indie releases featuring Hovvdy, Faye Webster, Mannequin Pussy, Mo Troper, Mdou Moctar, and more.
uproxx.comI wrote about The Zone of Interest and Jonathan Glazer’s history of directing music videos, including the one with the room that moves on its own
Jonathan Glazer’s Visual Insanity
Jonathan Glazer’s path from directing music videos for Radiohead and Jamiroquai to being an Oscar nominee for ’The Zone Of Interest.’
uproxx.comI wrote about MGMT, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Real Estate, Glitterer, Nourished by Time, Perfume Genius, and more for my latest Uproxx column
All The Best New Indie Music From This Week
This week’s best new indie releases featuring MGMT, Real Estate, Hurray For The Riff Raff, King Isis, Bonny Light Horseman, and more.
uproxx.comWrote about Waxahatchee, Laura Jane Grace, Grandaddy, Snarls, DIIV, Jessica Pratt, and more for my latest Uproxx column
All The Best New Indie Music From This Week
This week’s best new indie releases featuring DIIV, Waxahatchee, Snarls, Jessica Pratt, Laura Jane Grace, Grandaddy, and more.
uproxx.comDid a career-spanning interview with MGMT for Stereogum! Also got some dirt on Jay-Z…
We've Got A File On You: MGMT
A carer-spanning interview ahead of new album 'Loss Of Life.'
www.stereogum.comMy latest Uproxx column features Brittany Howard, Helado Negro, Pouty, Faye Webster, Restorations, and more: uproxx.com/indie/best-n...
All The Best New Indie Music From This Week
This week’s best new indie releases featuring Brittany Howard, Helado Negro, Pouty, Amen Dunes, Rosali, Beth Gibbons, and more.
uproxx.comWrote about Hovvdy, Dehd, Liquid Mike, Ibibio Sound Machine, Teethe, and more for my latest column!
All The Best New Indie Music From This Week
This week’s best new indie releases featuring Liquid Mike, Dehd, Paramore, Hovvdy, Pond, Ibibio Sound Machine, Camera Obscura, and more.
uproxx.comI was lucky enough to see them twice before the hiatus. The first time, they did their own soundcheck haha
Spoke with Brittany Howard for my very first cover story!!
COVER STORY | Brittany Howard’s Dreamworld
Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.
www.pastemagazine.comBest New Indie time! I wrote about the smile, future islands, hurray for the riff raff, militarie gun, finnoguns wake, and more
All The Best New Indie Music From This Week
This week’s best new indie releases featuring The Smile, Future Islands, Katy Kirby, Hurray For The Riff Raff, Liquid Mike, and more.
uproxx.comAlso, here’s the latest edition of my indie column! I wrote about SK, glass beach, Ellis, the JAMC, and more
All The Best New Indie Music From This Week
This week’s best new indie releases featuring Glass Beach, Sleater-Kinney, Ellis, Kim Gordon, Cheem, and more.
uproxx.comFor @stereogum.bsky.social, I talked to Samuel from Future Islands about their incredible new album, that letterman performance (you know the one), doing rap battles at 14 years old, and much more
We've Got A File On You: Future Islands' Samuel T. Herring
Herring on his acting debut, storing hundreds of unused Madlib beats on his computer, how his breakup shaped Future Islands' new LP, and more.
www.stereogum.comI reviewed the second glass beach album
glass beach Deliver on plastic death
Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.
www.pastemagazine.comWake up babe. First column of 2024 just dropped! Wrote about Waxahatchee, Faye Webster, Jamie xx, Fat Dog, Rosali, and more.
All The Best New Indie Music From This Week
This week’s best new indie releases featuring Waxahatchee, Faye Webster, The Smile, Infant Island, Rosali, and more.
uproxx.comFor my first piece of the new year, I profiled Helado Negro about his gorgeous new album, Phasor, for the folks at Paste
Helado Negro Dives In
Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.
www.pastemagazine.comFor my final Uproxx column of 2023, I wrote about Liquid Mike, Wishy, Hey, Ily!, and more
All The Best New Indie Music From This Week
This week’s best new indie releases featuring Hermanos Gutiérrez, Swim Good Now, Wishy, Liquid Mike, Hey, Ily!, and more.
uproxx.comRead my blurbs on Fever Ray, Nourished by Time, Julie Byrne, and Olivia Rodrigo!
The year may be coming to a close, but there’s still plenty of great new indie music. For my latest @uproxx.bsky.social column, I wrote about NNAMDÏ, Hovvdy, Car Seat Headrest, Teens in Trouble, and more
All The Best New Indie Music From This Week
This week’s best new indie releases featuring Car Seat Headrest, Teens In Trouble, Sentinel, Infant Island, Body/Negative, and more.
uproxx.comIt’s a big day for lists! That includes a list of the best new indie music from this past week. Wrote about MGMT, Katy Kirby, Full of Hell/Nothing, Future Islands, Real Lies, Grandaddy, and more
All The Best New Indie Music From This Week
This week’s best new indie releases featuring Real Estate, MGMT, Future Islands, Katy Kirby, Grandaddy, Snõõper, and more.
uproxx.comI wrote about Pangaea, Carly Rae Jepsen, Jamila Woods, Water From Your Eyes, 100 gecs, and Jim Legxacy
The 100 Best Songs of 2023
Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.
www.pastemagazine.comIt’s about that time! For my latest Best New Indie column at Uproxx, I wrote about Björk, Brittany Howard, Tozcos, and more
All The Best New Indie Music From This Week
This week’s best new indie releases featuring Brittany Howard, Björk, Guided By Voices, Health, Tozcos, My Morning Jacket, and more.
uproxx.comI wrote about my favorite emo album of 2023
No Album Left Behind: Hot Mulligan’s <em>Why Would I Watch</em> is the Best Emo Outing of 2023
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www.pastemagazine.comPeep my words on Water From Your Eyes and Sufjan Stevens
The 50 Best Albums of 2023
Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.
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Tired: Best New Music
Wired: Best New Indie
I wrote about The Smile, MJ Lenderman, Kurt Vile, Julie Byrne, Mannequin Pussy, Water From Your Eyes, and more
All The Best New Indie Music From This Week
This week’s best new indie releases featuring MJ Lenderman, The Smile, Julie Byrne, Madi Diaz, Kurt Vile, Helado Negro, and more.
uproxx.comMy latest Best New Indie column includes Hurray for the Riff Raff, Hovvdy, Yo La Tengo, Nothing/Full of Hell, and more!
All The Best New Indie Music From This Week
This week’s best new indie releases featuring Hovvdy, Sleater-Kinney, Hurray For The Riff Raff, String Machine, Yo La Tengo, and more.
uproxx.comFor Los Angeles Review of Books, I reviewed the new Elephant 6 documentary and wrote about the importance of regional artistic havens
A Deep, Unerring Camaraderie: On “The Elephant 6 Recording Co.”
Grant Sharples reviews the new music documentary “The Elephant 6 Recording Co.”...
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Lots to talk about in my new Best New Indie column for @uproxx.bsky.social!
This week, I wrote about Cloud Nothings, MGMT, Sen Morimoto, Sharon Van Etten, Empty Country, and lots more
All The Best New Indie Music From This Week
This week’s best new indie releases featuring Cloud Nothings, Sharon Van Etten, Hotline TNT, Drop Nineteens, Sen Morimoto, MGMT, and more.
uproxx.comFor my first Best of What’s Next piece for Paste, I talked to Sen Morimoto about his lovely new album, Diagnosis.
Best of What’s Next: Sen Morimoto
Chicago indie-jazz artist Sen Morimoto talks navigating industry capitalism, the importance of community and his third album, 'Diagnosis.'
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Best New Indie (Halloween version!)
For this week’s @uproxx.bsky.social column, I wrote about future islands, wild nothing, charly bliss, Ragana, Kurt vile, and more
All The Best New Indie Music From This Week
This week’s best new indie releases featuring Future Islands, Charly Bliss, The Serfs, The Gaslight Anthem, and more.
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