With the suspension of adolescence, I think about parts of early indie… where there’s an idolization of childhood… There’s this idea that there was a point in our childhood when we were in some way better than we are now and we should try to hang on to that. But at the same time I think people who listen to that stuff value their adult reading skills and value their ability to listen to a song on several levels at once. I think most indie rock is trying to impress multivalent listening. I think suspended adolescence is more of a cultural trope than an artistic indie-rock one.
- February 4 2012 | 10 Notes - Read More →
