Colin Stetson
Creator archive / 25 posts
All the Light in the World
Ex Eye
Hereditary
For whatever reason, horror is having a moment of sustained critical cachet, with a growing list of scary movies receiving praise for emotional resonance, thematic richness, and/or excellence of execution that transcend the genre’s usual stale jump scares. Hereditary seems keen to get in on the action, offering a sophisticated layer of fraught family drama atop a pulpier horror foundation; its familiar depictions of unraveling psyches and things going bump in the night are shaped… See more →
Ex Eye
Ex Eye
Ex Eye
Colin Stetson & Sarah Neufeld
Colin Stetson
To intellectually understand what Colin Stetson does, or to see or hear a recording, won’t prepare you for his incredible live performance.
New History Warfare Vol. 3: To See More Light
Go away, Justin Vernon. Just… C’mon, just go away. People are trying to make good music here.
New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
My top five albums of 2011:
- Yuck
- Colin Stetson
- Mastodon
- Low
- Wolves in the Throne Room
Art and Artifice
The why of art is more important than the how.
Art communicates. The core message might be as simple as “I like Slayer” or as complicated as “Let’s begin reversing centuries of female marginalization.” The work’s context and various expressive textures contribute narrative layers that enrich that core message. The more we identify with the message, its layers, and their convergence, the more we like the art, even if we can’t explain what those things are or how we connect with them.
In the who,… See more →