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JOE DANTE'S INFERNO @oldtobegin.bsky.social · 17h

two important pickups at Community Bookstore in park slope @passionweiss.bsky.social @chrisdeville.bsky.social

Such Great Heights by Chris DeVille and Waiting for Britney Spears by Jeff Weiss

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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 1d

Was very glad to talk to @fantano.bsky.social about indie rock and my book SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS

THIS VIDEO IS ABOUT INDIE ROCK TF ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT??

YouTube video by fantano

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Michael Burns @michaelburns.bsky.social · 21h

full convo with @chrisdeville.bsky.social from last week about his book, Such Great Heights.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Bh4...

Why Was 2000's Indie Rock So Good?

YouTube video by Side Burns

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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 21h

Read @weketchum.bsky.social on Black Messiah

D'Angelo And The Vanguard's 'Black Messiah' Turns 10

Black Messiah was a long time coming for fans of D’Angelo’s music, but for the artist himself, it was a product of urgency — at least in the last few months approaching its release. D’Angelo had been ...

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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 23h

D'Angelo and The Vanguard - The Charade (Audio)

YouTube video by DAngeloVEVO

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 1d

this is a lovely piece, people like this are foundational

Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 2d

In the Such Great Heights newsletter, I wrote about my friend Kyle Sowash, one of those essential characters who keep a local music scene going, and his great band the Kyle Sowashes, who personify indie rock to me

The Kyle Sowashes Are Indie Rock Personified

The latest B-side from my book Such Great Heights is a tribute to a friendly fixture of my local music scene

suchgreatheights.substack.com

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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 1d

Using ChatGPT to write a fucking email. bsky.app/profile/edit...

Edith @edithcharles.bsky.social · Aug 23

What's something that isn't considered embarrassing but you think it should be?

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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 1d

Was very glad to talk to @fantano.bsky.social about indie rock and my book SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS

THIS VIDEO IS ABOUT INDIE ROCK TF ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT??

YouTube video by fantano

youtu.be

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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 2d

In the Such Great Heights newsletter, I wrote about my friend Kyle Sowash, one of those essential characters who keep a local music scene going, and his great band the Kyle Sowashes, who personify indie rock to me

The Kyle Sowashes Are Indie Rock Personified

The latest B-side from my book Such Great Heights is a tribute to a friendly fixture of my local music scene

suchgreatheights.substack.com

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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 1d

I'm rooting for them to not kick any field goals

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Tom Bogert @tombogert.bsky.social · 2d

This sucks. A lot.

I know from my own experience doing it— it is NOT expensive to pay humans to do this. I got invaluable development working there. As did countless others.

But hey look at that, here’s a feedback form in case you also think it sucks www.mlssoccer.com/feedback/rec...

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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 1d

My book SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion is the best book of 2025 and you should buy it

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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 1d

One of my favorite Kyle Sowashes songs. Short, sweet, hits hard.

Rumours, by The Kyle Sowashes

from the album Yeah Buddy!

thekylesowashes.bandcamp.com

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Matt S @mattsouva.bsky.social · 1d

I saw McCartney with my parents and my sister in 2022, and it was *emotional*. To see a freaking Beatle? To hear *those* songs? To be there with my family? Sheesh. Lotta waterworks.

I'm so happy Abby got to see Paul with her dad, this is such a good story:

Stereogum @stereogum.bsky.social · 2d

Our (very personal) review of Paul McCartney's Got Back Tour in New Mexico:

Paul McCartney, My Dad, And Me

It was just too perfect: Paul McCartney’s Got Back tour would be coming to my parents’ nearest big city just days before my dad’s 70th birthday. My dad, especially as he gets older, has never been all...

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Mike Barthel @mikebarthelauthor.com · 2d

Oh man thanks to Laura Snapes for the shoutout to my piece—it’s great to hear the band’s reactions! This made my day.

As much as the Furnaces seemed like one-offs in the Oos, Stereogum's 20th anniversary retrospective on Blueberry Boat made the smart point that "high-concept, big-swing" records by the likes of Sufjan Stevens, Wilco, the Flaming Lips, even the Streets abounded at the time. They exchange various theories about why - breaking genre conventions, technology
- until Matthew lands on a conclusion. "I think people felt empowered to waste people's time in a more aggressive way," he says. "That's exciting."

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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 2d

In the Such Great Heights newsletter, I wrote about my friend Kyle Sowash, one of those essential characters who keep a local music scene going, and his great band the Kyle Sowashes, who personify indie rock to me

The Kyle Sowashes Are Indie Rock Personified

The latest B-side from my book Such Great Heights is a tribute to a friendly fixture of my local music scene

suchgreatheights.substack.com

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Robbie @nextlevelrobbie.bsky.social · 2d

just started this… a lot of this era is slightly before my time but weirdly some of the most overplayed songs I do remember have actually aged very well (Take Me Out, California). also I have been sleeping on The Dismemberment Plan!

Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · Aug 26

My debut book is OUT TODAY!

'Such Great Heights: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion' is about how indie rock changed the mainstream and the mainstream changed indie rock in the 21st century.

Buy it and let me know what you think:

Such Great Heights 9781250363381 - Macmillan

The definitive history of 21st century indie rock—from Iron & Wine and Death Cab for Cutie to Phoebe Bridgers and St. Vincent—and how the genre shift...

read.macmillan.com

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Eric L. Robinson @uticaeric.bsky.social · 2d

Just finished it yesterday, it's a great history.

I was absolutely one of the people who followed this progression in music - mostly in shards from Iraq and Afghanistan - and there are huge parts of the story I just did not appreciate.

If you've ever worried about Losing Your Edge, it's for you.

Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · Aug 26

My debut book is OUT TODAY!

'Such Great Heights: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion' is about how indie rock changed the mainstream and the mainstream changed indie rock in the 21st century.

Buy it and let me know what you think:

Such Great Heights 9781250363381 - Macmillan

The definitive history of 21st century indie rock—from Iron & Wine and Death Cab for Cutie to Phoebe Bridgers and St. Vincent—and how the genre shift...

read.macmillan.com

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Daniel Susla @dsusla.bsky.social · 3d

Just finished @chrisdeville.bsky.social “Such Great Heights” and recommend the read + the playlist music.apple.com/us/playlist/...

Such Great Heights by Danny Susla on Apple Music

Playlist · 229 Songs

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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 3d

Can only beat up on scrubs like Penn State

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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 3d

Oregon simply can’t hang with the Big Ten elite

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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 3d

Caden Curry… probably the best athlete named Curry of all time

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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 4d

So happy I’ve seen this movie now so I can move on to the best part of the cinematic experience: digesting takes

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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 4d

[To the tune of “Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others”] One Battle After Another

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AUgetoffmygold @augetoffmygold.bsky.social · 4d

Listening to PinkPantheress' 'Fancy Some More?' a really fun remix album that nonetheless once again demonstrates why comparing other remix albums to 'Brat and it's completely different' is like comparing other blockbuster sequels to 'The Godfather Part II'

AUgetoffmygold @augetoffmygold.bsky.social · 5d

Not a lot of times in life I can feel myself explicitly Practicing Self-Care but this morning after one of the more brutal Philly sports nights of my life I did interrupt my usual run through New Music Friday to listen to the full 'Brat' remix album

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