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Writer, journo, critic • bylines in interview mag, stereogum, paste, antics, uproxx, pitchfork, ringer, LARB, mtv news (RIP), nme, etc • grant dot sharples at gmail • he/him • free Palestine 🇵🇸 • I’m writing a novel bc it’s never been done before

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Grant Sharples @grantsharpies.bsky.social · Mar 27

Call it poetic. Call it kismet. My final piece for Uproxx is the same as my first: an interview with Perfume Genius.

Glory is out tomorrow, and I spoke with Mike Hadreas about the story behind every Perfume Genius album cover:
uproxx.com/indie/perfum...

The Story Of Every Perfume Genius Album Cover

From ’Learning’ to ’Glory,’ Mike Hadreas reveals the background behind all of his Perfume Genius album covers.

uproxx.com

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Grant Sharples @grantsharpies.bsky.social · 2h

I love @ekkoastral.bsky.social

Grant Sharples @grantsharpies.bsky.social · 12h

Only three albums but an immeasurable impact. “Singular” doesn’t even begin to describe him

Grant Sharples @grantsharpies.bsky.social · 12h

There will only ever be one D’Angelo. R.I.P.

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Grant Sharples @grantsharpies.bsky.social · 1d

Seeing my first @ekkoastral.bsky.social show in Lawrence tomorrow evening 😌

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 1d

if you know a single soul in…

• the Kansas City metro area
• the St. Louis metro area
• the Indianapolis metro area
• the Nashville metro area

@ekkoastral.bsky.social is playing a few impromptu shows on our way back to DC

tomorrow thru friday

our last shows of the year!!!!

linktr.ee/ekkoastral

ekko astral on stage lookin epic photo credit alec pugliese

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Grant Sharples @grantsharpies.bsky.social · 1d

Let me be a Grammy voter so I can vote for people like Jeff Rosenstock

Grant Sharples @grantsharpies.bsky.social · 1d

It’s that time of year when I receive a ton of “FOR YOUR GRAMMY CONSIDERATION” emails and again I ask: how does one even become a Grammy voter lol

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Grant Sharples @grantsharpies.bsky.social · 2d

Nicely done!

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Grant Sharples @grantsharpies.bsky.social · 3d

I almost never post about running but this felt like a literal milestone

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Grant Sharples @grantsharpies.bsky.social · 3d

Ran my first half marathon :)

2 hours 9 minutes for my first half marathon according to my app :)

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Grant Sharples @grantsharpies.bsky.social · 3d

Same!

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Grant Sharples @grantsharpies.bsky.social · 4d

Finished a manuscript for a novel. Send me your fiction lit agents please 🙂

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Grant Sharples @grantsharpies.bsky.social · 4d

Release day bump! Read my profile of Hannah Frances, whose new album is out today via @firetalkrecs.bsky.social, that I wrote for @pastemagazine.bsky.social
www.pastemagazine.com/music/hannah...

Hannah Frances Lives In the Space Between

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.com

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Grant Sharples @grantsharpies.bsky.social · 4d

Gm! For Interview Magazine, I talked to Jay Som about releasing her first new album in six years, making the indie rock version of “A Praise Chorus,” and touring with Boygenius
www.interviewmagazine.com/music/jay-so...

After a Six-Year Hiatus, Jay Som Is Ready to Run Indie-Rock Again

After an extended layoff and a tour with Boygenius, the singer-songwriter joined us to talk about recruiting Hayley Williams and Jim Adkins for "Belong," her first album in six years.

www.interviewmagazine.com

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Grant Sharples @grantsharpies.bsky.social · 4d

Not looking forward to it lol

Grant Sharples @grantsharpies.bsky.social · 4d

Finished a manuscript for a novel. Send me your fiction lit agents please 🙂

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Grant Sharples @grantsharpies.bsky.social · 4d

Release day bump! Read my profile of Hannah Frances, whose new album is out today via @firetalkrecs.bsky.social, that I wrote for @pastemagazine.bsky.social
www.pastemagazine.com/music/hannah...

Hannah Frances Lives In the Space Between

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.com

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Grant Sharples @grantsharpies.bsky.social · 4d

If it was true? Good :)

NPR @npr.org · 4d

ICE claims assaults on its officers are up sharply since June. There's no public evidence that number is true.

White House claims "more than 1,000%" rise in assaults on ICE agents, data says otherwise

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers claim assaults on their officers are up sharply since June. There's no public evidence that number is true.

n.pr

Grant Sharples @grantsharpies.bsky.social · 4d

You can probably guess lol

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Grant Sharples @grantsharpies.bsky.social · 4d

Featuring an album I thought was Not Good

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Grant Sharples @grantsharpies.bsky.social · 4d

After a Six-Year Hiatus, Jay Som Is Ready to Run Indie-Rock Again

After an extended layoff and a tour with Boygenius, the singer-songwriter joined us to talk about recruiting Hayley Williams and Jim Adkins for "Belong," her first album in six years.

www.interviewmagazine.com

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Grant Sharples @grantsharpies.bsky.social · 7d

Wrote this!

Fire Talk @firetalkrecs.bsky.social · 7d

Hannah Frances spoke w/ Paste Magazine ahead of this Friday's "Nested in Tangles" album release, read the feature & order the record now!

www.pastemagazine.com/music/hannah...