Chris Ingalls
@ingalls1969.bsky.social
Freelance music writer for PopMatters, elsewhere. Also a massive book nerd and Japanese cuisine enthusiast
“Death is just where your suit falls off and now you're in your other suit. You can't see it on this level, but it's all right. Don't worry.” - George Harrison, whose suit fell off 24 years ago today
November 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
“Death is just where your suit falls off and now you're in your other suit. You can't see it on this level, but it's all right. Don't worry.” - George Harrison, whose suit fell off 24 years ago today
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Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
This is a Jack Soo appreciation post
November 29, 2025 at 4:25 AM
This is a Jack Soo appreciation post
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Repost to save a life from motion smoothing
November 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Repost to save a life from motion smoothing
Fun update to the Frank Black Friday story: I was at Newbury Comics for Record Store Day this morning, and look what I found in the sale bin
November 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Fun update to the Frank Black Friday story: I was at Newbury Comics for Record Store Day this morning, and look what I found in the sale bin
You’ve heard of Black Friday? Get ready for Frank Black Friday, where @rfwilhelm.bsky.social and I talk about our love for Frank Black, specifically his iconic sophomore solo album - how we discovered it and how it brought us together.
at IHTOV today:
you've heard of black friday, but at IHTOV we celebrate frank black friday. popmatters writers @rfwilhelm.bsky.social and @ingalls1969.bsky.social got together to give an oral history of teenager of the year, and how it connects them
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you've heard of black friday, but at IHTOV we celebrate frank black friday. popmatters writers @rfwilhelm.bsky.social and @ingalls1969.bsky.social got together to give an oral history of teenager of the year, and how it connects them
ihavethatonvinyl.com/essays/welco...
Welcome to Frank Black Friday
Oh, you don’t know about Frank Black Friday? Read on to learn all about Frank Black Friday and more as PopMatters pals Rich Wilhelm and Chris Ingalls present an oral history of how their separate 30-y...
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November 28, 2025 at 11:21 AM
You’ve heard of Black Friday? Get ready for Frank Black Friday, where @rfwilhelm.bsky.social and I talk about our love for Frank Black, specifically his iconic sophomore solo album - how we discovered it and how it brought us together.
I’ve been a fan of Dan Knishkowy’s Adeline Hotel moniker for years, and his new one does not disappoint. I reviewed “Watch the Sunflowers” for PopMatters.
Dan Knishkowy's ever-evolving indie collective Adeline Hotel open a new chapter with the breathtaking 'Watch the Sunflowers'. #PMPick
Adeline Hotel's New LP Is a Shimmering, Low-Key Masterpiece » PopMatters
Dan Knishkowy's ever-evolving indie collective Adeline Hotel open a new chapter with the breathtaking Watch the Sunflowers.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I’ve been a fan of Dan Knishkowy’s Adeline Hotel moniker for years, and his new one does not disappoint. I reviewed “Watch the Sunflowers” for PopMatters.
Experimental music fans, you’re going to love this new one from JOBS bassist Ro(b)//ert Lundberg. A fascinating album that I recently reviewed for PopMatters.
Bassist and composer Ro(b)//ert Lundberg creates unique sounds and atmospheres centered around "a watery fascination" on 'by-passing-upon'.
#PMPick out now via @akprecordings.bsky.social
#PMPick out now via @akprecordings.bsky.social
Ro(b)//ert Lundberg Mixes Composition and Improvisation » PopMatters
Bassist and composer Ro(b)//ert Lundberg creates unique sounds and atmospheres centered around "a watery fascination" on by-passing-upon.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Experimental music fans, you’re going to love this new one from JOBS bassist Ro(b)//ert Lundberg. A fascinating album that I recently reviewed for PopMatters.
Laura Ann Singh’s new album is a unique, refreshing take on vocal jazz with bits of post-punk snark. “Mean Reds” is an unpredictable delight and I reviewed it for PopMatters.
Laura Ann Singh steers her reckless way through traditional jazz, torch song elegance, avant-garde experiments, and an anarchic sense of punk rebellion. #PMPick
REVIEW: tinyurl.com/LauraAnnSing
REVIEW: tinyurl.com/LauraAnnSing
November 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Laura Ann Singh’s new album is a unique, refreshing take on vocal jazz with bits of post-punk snark. “Mean Reds” is an unpredictable delight and I reviewed it for PopMatters.
This idiot is on the precipice of becoming the world’s first trillionaire and this is the kind of shit he’s doing with his unlimited financial resources
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This idiot is on the precipice of becoming the world’s first trillionaire and this is the kind of shit he’s doing with his unlimited financial resources
The Necks have been making beautiful long form avant-garde minimalist instrumental music for decades. Their new one is epic and I reviewed it for PopMatters.
'Disquiet' is a genuinely absorbing series of luxuriously paced improvisations from the Necks, who have been doing this kind of thing for decades. #PMPick
The Necks Experiment with Long-Form Minimalism » PopMatters
Disquiet is a genuinely absorbing series of luxuriously paced improvisations from the Necks, who have been doing this kind of thing for decades.
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November 23, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The Necks have been making beautiful long form avant-garde minimalist instrumental music for decades. Their new one is epic and I reviewed it for PopMatters.
Happy Gaucho Day to those who celebrate
November 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Happy Gaucho Day to those who celebrate
Strongly advocating for a Record Store Day reissue of “11 Tracks of Whack”
November 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Strongly advocating for a Record Store Day reissue of “11 Tracks of Whack”
The latest album from composer and trumpeter Amir ElSaffar places the Iraqi genre of Maqam (the musical language that employs a microtonal tuning system) into a modern jazz setting. I reviewed “Live at Pierre Boulez Saal” for PopMatters.
Amir ElSaffar’s New Quartet have pulled off the trick of creating something that moves and sounds like jazz, but with a much deeper resonance.
'Live at Pierre Boulez Saal' is a #PMPick out now.
READ: tinyurl.com/Elsaffar25
'Live at Pierre Boulez Saal' is a #PMPick out now.
READ: tinyurl.com/Elsaffar25
November 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The latest album from composer and trumpeter Amir ElSaffar places the Iraqi genre of Maqam (the musical language that employs a microtonal tuning system) into a modern jazz setting. I reviewed “Live at Pierre Boulez Saal” for PopMatters.
It really sucks that the only surviving member of the original Mothers of Invention lineup is an incarcerated pedophile
November 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
It really sucks that the only surviving member of the original Mothers of Invention lineup is an incarcerated pedophile
Put this in your ear. A fantastic sampler from @iheartnoise.bsky.social
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2025 Sampler, by Various Artists
25 track album
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November 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Put this in your ear. A fantastic sampler from @iheartnoise.bsky.social
iheartnoise.bandcamp.com/album/2025-s...
iheartnoise.bandcamp.com/album/2025-s...
I don’t know who Olivia Nuzzi is and frankly, I don’t care
November 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I don’t know who Olivia Nuzzi is and frankly, I don’t care
I’m about to blow whatever indie street cred I have by announcing that last night, at the age of 56, I began listening to Pavement for the first time, and holy shit, I love this band
November 18, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I’m about to blow whatever indie street cred I have by announcing that last night, at the age of 56, I began listening to Pavement for the first time, and holy shit, I love this band
The new collaboration between Jamie Liddell and Luke Schneider is a sublime ambient masterpiece and I reviewed it for PopMatters.
The experimental duo of Jamie Lidell and Luke Schneider have delivered an otherworldly soundtrack to dreams—and the spaces between them.
'A Companion for the Spaces Between Dreams' is a #PMPick out now.
REVIEW: tinyurl.com/JamieLuke
'A Companion for the Spaces Between Dreams' is a #PMPick out now.
REVIEW: tinyurl.com/JamieLuke
Jamie Lidell and Luke Schneider Explore Music's Healing Power » PopMatters
The experimental duo of Jamie Lidell and Luke Schneider have delivered an otherworldly soundtrack to dreams—and the spaces between them.
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November 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The new collaboration between Jamie Liddell and Luke Schneider is a sublime ambient masterpiece and I reviewed it for PopMatters.
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a) it still looks shitty. AI will never look anything but shitty
b)no matter how good you think it looks, there is still an ethical problem with using AI, looking bad is not the worst problem with it
c) you are a billion dollar company, hire real artists www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
b)no matter how good you think it looks, there is still an ethical problem with using AI, looking bad is not the worst problem with it
c) you are a billion dollar company, hire real artists www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
Coca-Cola Is Trying Another AI Holiday Ad. Executives Say This Time Is Different
After a major backlash in 2024, Coke and the L.A. studio it hired have produced a new synthetic spot they believe viewers will like a lot more; "The craftsmanship is ten times better." Will they?
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November 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
a) it still looks shitty. AI will never look anything but shitty
b)no matter how good you think it looks, there is still an ethical problem with using AI, looking bad is not the worst problem with it
c) you are a billion dollar company, hire real artists www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
b)no matter how good you think it looks, there is still an ethical problem with using AI, looking bad is not the worst problem with it
c) you are a billion dollar company, hire real artists www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
From the Wikipedia entry for the Beatles’ “Rain.” Can someone with recording studio experience tell me if this is now a common practice? Because it sounds like it was a technical decision reached after taking way too many drugs
November 14, 2025 at 2:59 AM
From the Wikipedia entry for the Beatles’ “Rain.” Can someone with recording studio experience tell me if this is now a common practice? Because it sounds like it was a technical decision reached after taking way too many drugs
Happy 80th birthday to Neil Young, a guy who’s always done things his own way. Trailblazer, rule breaker, guitar slinger, absolute legend.
November 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Happy 80th birthday to Neil Young, a guy who’s always done things his own way. Trailblazer, rule breaker, guitar slinger, absolute legend.
11/11 isn’t just Veterans Day. It’s also Power Pop Day - Andy Partridge and Marshall Crenshaw were both born on this day in 1953
November 12, 2025 at 2:28 AM
11/11 isn’t just Veterans Day. It’s also Power Pop Day - Andy Partridge and Marshall Crenshaw were both born on this day in 1953
Randomly found out about this mineral and now I’m low-key obsessed en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocoite
Crocoite - Wikipedia
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November 12, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Randomly found out about this mineral and now I’m low-key obsessed en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocoite