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Amanda Petrusich

Amanda Petrusich is a staff writer at The New Yorker and the author of “ Do Not Sell at Any Price: The Wild, Obsessive Hunt for the World’s Rarest 78rpm Records .”

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Is Mac DeMarco the Last Indie Rock Star?
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The musician’s overwhelming popularity can overshadow his ethos of self-reliance, Amanda Petrusich writes. On his new album, “Guitar,” he played every instrument and is releasing it on his own label.

Phoebe Bridgers’s Frank, Anxious Music
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Her new album, “Punisher,” was crafted with foresight and intention, but the absurdity of the world in which it’s being released requires a certain amount of disengagement, Amanda Petrusich writes.