US indie musician Ariel Pink accused of abusing ex-girlfriend
Musician denies allegations amid unsuccessful bid for restraining order against former girlfriend and bandmate
May 2020
'My studio is an extra limb right now': bedroom pop, the perfect genre for lockdown
Billie Eilish, Girl in Red and others have clocked millions of streams from music made at home. Mac DeMarco, Ariel Pink and others explain why we need to embrace this lo-fi recording
August 2019
The music essay
Chillwave: a momentary microgenre that ushered in the age of nostalgia
In a summer riven by financial meltdown, a niche trend for lo-fi retro pop couldn’t have seemed more trivial. Yet it was the first sign of a generation fleeing to the past to escape a bleak future
January 2018
Vampire Weekend, St Vincent and Feist to headline End of the Road festival
Julia Holter to play her only UK festival date alongside acts including Velvet Underground founder John Cale and Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy
September 2017
Ariel Pink: Dedicated to Bobby Jameson review – flashes of brilliance
Ariel Pink: Dedicated to Bobby Jameson review – scattered psychedelic country tribute
July 2017
Alexis Petridis's album of the week
Shabazz Palaces: Quazarz review – hip-hop futurists hit their sweet spot
The Seattle rap duo stay weird without losing their edge, with two concept albums about a visitor from space – Quazarz: Born on a Gangster Star and Quazarz vs the Jealous Machines
September 2015
Dam-Funk: Invite the Light review – good but no game changer…
Damon “Dam-Funk” Riddick’s latest epic offering may have plenty of star turns but it is sadly lacking in the star quality
December 2014
Our favourite music interviews of 2014: Taylor Swift, AC/DC and Pharrell Williams
This year our writers had a dinner date with Taylor, listened to Abba impersonate drug dealers and even got on Dolly Parton’s tour bus – so let’s relive our favourite musical interviews of 2014
The playlist
The playlist: The best indie of 2014, with Ariel Pink and Cate Le Bon
It’s not been a year for stadium slaying alt-rock anthems, but there’s been some excellently subtle, sinister and strangely sexy indie tracks instead
Music blog
A year in pop videos - the sublime, sinister, silly and sleazy
From Iggy Azalea and Charli XCX’s cult movie homage in Fancy to Arca’s hypnotic video for Thievery, artists have been pulling out all the stops to sell their music
November 2014
Ariel Pink review – sleazy and undercooked
Ariel Pink: Pom Pom review – the interplay of cute and sordid is a constant
Ariel Pink: 'I'm not that guy everyone hates'
Azealia Banks on feuding with the Stone Roses, Disclosure and Perez Hilton
Alexis Petridis's album of the week
Ariel Pink: Pom Pom review – pop music by someone who thinks it’s beneath him
Azealia Banks: Broke With Expensive Taste review – the album she wanted to make
Album streams
Ariel Pink – pom pom: exclusive album stream
October 2014
Ariel Pink says Madonna enlisted him for new album to help 'downward slide'
Outsider pop artist’s claims to be providing ‘edgy’ material for Madonna, while the Madge’s manager says she’s ‘never heard of Ariel Pink’
January 2013
Unknown Mortal Orchestra: II – review
Recalling the Beatles and Led Zep, as well as Ariel Pink and Animal Collective, Unknown Mortal Orchestra's second album is neo-psychedelia at its most blissed-out, writes Kitty Empire
