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Carl Wilson

Carl Wilson is Slate's music critic.

The Music Club
Dec. 18 2013 9:45 AMThe Music Club, 2013Entry 5: Lorde and Macklemore are not racist for critiquing the aspirational materialism of black pop.Carl Wilson
How We Watch Now
Nov. 26 2013 11:41 AM“Got Me Knocked Up in ’ 84”What you can learn about music—and humanity—from the YouTube comments on Bob Seger’s “Night Moves.”Carl Wilson
Music Box
Nov. 1 2013 1:14 PMThirteen Ways of Looking at Arcade FireThe frustrations of Reflektor.Carl Wilson
Music Box
Oct. 24 2013 11:47 PMListening Between the LinesHow much of musicians' lives should we read into their songs? How much of their lives should they put into them?Carl Wilson
Music Box
Oct. 3 2013 4:09 PMCall Me, DefinitelyThe brash, swaggering girls of Lorde and Haim.Carl Wilson
Music Box
Sept. 12 2013 2:44 PMCan Mumford and Sons Get Better?The band’s hey-nonny-nonsense can grate, but past revival movements have nurtured great acts—like Neko Case.   Carl Wilson
Brow Beat
Aug. 19 2013 3:33 PMYou Should Be Listening to Sam Phillips. Start Here.Carl Wilson
Music Box
July 9 2013 12:37 PMHow to Fix the Magna Carta… Holy Grail AppFive patches that would have made Jay-Z’s album a better listen.Carl Wilson
Music Box
May 28 2013 3:31 PMWhy I Hate the NationalAnd how I decided it’s OK to hate the bands that I hate.  Carl Wilson
The Music Club
Dec. 28 2011 12:56 PMThe Music Club, 2011Why was there so much whistling in pop this year?Carl Wilson
Culture Gabfest
Aug. 10 2011 1:33 PMThe Culture Gabfest, "Hail Caesar" EditionListen to Slate's show about Rise of the Planet of the Apes, the state of the book review, and the return of the '90s.Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, Julia Turner, and Carl Wilson
The Music Club
Jan. 25 2011 12:33 PMThe Sound of the Obama EraCarl Wilson
The Music Club
Dec. 17 2009 1:12 PMThe Wildness of Neko CaseCarl Wilson
The Music Club
Dec. 9 2009 1:07 PMThe Rise of the SinglesCarl Wilson
The Music Club
Dec. 20 2006 10:49 AMWaking Up NewCarl Wilson
The Music Club
Dec. 16 2013 12:16 PMThe Music Club, 2013Entry 1: Beyoncé broke the Internet. (So did Bowie.)Carl Wilson
Brow Beat
Nov. 8 2013 9:06 AMWhere Do I Start With Céline Dion?Carl Wilson
Music Box
Oct. 28 2013 12:30 PMLou ReedWhy the music, and even the man himself, will always be with us.Carl Wilson
Brow Beat
Oct. 4 2013 9:06 AMStop Dismissing Young Female Musicians as “Inauthentic”Carl Wilson
Cool Story
Sept. 30 2013 11:55 PMCool StoryWhat does "cool" even mean in 2013?Carl Wilson
Music Box
Aug. 27 2013 6:21 PMShould You Go See Your Favorite Band’s Reunion Tour?Yes, you should.Carl Wilson
Music Box
Aug. 15 2013 2:07 PMThe Song of MidsummerSam Phillips’ Push Any Button is the perfect album for right now.Carl Wilson
Music Box
June 18 2013 5:28 PMGive Us Now Our Daily CroissantKanye West’s blasphemous, beguiling Yeezus.Carl Wilson
The Music Club
Dec. 30 2011 2:07 PMThe Music Club, 2011Was Rebecca Black’s “Friday” the song of the year?Carl Wilson
The Music Club
Dec. 21 2011 7:17 AMThe Music Club, 2011Drake’s just a classic passive-aggressive Canadian.Carl Wilson
The Music Club
Jan. 27 2011 12:50 PMTitus Andronicus and Other Musical Artists Who Took Risks Last YearCarl Wilson
The Music Club
Jan. 19 2011 5:40 PMTaylor Swift, M.I.A., Das Racist, Arcade Fire, and Other Great Listens of 2010Carl Wilson
The Music Club
Dec. 14 2009 5:40 PMThe Definitive Sound of the Obama Years Has Yet To EmergeCarl Wilson
Culturebox
Oct. 18 2007 5:53 PMThe Trouble With Indie RockIt's not just race. It's class.Carl Wilson
The Music Club
Dec. 18 2006 3:48 PMWill the Real Justin Timberlake Please Stand Up?Carl Wilson

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