Music Features — saved by old times

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Welcome to Rob Hakimian’s website, collecting together the best of his writing from over the years.

Frøkedal interview: The Norwegian indie singer opens up about the creation of her bold and candid new album How We Made It

Sep 11

Sep 11 Frøkedal interview: The Norwegian indie singer opens up about the creation of her bold and candid new album How We Made It

Interpol interview: "It feels like a new chemistry for the band."

Sep 10

Sep 10 Interpol interview: "It feels like a new chemistry for the band."

Wild Nothing interview: "It's a much bigger sounding record, just in terms of how clear and crystal the production is."

Sep 4

Sep 4 Wild Nothing interview: "It's a much bigger sounding record, just in terms of how clear and crystal the production is."

Her's interview: "We're always talking about what kind of episode our songs would be in - it's usually Twin Peaks"

Aug 16

Aug 16 Her's interview: "We're always talking about what kind of episode our songs would be in - it's usually Twin Peaks"

Mitski interview: "When you listen to an album, it's yours. It's no longer the artist's, so you can do what you want with it."

Aug 15

Aug 15 Mitski interview: "When you listen to an album, it's yours. It's no longer the artist's, so you can do what you want with it."

Dizzy interview: We get to know the Canadian alt-pop quartet and the influences of their debut album Baby Teeth

Aug 14

Aug 14 Dizzy interview: We get to know the Canadian alt-pop quartet and the influences of their debut album Baby Teeth

Leon Vynehall interview: The producer reveals the intricacies of his multi-media Nothing Is Still project and ambitious live show

Jun 29

Jun 29 Leon Vynehall interview: The producer reveals the intricacies of his multi-media Nothing Is Still project and ambitious live show

Let's Eat Grandma interview: We get to know the Norwich duo and the genesis of their polychromatic new album I'm All Ears

Jun 27

Jun 27 Let's Eat Grandma interview: We get to know the Norwich duo and the genesis of their polychromatic new album I'm All Ears

Boy Azooga interview: Band leader Davey Newington unfolds the experiences and influences that informed the ambitious debut album

Jun 13

Jun 13 Boy Azooga interview: Band leader Davey Newington unfolds the experiences and influences that informed the ambitious debut album

Kadhja Bonet interview: "These are journal entries for me, these are really personal chapters of my life."

Jun 11

Jun 11 Kadhja Bonet interview: "These are journal entries for me, these are really personal chapters of my life."

Snail Mail interview: "Lush is so deliberate and stylised - everything is fully mine."

Jun 8

Jun 8 Snail Mail interview: "Lush is so deliberate and stylised - everything is fully mine."

Mary Lattimore interview: The cosmic harpist discusses the creation of new album Hundreds Of Days

Jun 5

Jun 5 Mary Lattimore interview: The cosmic harpist discusses the creation of new album Hundreds Of Days

Natalie Prass interview: "I'm a lot more comfortable with letting myself out, giving direction and being in charge of my own business."

Jun 1

Jun 1 Natalie Prass interview: "I'm a lot more comfortable with letting myself out, giving direction and being in charge of my own business."

Halo Maud interview: We discuss creating her debut, singing bilingually, her past with religion, the magic of reversed sounds and more

May 29

May 29 Halo Maud interview: We discuss creating her debut, singing bilingually, her past with religion, the magic of reversed sounds and more

Speedy Ortiz interview: Sadie Dupuis delves into Twerp Verse, issues of consent, the Democratic Party, Jane The Virgin and more

May 4

May 4 Speedy Ortiz interview: Sadie Dupuis delves into Twerp Verse, issues of consent, the Democratic Party, Jane The Virgin and more

DJ Koze: "I'd rather do one record in five years which is on-point than five records a year and they're just mediocre."

May 2

May 2 DJ Koze: "I'd rather do one record in five years which is on-point than five records a year and they're just mediocre."

Daniel Avery interview: "I'd return to this idea of light emerging from dark, hope emerging from fear; music has always been that."

Apr 6

Apr 6 Daniel Avery interview: "I'd return to this idea of light emerging from dark, hope emerging from fear; music has always been that."

Frankie Cosmos interview: "What the songs mean to me changes every time I revisit them and every time I play them."

Mar 30

Mar 30 Frankie Cosmos interview: "What the songs mean to me changes every time I revisit them and every time I play them."

Amen Dunes interview: Obeying the vacant mind

Mar 27

Mar 27 Amen Dunes interview: Obeying the vacant mind

Preoccupations interview: "we're all animals and we forget that; we're just constantly trying to pretend that we're not."

Mar 26

Mar 26 Preoccupations interview: "we're all animals and we forget that; we're just constantly trying to pretend that we're not."