Reality Blues
Meaghan Garvey wades into the mysteries of our uncanny world, trying to catch a vibe.
How Aya Made Hexed!, One of the Best, Most Unhinged Albums of the Year
In Reality Blues, Meaghan Garvey tries to find out what is real, song by song. This week, she talks with the London-based experimental artist Aya Sinclair about her excellent new album, getting sober, lyrical density, modeling synthesis, and witchcraft as a kind of praxis.
Last Night an NTS Radio Show Saved My Life
In Reality Blues, Meaghan Garvey tries to find out what is real, song by song. This week, she spotlights Malibu’s singular “United In Flames” show on NTS Radio, a monthly portal to a heavenly plane of sound lovingly and carefully curated by the French producer.
An Interview With Ghost Mountain on Returning to Haunted Mound and His Mystically Rural Debut Mixtape
In Reality Blues, Meaghan Garvey tries to find out what is real, song by song. This week, Wren Kosinski, a.k.a. Ghost Mountain, talks about his avant-garde cinematic influences, his years-long break from the Haunted Mound collective, and his journey back with his witchy mixtape debut, October Country.
Bhad Bhabie and Alabama Barker’s Rap Beef Warrants Column on Pitchfork
Reality Blues wades into the mysteries of our uncanny world, trying to catch a vibe. Today, Meaghan Garvey explores the biggest rap beef of 2025 so far, a weird new chapter in diss tracks, reality TV drama, and grifter culture.
Behind the Scenes of the Bladee Cover Story
Reality Blues wades into the mysteries of our uncanny world, trying to catch a vibe. Today, Meaghan Garvey offers an ontological bonus cut from her time in Sweden with King Nothingg.
What Do We Do When Music Doesn’t Feel Real Anymore?
Reality Blues wades into the mysteries of our uncanny world, trying to catch a vibe. Today, allow us to reintroduce Meaghan Garvey as she resets the table for what we talk about when we talk about “reality blues.”
It’s a Strange World, Isn’t It?
Reality Blues wades into the mysteries of our uncanny world, trying to catch a vibe. In her first column, Meaghan Garvey reflects on the late David Lynch, director, musician, weatherman, and keen observer of darkness and light.