Damon Krukowski

August 2017

Damon Krukowski is a musician (Damon & Naomi, Galaxie 500), poet (Afterimage, The Memory Theater Burned), and publisher (Exact Change). He has written about sound and art for Artforum, Bookforum, and The Wire, as well as Pitchfork. Damon and Naomi Yang visit Free Association to talk about his new book The New Analog, a fascinating look at the shift from analog to digital in music and other mediums. The conversation ranges from “thick listening” to records versus digital media, what happens when we listen with headphones, background conversations on Pet Sounds, credits and production on the new Taylor Swift single, and a great anecdote behind the Galaxie 500 song “Oblivious”.