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Chris DeVille
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Managing Editor, @stereogum.bsky.social Posting indie nostalgia at @suchgreatheights.bsky.social Buy my debut book SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS, out now via St. Martin's Press: https://read.macmillan.com/lp/such-great-heights-9781250363381/
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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · Aug 26
My debut book is OUT TODAY!

'Such Great Heights: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion' is about how indie rock changed the mainstream and the mainstream changed indie rock in the 21st century.

Buy it and let me know what you think:
Such Great Heights 9781250363381 - Macmillan
The definitive history of 21st century indie rock—from Iron & Wine and Death Cab for Cutie to Phoebe Bridgers and St. Vincent—and how the genre shift...
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Amanda Mull @amandamull.bsky.social · 12h
This is good but the second post in this series makes it outstanding
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Roger Cormier @yayroger.bsky.social · 12h
A gentleman with a "Dump Here 61" shirt caught the Raleigh home run (on a bounce.)
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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 17h
This EP is awesome, you should check it out
Stream Smith Taylor's Rad Punk-Rock Soul EP 'Field Service'
When we last checked in with NYC’s Smith Taylor, his falsetto was gently soaring all over the psychedelic soul ballad “Down Bad Bad.” Today he’s back with a whole new EP called Field Service, and it r...
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Michael Burns @michaelburns.bsky.social · 18h
talking to @chrisdeville.bsky.social tomorrow on stream!

this book is phenomenal so consider grabbing a copy.
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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 18h
With free shipping today and tomorrow (Oct. 7 & 8), it's a great time to buy my book SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS from @bookshop.org. bookshop.org/p/books/such...
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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 18h
With free shipping today and tomorrow (Oct. 7 & 8), it's a great time to buy my book SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS from @bookshop.org. bookshop.org/p/books/such...
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annettechi.bsky.social @annettechi.bsky.social · 20h
Fabulous interview last evening with @chrisdeville.bsky.social (moderated by Jack Riedy) about Chris’ book Such Great Heights about indie rock and its history over the last few decades.
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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 21h
Alex G blaring at the Shake Shack
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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 1d
I wrote about the amazing new Hannah Frances album
Album Of The Week: Hannah Frances 'Nested In Tangles'
Certain kinds of music feel ancient. When I listen to the old British folk albums that loom over Hannah Frances’ songs like guiding spirits, it makes sense to me that they were made decades ago, an oc...
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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 1d
Almost time
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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 1d
Thanks so much!
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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 1d
I was just at one of them
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mburnamfink.bsky.social @mburnamfink.bsky.social · 1d
Finished @chrisdeville.bsky.social "Such Great Heights". It was excellent!

If you have good taste in music, you have to read this book.

If you don't have good taste in music, you *really* have to read this book.

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Review by mburnamfink - Such Great Heights: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion
As someone who loves indie music deeply, this is a great book, one that chronicles the rise an...
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Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 1d
Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop
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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 1d
Chicago! I’ll be at @gmantavern.com tonight discussing indie rock and my book SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS with @jackriedy.com. The book will be on sale too! 7 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. chat.
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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 1d
Agree with Tom that the idea of Harry Styles is fun, but the music itself usually is not: "It’s like he’s singing songs generated by Hollywood screenwriters, for a biopic of a fictional Harry Styles Type Beats pop star."
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tombreihan.bsky.social @tombreihan.bsky.social · 1d
Number Ones on Harry Styles' "Watermelon Sugar," which pulls off the rare feat of being both horny and boring.
The Number Ones: Harry Styles’ “Watermelon Sugar”
In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat:...
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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 1d
Loved reading this
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Hearing Things @hearingthingsco.bsky.social · 1d
"Of the modern style of songwriter, there are a lot of people that I admire, and Lana Del Rey is my favorite." – Jeff Tweedy
Jeff Tweedy on the Lyrics That Changed His Life
One of America’s greatest living songwriters delves into his admiration for Bill Callahan, Lana Del Rey, Kim Deal, and more.
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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 1d
Chicago! I’ll be at @gmantavern.com tonight discussing indie rock and my book SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS with @jackriedy.com. The book will be on sale too! 7 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. chat.
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Scott Lapatine @scottgum.bsky.social · 2d
Rock Hall asked me which imminent inductees Stereogum would want to interview and now We’ve Got A File on the legend Kim Thayil.

Check out his trip down memory lane with @chrisdeville.bsky.social…

👉 www.stereogum.com/2324609/weve...
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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 2d
I want my Eagles DST points dammit
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The Jarmer Fones @thefarmerjones.bsky.social · 2d
I'm wheezing.
Now, UCLA's interim head coach, Tim Skipper, is tied with Franklin with one career top-10 win against a Big Ten opponent.
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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 3d
Considering myself inducted
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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 3d
I live in Worthington! And it’s true, I have an event in Worthington too.
The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion
However you found your way to indie rock-- maybe you caught a few seconds of "Teenage Riot” while scanning the FM dial, snuck Liz Phair's "Exile in Guyville" from an older sibling's CD collection or d...
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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 4d
The first round of Grammy nominations opened today, so if you are a Grammy voter, you should nominate my audiobook. Thanks in advance.
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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 7d
Did you know I narrated the audiobook of my book SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS? And did you know it's eligible to be nominated for a Grammy? If you are a voter, check it out.

(Also check it out if you're not a Grammy voter.)

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For your Grammy consideration: Best Audio Book, Narration and Storytelling Recording: Such Great Heights: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion, read by Chris DeVille
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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 4d
You're welcome + thank you + I agree about the album in my avatar. I wrote a bit about the D Plan in my new book!
Such Great Heights 9781250363381 - Macmillan
The definitive history of 21st century indie rock—from Iron & Wine and Death Cab for Cutie to Phoebe Bridgers and St. Vincent—and how the genre shift...
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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 4d
This is some of Tom's best writing, which is really saying something. Multiple lines that elicited a "damn" or a "wow."
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tombreihan.bsky.social @tombreihan.bsky.social · 4d
Wrote about frayed expectations, false narratives, triumphant comebacks, and Fiona Apple's Extraordinary Machine, an album I really love, at 20.
Fiona Apple's 'Extraordinary Machine' Turns 20
“I got mad questions for you,” said Kanye West. Fiona Apple said, “No.” Apple was supposed to be asking the questions. This was the whole thing. The two artists had never spoken before, and she’d neve...
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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · 4d
A @dearliferecs.bsky.social Bandcamp notification is always a wonderful thing to see in my inbox, but this album surpassed my expectations
Weirs' 'Diamond Grove' Is The Traditional Folk/Experimental Noise Album You Didn't Know You Needed
Weirs is an oft-morphing musical collective based in central North Carolina, whose performances reportedly have featured between two and 12 members. Diamond Grove, out today, is their second album and...
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