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casey epstein-gross @caseyepsteingross.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

i’m sorry for only remembering bluesky exists when someone posts my pieces on it😭 hello again!

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casey epstein-gross @caseyepsteingross.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

such a treat to chat about everything from blanchot to maga “worship painters” with @themountaingoats.bsky.social :)

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

when the interviewer cites Blanchot on Orpheus and gets to "the deep does not reveal itself directly; it is only disclosed hidden in the work" I literally shouted for joy

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I have entered my "reading an unpublished poem over the phone to the interviewer to explain something" era

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casey epstein-gross @caseyepsteingross.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

never on here but my dad told me john darnielle posted about my album review (?!) so hi

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

2/2 pays as much attention to what we're up to musically as to the guy at center stage -- which is where, for me, this album really soars, there's an ensemble feel to it that thrills me. can't wait for you-all to hear it. as duty requires I will be on here banging the drum about it tomorrow!

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

this review of the album we have coming out tomorrow is critical in the very best way -- the author asks good & fair questions about how my lyrics work differently within the more-details environment of a stage-musical conceit, and, v. importantly for me, 1/2 www.pastemagazine.com/music/the-mo...

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The Mountain Goats, 'Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan' Album Review

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Paste Magazine @pastemagazine.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

In the summer of 1994, John Darnielle was hunched over a Panasonic boombox, committing to tape what would become the Mountain Goats' first truly great album, 'Zopilote Machine.' www.pastemagazine.com/music/the-mo...

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Time Capsule: The Mountain Goats, Zopilote Machine

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casey epstein-gross @caseyepsteingross.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

got to write a long-ass essay for paste’s weekly time capsule about one of @themountaingoats.bsky.social’s earliest records, zopilote machine — which is still phenomenal even thirty years down the line

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casey epstein-gross @caseyepsteingross.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

wrote a little (read: gargantuan!!) essay for @pastemagazine.bsky.social about car seat headrest’s "how to leave town," which turned ten last month. this album kept me afloat in the early aughts of high school, so writing this meant a lot to me! please check it out💘

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Car Seat Headrest's 'How to Leave Town' Turns 10 Years Old

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casey epstein-gross @caseyepsteingross.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

the t in t-pain stands for tallahassee. “i hate my hometown” this, “my hometown sucks” that… talk to me when there’s a famous rapper literally named “[your hometown] pain”

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casey epstein-gross @caseyepsteingross.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

really excited to see more people use starter packs like highly specific letterboxd lists. all things as they should be

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Paste Magazine @pastemagazine.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Following Paste on BlueSky? Go ahead and follow the editors and writers from Paste and our sister sites at The AV Club, Jezebel, and Splinter. go.bsky.app/8q7ma85

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casey epstein-gross @caseyepsteingross.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

not sure why my brand-new-to-bluesky algorithm seems to be almost entirely filled with ~spicy booktok~ content but the fact that the app perceived me and immediately went “oh yeah, she’s definitely into incredibly mediocre smut” is dealing irreparable amounts of damage to my self-image

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casey epstein-gross @caseyepsteingross.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

obligatory intro post: i’m associate music editor at Paste Magazine, although i also tend to cover a lot of film, television, culture, and everything in between! i previously wrote for Observer too. i love olive green, singers who can’t sing, & having opinions. there is no hill i wouldn’t die on <3

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