Anthony Fantano, a YouTuber who describes himself as "the internet's biggest music nerd," rarely has a good word to share about rap superstar Drake. Posting album reviews to his 2.63 million subscribers on the channel TheNeedledrop, Fantano gave Drake's latest project, Honestly, Nevermind, a score of "Not Good" out of 10 back in June. (Here at Esquire, we weren't too fond of it either.) Recently, he even baited Drake by uploading a parody video about him direct-messaging him on Instagram. |
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Max Kakacek, one half of the indie rock duo Whitney, is in the middle of telling me about how his parents recently paid off their 30-year mortgage when his bandmate, Julien Ehrlich, interrupts him. "Oh damn, I didn't know that," Ehrlich says. He sounds as though he thinks he should've. The three of us are at Jajaja, a sleek, festive Mexican restaurant located at the exact corner where the Lower East Side's pricey dive bars give way to Chinatown's never-ending variety of cluttered, discount stores. We're here to discuss Whitney's new album Spark, out now, but we took a detour sometime after the enchiladas arrived and are now talking about Max's childhood home, the one his parents just finished paying off. |
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Your life becomes a lot more modulated. There is no more shouting. And a lot less laughter. |
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