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First Listen: Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, 'Mature Themes'

The new album by Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Mature Themes, comes out August 21. Piper Ferguson hide caption

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First Listen

First Listen: Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, 'Mature Themes'

For the man known as Ariel Pink, albums aren't so much collections of songs so much as dump trucks full of ideas: some good, some bad, some ridiculous, some stupid, some disarmingly good-natured, all smashed together in an unpredictable mosaic.

Hear 'Mature Themes' In Its Entirety

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Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti On World Cafe

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti Performs On World Cafe. courtesy of the artist hide caption

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World Cafe

Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti On World Cafe

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As the first signee to Animal Collective's new label, Paw Tracks, the eccentric pop-surrealist began his career with a cult following. Now with a new album out on 4AD, he's breaking into the mainstream. Here, we get a taste of his hard-to-describe grooves in a live studio session.

Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti On World Cafe

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti: Pop Nostalgia

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Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti: Pop Nostalgia

For artists, looking back in time for ideas is commonplace, but there's an overwhelming sense of '70s and '80s nostalgia in California musician Ariel Pink's music. It's impossible to separate "Round and Round" from the anachronism, and there's no loving one without loving the other.

'Round and Round' by Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti

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