ARIEL PINK - The Doldrums 2LP noise Villains of Romance is leaner

Villains of Romance is leaner than first envisioned

Vice (album of the year) and Maximum Rock’n’Roll

Childish's 35 year quest for the 'ever essential bones of pop' bears fruit and remains true to to his opening gambit back in 1977

On Bad Girl

it’s still comforting to hear their voices and signature instrumental styles

ARIEL PINK - The Doldrums 2LP noise Villains of Romance is leanerAriel Archives revisits ARIEL PINK's historic run of albums as ARIEL PINK'S HAUNTED GRAFFITI with a series of definitive reissues and new collections. Cycle 2 of 4 includes The Doldrums, Worn Copy, and House Arrest, three of the signature records from the Haunted Graffiti era. Recorded during a sleepier era in Ariels native Los Angeles, its easy to hear The Doldrums as a response to a feeling of under stimulation or malaise, a mood that had been