Ugly Fleshy Flap
Rufus Knuppel contra ear’s Rumspringa
THE NEW CRITIC — CONTRA
Rufus Knuppel is a 21-year-old senior at Dartmouth College and founding editor of The New Critic.
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REVIEWED Rumspringa by ear from A24 Music, runtime 30 min.
Perhaps the most important quality in a young musician is their ability to make beautiful that which their parents would find hideous. As a teenager, you want to listen to music that makes you feel free, music to play fucking loud, the kind of music your parents would demand you turn off. In short, you’re after awful-sounding music that, once illicit, becomes mystical and possessive, all yours, just yours.