THE SUBURBS
ERIC EIDELSTEIN
BOOK LAUNCH
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FRIDAY ~ SEPTEMBER 22ND
7PM
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Presented by POTLUCK MAG in conjunction with POP-HOP
Come celebrate the launch of Eric Eidelstein's book, THE SUBURBS, from 33 1/3 & Bloomsbury Publishing.
Wine; conversation; Eric; two of the four Potluck editors; general delight and joy. Join in!
ABOUT THE BOOK:
The Suburbs is an incredibly sentimental and nostalgic album, which generally moved critics but was jarring to others. But it also made a heavy impact on fans and – to the surprise of many – won Album of the Year at the 2011 Grammy Awards. This immensely visceral album triggers a sincere celebration of not formative years spent in a cookie-cutter development, but of feeling self-important, immortal, and desperate to escape. It examines youth and amplifies an innate sense of longing and remembrance.
Eric Eidelstein's The Suburbs explores this weird, utopic recollection of youth by comparing the album to suburban scenes in film and television, such as Blue Velvet, Mad Men, The Americans, and Spike Jonze's Scenes from the Suburbs. Through the close examination of film and televised depictions of the suburbs, both past and present, Eidelstein delves into the societal factors and artistic depictions that make the suburbs such a fascinating cultural construct, and uncovers why the album creates such a relatable and universal sense of reminiscence.
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