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From The Desk Of The Pack A.D.: The “New Yorker” Magazine In Print And “Bust” Magazine In Print

There’s a relentlessly brooding power and bruised melodicism emanating from the Pack A.D.’s sixth full-length, Positive Thinking (Cadence), that belies the album’s cheery self-help title. Drummer Maya Miller admits that she and guitarist Becky Black intended a certain irony in the LP’s nomenclature. “It’s facetiously hopeful, which pretty much sums up our band.” says Miller. The Pack A.D. has always been foundationally blues based, with a detour into poppier territory on Do Not Engage. Over the past few albums, though, the band actively shifted toward psych rock, a major thread in the fabric of Positive Thinking. Miller will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our feature on the band.

Miller: Recently, I became an adult. Now, I know that makes no sense, as from all outward appearances, I have been living the life of an adult human for some time. But, I know that my becoming, my true ascension happened the day I paid for a year’s subscription to The New Yorker magazine, in print, no less. OK, now I know that I espouse reducing, reusing and recycling. I’m an imperfect human much like the rest of us, which is not an excuse, just a statement. In my defense of these subscriptions, I promise to hoard every copy I receive and read and treat them with the same respect I give my books. And when I pass from this existence, I promise to burden my loved ones with these collections … and possibly some bills.