Here’s What Ariel Pink Thinks About His Legacy

Nostalgic yet prescient, trendsetting despite remaining staunchly removed from mainstream culture, Los Angeles DIY icon Ariel Pink remains an influential yet inscrutable figure in 21st century music. Any attempts to understand Pink’s musical arc haven’t been helped by the confusing state of his discography and chronology (for example, he self-released Underground on cassette in 1999, but it didn’t find its way into most indie fans’ hands until nearly a decade later), whic