Daniel Bromfield

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Daniel Bromfield is a second-generation San Franciscan and a prolific music and arts journalist. His work has appeared in Pitchfork, Resident Advisor, Stereogum, and various publications in the Bay Area. He lives in the Richmond district.

From Iceland to ‘Death Stranding’ with Bay-bred indie rocker Low Roar

December 2, 2019

“Home’s so far away,” goes the first line of Low Roar’s new record ross. Right now, that would mean Warsaw, where Low Roar mastermind...

Finished with labels, Finish Ticket starts anew

September 23, 2019

Finish Ticket is finished with Elektra Records. The Alameda indie-pop band (appearing Sat/28 at Slim's, SF) was signed by the mega-label in 2014 after years...

Review: Anderson .Paak’s rap showmanship lights up Bill Graham

July 2, 2019

MUSIC REVIEW More than four decades into rap’s existence, the genre still struggles with how to present itself live. The bulk of rap shows...

Time is on Passion Pit’s side, as classic ‘Manners’ hits 10

April 29, 2019

ALL EARS When Michael Angelakos first toured Manners, the 2009 debut of his then-rising project Passion Pit, he couldn’t hit the high notes. A side...

Please Do Not Fight reunion collects a scattered scene

April 22, 2019

ALL EARS Pursuing music often begins with a simple realization: that it could be you up on that stage. And before he started the Redwood...

Outside Lands 2019: What’s good? Welp…

March 28, 2019

ALL EARS The monster that is Outside Lands (August 9-11, Golden Gate Park) coasts less on San Francisco’s rock ’n’ roll reputation these days than when the...

The sun hasn’t set yet on Sonny Smith’s SF

March 21, 2019

ALL EARS As the decade began, all eyes were on San Francisco’s rock scene. Sic Alps, Thee Oh Sees, White Fence, and the Fresh...

The raver soul of Yoshi Flower

February 19, 2019

ALL EARS Two tracks into Yoshi Flower’s debut mixtape American Raver we hear a voicemail from his dad. It’s a shortcut to pathos we’ve...

Review: A very full evening with Erykah Badu at the Warfield

January 1, 2019

ALL EARS Things were not looking good at the Warfield on Friday as we waited for Erykah Badu. Though the billing advertised “doors at...

An alternate ‘Best Songs of 2018’ list

December 31, 2018

Music critic Daniel Bromfield lists some of his favorite songs of the year—which you may or may not find on Pitchfork or Rolling Stone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB3gWkhLkxM The...