The Material Review

Issue 064: Repair & Restoration Directory, Bluetooth Speakers Are Ruining Music, Staying in a British Pub, The Risk of Restaurant Revivals and Deep Dive: New(ish) Albums.

Stories worth reading. Stop indexing the internet.

The Repair & Restoration Directory

“A growing directory of services and supplies for the repair and restoration of apparel, footwear, and gear: things that are often difficult to maintain.” [Best Made Co.]

Bluetooth Speakers Are Ruining Music

“You have two ears for a reason.” [The Atlantic]

One Way to Get to Know the Locals in Britain? Stay in a Pub.

“This quintessentially British lodging option offers room and board; the chance to hang out with regulars over pints of beer; and, if you’re lucky, an in-house ghost.” [NYT]

The 31 Best Sports Uniforms of the Millennium

“From the Heat’s Vice Nights bangers to France’s 2022 World Cup grails, we’re running through all the sickest, slickest, most stylish kits released since 2000.” [GQ]

Lundy’s and the Risks of Restaurant Revivals

“An iconic Brooklyn seafood spot is back, after a fashion.” [The New Yorker]

A shortlist of things we’ve got our eye on.

Dana Lee Brown Cozy Shirt

William Ellery Lewy Trousers

Buddie Sweaters Icelandic Wool V-Neck Cardigan

Sid Mashburn Ghost Trouser

An Irrational Element Artist Shoe

New(ish) Music

Geordie Greep - The New Sound

Cameron Winter - Heavy Metal

Astrid Sonne - Great Doubt

FKA Twigs - EUSEXUA

Nala Sinephro - Endlessness

Ebo Taylor - JID022