Zack Sabre Jr. is one of the best professional wrestlers in the world. The 31-year-old from the UK’s Isle of Sheppey is not a muscular or imposing figure, but he puts on wildly entertaining wrestling clinics countering his opponents’ brute force by tying them in knots. He’s made his name with almost no help from WWE—he wrestled a handful of matches there in 2016, but walked away and instead signed with New Japan Pro-Wrestling. In music terms, it’s the equivalent of turning down a major label contract and signing with one of the bigger indie labels. (Also, New Japan matches are way more fun.)

For someone who excels in an industry that co-signed the nu-metal boom of the early ’00s, Sabre’s taste in music is pretty outstanding. Earlier this year, he shared a list of favorite 2018 records via the best-of list generator Buy Music Club. Look at the names on this list: DJ Koze, Octavian, MIKE, JPEGMAFIA, Jon Hopkins, Earl Sweatshirt, Snail Mail, GAS, Beach House, Jeff Rosenstock, Skee Mask, Grouper, Fucked Up, Low, No Age, Deafheaven, Playboi Carti, and more.

“I'm just always seeking out new music,” Sabre told Pitchfork in a phone interview earlier this week. The job requires a significant amount of travel, and during that time, he puts on his headphones and goes on deep dives through Bandcamp and YouTube. “I mean, that's probably one of my favorite things to do. I can have a delayed flight and not even realize it’s been three hours because I'm just digging through stuff.”

With WrestleMania weekend upon us—the weekend surrounding WWE’s Super Bowl where nearly every wrestling promotion runs a major show—Sabre has one of the most high-profile matches of his career tomorrow night (April 6): During the G1 Supercard at Madison Square Garden, he’ll defend his championship belt against the enormously popular “ace” of New Japan, Hiroshi Tanahashi. Ahead of that match, Sabre chatted with Pitchfork about his recent favorites and his pre-match listening habits.

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