mariam shu ~ Parables
The cover artwork for Parables — a plastic bag snagged in the branches of a tree, seen through the ruptured mesh of a fence — offers a succinct emblem for mariam shu’s album: something synthetic caught in the organic, suspended
mariam shu ~ Parables
The cover artwork for Parables — a plastic bag snagged in the branches of a tree, seen through the ruptured mesh of a fence — offers a succinct emblem for mariam shu’s album: something synthetic caught in the organic, suspended
ACL 2026 Spring Music Preview ~ Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
As The Beatles once sang, it’s been a long, cold, lonely winter. Spring finally arrives today, and children will celebrate by attempting to balance eggs upright. With the equinox comes the first major release date of the season, with dozens
ACL 2026 Spring Music Preview ~ Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
As The Beatles once sang, it’s been a long, cold, lonely winter. Spring finally arrives today, and children will celebrate by attempting to balance eggs upright. With the equinox comes the first major release date of the season, with dozens
ACL 2026 Spring Music Preview ~ Modern Composition
If ambient music is perfectly poised to accompany the vast expanses and isolated feelings of winter, modern composition is tailor-made to express the nuances of spring: apricity, growth and new life. (For those who are curious, we associate electronic music
ACL 2026 Spring Music Preview ~ Modern Composition
If ambient music is perfectly poised to accompany the vast expanses and isolated feelings of winter, modern composition is tailor-made to express the nuances of spring: apricity, growth and new life. (For those who are curious, we associate electronic music
ACL 2026 Spring Music Preview ~ Experimental
Perhaps the largest impact of today’s slate is not its ability to push music forward, but its unusually high number of collaborative efforts. As the outer world seems to be headed in the direction of isolation, the experimental field finds
ACL 2026 Spring Music Preview ~ Experimental
Perhaps the largest impact of today’s slate is not its ability to push music forward, but its unusually high number of collaborative efforts. As the outer world seems to be headed in the direction of isolation, the experimental field finds
ACL 2026 Spring Music Preview ~ Electronic
All winter we were waiting for the electronic scene to burst, and now it has, with an abundance of offerings prepared to fill headphones and pack floors. Not that winter was entirely quiet, as evidenced by stellar sets from Craven
ACL 2026 Spring Music Preview ~ Electronic
All winter we were waiting for the electronic scene to burst, and now it has, with an abundance of offerings prepared to fill headphones and pack floors. Not that winter was entirely quiet, as evidenced by stellar sets from Craven
ACL 2026 Spring Music Preview ~ Drone
Drone can be a deceptive genre. Listen on the surface, and one may hear only darkness; delve beneath, and one may encounter light. The dichotomy is especially apparent in the dark ambient end of the field, where labels such as
ACL 2026 Spring Music Preview ~ Drone
Drone can be a deceptive genre. Listen on the surface, and one may hear only darkness; delve beneath, and one may encounter light. The dichotomy is especially apparent in the dark ambient end of the field, where labels such as
ACL 2026 Spring Music Preview ~ Ambient
This is the most frontloaded season we’ve seen in some time, as nearly half of the spring slate is set to drop within the next two weeks. Hundreds of albums have already been announced, with hundreds more on the way.
ACL 2026 Spring Music Preview ~ Ambient
This is the most frontloaded season we’ve seen in some time, as nearly half of the spring slate is set to drop within the next two weeks. Hundreds of albums have already been announced, with hundreds more on the way.
Ukrainian Field Notes LIII
One of the joys of doing this series is discovering new artists. After more than four years, I’m still finding fresh, original voices emerging from Ukraine. Hailing from Ivano-Frankivsk is 20-year-old støïbrok, an improviser and researcher of sound who only
Ukrainian Field Notes LIII
One of the joys of doing this series is discovering new artists. After more than four years, I’m still finding fresh, original voices emerging from Ukraine. Hailing from Ivano-Frankivsk is 20-year-old støïbrok, an improviser and researcher of sound who only
a closer listen 