Daniela Mars ~ Protected

Is it possible to protect a family member from the horrors of war?  This question was posed in the film “Life Is Beautiful,” which inspired Ukrainian artist Halyna Andrusenko to create her own works of art, which in turn inspired

Daniela Mars ~ Protected

Is it possible to protect a family member from the horrors of war?  This question was posed in the film “Life Is Beautiful,” which inspired Ukrainian artist Halyna Andrusenko to create her own works of art, which in turn inspired

Alessandro Brivio ~ 2:25

Grief comes in multiple shapes and forms. None of them are pleasing to the eye or the ear. On 2:25, Alessandro Brivio confronts loss as a system under stress, short-circuiting in real time. The cover image—a specular photograph of graffiti

Alessandro Brivio ~ 2:25

Grief comes in multiple shapes and forms. None of them are pleasing to the eye or the ear. On 2:25, Alessandro Brivio confronts loss as a system under stress, short-circuiting in real time. The cover image—a specular photograph of graffiti

Lyra Pramuk ~ Hymnal (Resung)

One of our top albums of 2025 receives the remix treatment, as Hymnal (Resung) highlights six of the original fourteen tracks.  Visionary vocalist Lyra Pramuk is well-served by these new takes, which highlight facets of the works that might otherwise have gone

Lyra Pramuk ~ Hymnal (Resung)

One of our top albums of 2025 receives the remix treatment, as Hymnal (Resung) highlights six of the original fourteen tracks.  Visionary vocalist Lyra Pramuk is well-served by these new takes, which highlight facets of the works that might otherwise have gone

Dressed in Sound ~ Sharper Than a Needle

Here’s something that has to be seen to be believed; fortunately, we have the video evidence.  Those who are in Munich this Wednesday will also have the rare opportunity to experience Sharper Than a Needle in person at the album release

Dressed in Sound ~ Sharper Than a Needle

Here’s something that has to be seen to be believed; fortunately, we have the video evidence.  Those who are in Munich this Wednesday will also have the rare opportunity to experience Sharper Than a Needle in person at the album release

Verónica Cerrotta ~ Álbum de Viaje

When one is asked to summarize one’s travels, for Verónica Cerrotta a month in the city of Valparaíso and a pair of festival appearances, one may respond in varying fashions.  On Álbum de Viaje, Cerrotta offers a pair of side-long soundscapes;

Verónica Cerrotta ~ Álbum de Viaje

When one is asked to summarize one’s travels, for Verónica Cerrotta a month in the city of Valparaíso and a pair of festival appearances, one may respond in varying fashions.  On Álbum de Viaje, Cerrotta offers a pair of side-long soundscapes;

Hazard ~ Pre-Lapsarian

28 years after the wintry North, BJ Nilsen has released a surprise companion piece as Hazard.  That’s a long time, but as one looks back, one gains perspective on earlier works.  Winter is approaching in the Southern Hemisphere, which makes

Hazard ~ Pre-Lapsarian

28 years after the wintry North, BJ Nilsen has released a surprise companion piece as Hazard.  That’s a long time, but as one looks back, one gains perspective on earlier works.  Winter is approaching in the Southern Hemisphere, which makes

Firas Shehadeh ~ Depth Map

Firas Shehadeh’s Depth Map transforms noise music into an act of forensic listening. Where 2025’s The Heaviest Shrouds Are The Smallest Ones unfolded like splinters of raw grief and collapse, Depth Map feels colder, more systematic: an attempt to trace

Firas Shehadeh ~ Depth Map

Firas Shehadeh’s Depth Map transforms noise music into an act of forensic listening. Where 2025’s The Heaviest Shrouds Are The Smallest Ones unfolded like splinters of raw grief and collapse, Depth Map feels colder, more systematic: an attempt to trace

Hanry ~ What Came From Silence

When considering the title, one might imagine the answer as “sound,” as the post-rock collective Hanry, as the album, or all three.  Defined as a “meditation on emergence,” What Came From Silence is a celebration of music and a coming-out party for

Hanry ~ What Came From Silence

When considering the title, one might imagine the answer as “sound,” as the post-rock collective Hanry, as the album, or all three.  Defined as a “meditation on emergence,” What Came From Silence is a celebration of music and a coming-out party for