Steffen Cordts ~ Blue Element
Blue Element has a lot in common with Chris Watson’s water-based collection Planet Ocean, and one large difference: Steffan Cordts‘ album is an uninterrupted mix. For those who adore the pure, unadorned sound of the ocean, above and below, this has
Steffen Cordts ~ Blue Element
Blue Element has a lot in common with Chris Watson’s water-based collection Planet Ocean, and one large difference: Steffan Cordts‘ album is an uninterrupted mix. For those who adore the pure, unadorned sound of the ocean, above and below, this has
Hey Elbow ~ FLOCK
One of the coolest things about this album is how blue it is. The cover is blue, the Bandcamp page is blue, the vinyl edition is blue and the sound is blue. FLOCK is the bluest release ACL has received since Macie
Hey Elbow ~ FLOCK
One of the coolest things about this album is how blue it is. The cover is blue, the Bandcamp page is blue, the vinyl edition is blue and the sound is blue. FLOCK is the bluest release ACL has received since Macie
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
a closer listen 