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ACL 2018 ~ The Year’s Best Film Scores
What makes a great film score? There are many ways to answer this question, but on our site, there’s only one criterion: does the album stand on its own? The best film scores, like the best ads, make us want
ACL 2018 ~ The Year’s Best Film Scores
What makes a great film score? There are many ways to answer this question, but on our site, there’s only one criterion: does the album stand on its own? The best film scores, like the best ads, make us want
ACL 2018 ~ The Year’s Best Packaging
During the giving season, we remember the importance of packaging. Not only do we want our gifts to look well-wrapped, we want what’s inside to appeal as well. One can’t wrap a stream or a digital download. This brings us to one
ACL 2018 ~ The Year’s Best Packaging
During the giving season, we remember the importance of packaging. Not only do we want our gifts to look well-wrapped, we want what’s inside to appeal as well. One can’t wrap a stream or a digital download. This brings us to one
ACL 2018 ~ The Happiest Music of the Year
This is our list of the happiest music we’ve reviewed in 2018. As Ren & Stimpy once put it, “Happy, happy, joy, joy!” But what type of music fits the definition? There’s a wide variety of happy music on the
ACL 2018 ~ The Happiest Music of the Year
This is our list of the happiest music we’ve reviewed in 2018. As Ren & Stimpy once put it, “Happy, happy, joy, joy!” But what type of music fits the definition? There’s a wide variety of happy music on the
ACL 2018 ~ The Year’s 10 Best Music Videos
According to Billboard magazine, we are living in “the new golden age of music videos.” While we wouldn’t go quite that far, we’re still happy at the thought of a visual resurgence. After all, many of us retain fond memories of the first golden
ACL 2018 ~ The Year’s 10 Best Music Videos
According to Billboard magazine, we are living in “the new golden age of music videos.” While we wouldn’t go quite that far, we’re still happy at the thought of a visual resurgence. After all, many of us retain fond memories of the first golden
ACL 2018 ~ The Year’s Best Winter Music
Thanks to climate change, many of us are experiencing longer, colder winters. It’s no surprise that winter music is also on the rise. This was a particularly good year for the genre, as demonstrated in two early-year round-ups. Now that
ACL 2018 ~ The Year’s Best Winter Music
Thanks to climate change, many of us are experiencing longer, colder winters. It’s no surprise that winter music is also on the rise. This was a particularly good year for the genre, as demonstrated in two early-year round-ups. Now that
ACL 2018 ~ The Year in Review
“In times of crisis, the wise build bridges while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” Although these words are spoken by a fictional character (T’Challa
ACL 2018 ~ The Year in Review
“In times of crisis, the wise build bridges while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” Although these words are spoken by a fictional character (T’Challa
Celer ~ Memory Repetitions
When an artist is as prolific as Will Long, one might assume there is little time for looking back and taking stock. Not only does the artist seem to produce a new ambient album every month, he also releases house
Celer ~ Memory Repetitions
When an artist is as prolific as Will Long, one might assume there is little time for looking back and taking stock. Not only does the artist seem to produce a new ambient album every month, he also releases house
Stefan Christoff & Joseph Sannicandro ~ temps de travail, syncopé
In a clever play on words, les temps (temperature) becomes time in the phrase, temps de travail (working time). The album offers a score to a cold work day, from overture “les travaux” (“jobs”) to finale “clock out”. Frost, ice and snow decorate the recording
Stefan Christoff & Joseph Sannicandro ~ temps de travail, syncopé
In a clever play on words, les temps (temperature) becomes time in the phrase, temps de travail (working time). The album offers a score to a cold work day, from overture “les travaux” (“jobs”) to finale “clock out”. Frost, ice and snow decorate the recording
a closer listen 