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Fall Music Preview: Rock & Post-Rock

The biggest instrumental music preview on the planet returns!  With nearly 250 albums already announced, we’re expanding our feature into a five-part series.  We begin with the Rock and Post-Rock calendar, one that has seemed sparse in recent months but

Fall Music Preview: Rock & Post-Rock

The biggest instrumental music preview on the planet returns!  With nearly 250 albums already announced, we’re expanding our feature into a five-part series.  We begin with the Rock and Post-Rock calendar, one that has seemed sparse in recent months but

Cam Butler ~ Find Your Love

Find Your Love is the most heroic-sounding album I’ve heard all year.  Cam Butler‘s music conjures images of frontiersmen and explorers venturing into the great unknown, six-guns at their sides, ready to fight hordes of enemies on their way to unknown territories.

Cam Butler ~ Find Your Love

Find Your Love is the most heroic-sounding album I’ve heard all year.  Cam Butler‘s music conjures images of frontiersmen and explorers venturing into the great unknown, six-guns at their sides, ready to fight hordes of enemies on their way to unknown territories.

Twink ~ Wild Eyed Wild Ride

How happy do you want your music to sound?  It’s an odd question, addressed in an odd way by toytronica artist Twink.  Do you prefer your music to be a little bit cheerful, with an undercurrent of bittersweet nostalgia?  Or do

Twink ~ Wild Eyed Wild Ride

How happy do you want your music to sound?  It’s an odd question, addressed in an odd way by toytronica artist Twink.  Do you prefer your music to be a little bit cheerful, with an undercurrent of bittersweet nostalgia?  Or do

BABEL ~ Sofandi

There’s a certain sadness to be felt on Sofandi, as we come to terms with the thought that this might be the last BABEL album.  Jakob Rehlinger claims to have said all he can say, and has tied the strings together on this

BABEL ~ Sofandi

There’s a certain sadness to be felt on Sofandi, as we come to terms with the thought that this might be the last BABEL album.  Jakob Rehlinger claims to have said all he can say, and has tied the strings together on this

Rafael Anton Irisarri ~ The Shameless Years

One can rail about the state of society, or one can do something about it.  On The Shameless Years, Rafael Anton Irisarri leads by example.  During a period of stifled expression, he creates; during a time of anti-Muslim sentiment, he invites an Iranian

Rafael Anton Irisarri ~ The Shameless Years

One can rail about the state of society, or one can do something about it.  On The Shameless Years, Rafael Anton Irisarri leads by example.  During a period of stifled expression, he creates; during a time of anti-Muslim sentiment, he invites an Iranian

Širom ~ I Can Be A Clay Snapper

Širom’s press release tops a thousand words, which doesn’t leave much for us to say, but we’re still going to try.  I Can Be A Clay Snapper is one of the most original releases of the upcoming season, offering timbres we

Širom ~ I Can Be A Clay Snapper

Širom’s press release tops a thousand words, which doesn’t leave much for us to say, but we’re still going to try.  I Can Be A Clay Snapper is one of the most original releases of the upcoming season, offering timbres we

Jilk ~ Joy in the End

Jilk has been one of our favorite electronic acts since their inception, and Joy in the End is the quartet’s new magnum opus.  It’s not only a great electronic album; it speaks to our troubled times with a sense of optimism and

Jilk ~ Joy in the End

Jilk has been one of our favorite electronic acts since their inception, and Joy in the End is the quartet’s new magnum opus.  It’s not only a great electronic album; it speaks to our troubled times with a sense of optimism and

NYOS ~ Navigation

After two black-and-white albums and one black-and-white single, Finland guitar and drums duo NYOS has finally burst into color.  The cool wintry blue artwork of Navigation is a confident metaphor for the music, which continues to surprise.  Thanks to the looping, there’s no way

NYOS ~ Navigation

After two black-and-white albums and one black-and-white single, Finland guitar and drums duo NYOS has finally burst into color.  The cool wintry blue artwork of Navigation is a confident metaphor for the music, which continues to surprise.  Thanks to the looping, there’s no way