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ACL Singles Chart ~ September 2014
Arriving on the heels of our Fall Music Preview is our monthly ACL Singles Chart, including the catchiest short tracks of the month. Eight of them are new to the site, and the other two are among the year’s best.
ACL Singles Chart ~ September 2014
Arriving on the heels of our Fall Music Preview is our monthly ACL Singles Chart, including the catchiest short tracks of the month. Eight of them are new to the site, and the other two are among the year’s best.
Fall Music Preview: The Next 100
Back to work, back to school, back to the daily grind: shorter days, cooler nights and questions of how the summer flew by so fast. Fortunately, our end-of-summer sadness is offset by the anticipation of fall music. Some of the year’s
Fall Music Preview: The Next 100
Back to work, back to school, back to the daily grind: shorter days, cooler nights and questions of how the summer flew by so fast. Fortunately, our end-of-summer sadness is offset by the anticipation of fall music. Some of the year’s
Troy Schafer ~ Untitled No. 1
After releasing an excursion into solo violin, a “survey of a broken tape recorder” and a business card filled with five minutes of feedback, Troy Schafer returns to the wild experimentalism of his 2012 release, Supreme Happiness Forever. That cassette packed multiple albums
Troy Schafer ~ Untitled No. 1
After releasing an excursion into solo violin, a “survey of a broken tape recorder” and a business card filled with five minutes of feedback, Troy Schafer returns to the wild experimentalism of his 2012 release, Supreme Happiness Forever. That cassette packed multiple albums
Thomas Tilly ~ le Cébron / Statics and sowers
Summer and winter rest on opposite sides of opaque vinyl like opposing hemispheres. Need to cool down? Try Side A. Shivering? Flip to Side B. There’s always different weather somewhere, and le Cébron / Statics and sowers is a reminder that
Thomas Tilly ~ le Cébron / Statics and sowers
Summer and winter rest on opposite sides of opaque vinyl like opposing hemispheres. Need to cool down? Try Side A. Shivering? Flip to Side B. There’s always different weather somewhere, and le Cébron / Statics and sowers is a reminder that
Heinali ~ Music to Sleep Under Snow
This year’s winter-themed releases have been arriving before the autumn-themed releases, a strange turn of events for the Northern Hemisphere. But Heinali‘s native Ukraine has been experiencing a political winter, which lends his latest release a touch of unintentional metaphor.
Heinali ~ Music to Sleep Under Snow
This year’s winter-themed releases have been arriving before the autumn-themed releases, a strange turn of events for the Northern Hemisphere. But Heinali‘s native Ukraine has been experiencing a political winter, which lends his latest release a touch of unintentional metaphor.
Rain Drinkers ~ Wood Violet
The music of Wisconsin duo Rain Drinkers is intelligent and complex, difficult to categorize but easy to enjoy. A single track can range from pastoral ambience to cumulus drone to small orchestra. This is especially true on Wood Violet‘s 20-minute title track. Drum
Rain Drinkers ~ Wood Violet
The music of Wisconsin duo Rain Drinkers is intelligent and complex, difficult to categorize but easy to enjoy. A single track can range from pastoral ambience to cumulus drone to small orchestra. This is especially true on Wood Violet‘s 20-minute title track. Drum
Disemballerina ~ Undertaker
Beautiful or ugly? This is the primary question posed by Disemballerina, a band whose music, imagery and history converge at this juncture. The look and feel of the album hearken back to the classic years of 4AD (His Name Is Alive,
Disemballerina ~ Undertaker
Beautiful or ugly? This is the primary question posed by Disemballerina, a band whose music, imagery and history converge at this juncture. The look and feel of the album hearken back to the classic years of 4AD (His Name Is Alive,
Porya Hatami ~ The Garden
One can learn a lot from a snail. A snail’s pace is slow, steady, deliberate. The creature carries its home upon its back. While some may accuse the snail of being lazy, it’s actually busy, always on the lookout for
Porya Hatami ~ The Garden
One can learn a lot from a snail. A snail’s pace is slow, steady, deliberate. The creature carries its home upon its back. While some may accuse the snail of being lazy, it’s actually busy, always on the lookout for
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