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ACL 2023 ~ Top Ten Electronic
This year’s top ten electronic albums run the gamut from quirky and fun to industrial and dark. These albums cross boundaries, incorporating drone, pop, hip-hop, and modern composition, while the themes include death and vulnerability, gender roles and climate change.
ACL 2023 ~ Top Ten Electronic
This year’s top ten electronic albums run the gamut from quirky and fun to industrial and dark. These albums cross boundaries, incorporating drone, pop, hip-hop, and modern composition, while the themes include death and vulnerability, gender roles and climate change.
ACL 2023 ~ Top Ten Drone
Of the ten album covers below; four are mostly black, two black and grey. This year’s drone list is dark and foreboding, a reflection of uncertain times. Even the brightest cover portrays NASA data from a warming earth. The titles
ACL 2023 ~ Top Ten Drone
Of the ten album covers below; four are mostly black, two black and grey. This year’s drone list is dark and foreboding, a reflection of uncertain times. Even the brightest cover portrays NASA data from a warming earth. The titles
ACL 2023 ~ Top Ten Ambient
By our estimate, there was enough ambient music released in 2023 to fill every waking minute of every day. How does one stand out in a genre that values slipping beneath the surface? These ten artists found a way, whether
ACL 2023 ~ Top Ten Ambient
By our estimate, there was enough ambient music released in 2023 to fill every waking minute of every day. How does one stand out in a genre that values slipping beneath the surface? These ten artists found a way, whether
*Press A* 2023 ~ The Year’s Best Videogame Soundtracks
In a year full of horror and tragedy, the videogame industry was not spared. Great websites went dark, forcing journalists to move writing homes, and countless studios were shuttered or forced to endure substantial workforce reductions while executives and investors
*Press A* 2023 ~ The Year’s Best Videogame Soundtracks
In a year full of horror and tragedy, the videogame industry was not spared. Great websites went dark, forcing journalists to move writing homes, and countless studios were shuttered or forced to endure substantial workforce reductions while executives and investors
ACL 2023 ~ The Year’s Best Film Scores
In 2023, Hollywood strikes and the lingering effects of lockdown slowed the recovery of the movie industry. Audiences showed signs of superhero fatigue, though much of this had to do with scriptwriting. Indie films continued to gravitate to screening, while
ACL 2023 ~ The Year’s Best Film Scores
In 2023, Hollywood strikes and the lingering effects of lockdown slowed the recovery of the movie industry. Audiences showed signs of superhero fatigue, though much of this had to do with scriptwriting. Indie films continued to gravitate to screening, while
ACL 2023 ~ The Year’s Best Music Videos
We miss MTV, specifically an after-hours show called Amp. If one were to stay up late on a weekend (or set one’s VCR), week after week one would experience a cavalcade of amazing sights and sounds. Today music videos are
ACL 2023 ~ The Year’s Best Music Videos
We miss MTV, specifically an after-hours show called Amp. If one were to stay up late on a weekend (or set one’s VCR), week after week one would experience a cavalcade of amazing sights and sounds. Today music videos are
ACL 2023 ~ The Year’s Best Album Covers
How important are album covers? While no one has the time to listen to all the new music being released, everyone has time to look through the covers. In the old days, they would be on display at a music
ACL 2023 ~ The Year’s Best Album Covers
How important are album covers? While no one has the time to listen to all the new music being released, everyone has time to look through the covers. In the old days, they would be on display at a music
ACL 2023 ~ Label of the Year
Frances Castle’s Clay Pipe Music is our Label of the Year ~ an imprint so fantastic that every release is worth hearing and having. Not only is the music of high quality; it also occupies a distinctive niche in the
ACL 2023 ~ Label of the Year
Frances Castle’s Clay Pipe Music is our Label of the Year ~ an imprint so fantastic that every release is worth hearing and having. Not only is the music of high quality; it also occupies a distinctive niche in the
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