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ACL 2015: The Year’s Best Album Covers
Album art can draw listeners to music, or push them away. The best album art enhances the overall presentation, while the worst detracts from it. In some cases, we’ve reviewed albums because of the art, while in others we’ve declined.
ACL 2015: The Year’s Best Album Covers
Album art can draw listeners to music, or push them away. The best album art enhances the overall presentation, while the worst detracts from it. In some cases, we’ve reviewed albums because of the art, while in others we’ve declined.
ACL 2015: The Year’s Best Winter Music
Winter music is inspired by winter and sounds like winter, yet winter contains a wide range of inspirations and sounds: from ice-locked ships to children’s games, from piano flurries to fronts of drones. Its variety is its beauty. Just as
ACL 2015: The Year’s Best Winter Music
Winter music is inspired by winter and sounds like winter, yet winter contains a wide range of inspirations and sounds: from ice-locked ships to children’s games, from piano flurries to fronts of drones. Its variety is its beauty. Just as
ACL 2015: The Happiest Music of the Year
Let’s face it, 2015 was a tough year for Planet Earth. Terrorists attacked, politicians argued, and the climate continued to destabilize. There has never been a better time for happy music, and thankfully, we’ve got a great selection right here!
ACL 2015: The Happiest Music of the Year
Let’s face it, 2015 was a tough year for Planet Earth. Terrorists attacked, politicians argued, and the climate continued to destabilize. There has never been a better time for happy music, and thankfully, we’ve got a great selection right here!
ACL 2015: The Year’s 10 Best Music Videos
The music video landscape has changed. We are less likely to view new videos on our televisions than on our phones; and YouTube and Vimeo have become the new industry leaders. The best videos are only a click away, and
ACL 2015: The Year’s 10 Best Music Videos
The music video landscape has changed. We are less likely to view new videos on our televisions than on our phones; and YouTube and Vimeo have become the new industry leaders. The best videos are only a click away, and
ACL 2015: The Year’s Best Labels
Montreal’s Constellation Records returns to our top spot this year, with five charted releases. Also selected as ACL’s labels of the year are London’s Erased Tapes and France’s Eilean Records. These labels are producing some of the industry’s finest work.
ACL 2015: The Year’s Best Labels
Montreal’s Constellation Records returns to our top spot this year, with five charted releases. Also selected as ACL’s labels of the year are London’s Erased Tapes and France’s Eilean Records. These labels are producing some of the industry’s finest work.
ACL 2015: Overview
A Closer Listen continued to grow in its fourth year. We are grateful to all of our readers, as well as to the artists and labels who trust us with their wonderful music! Two weeks of year-end features begin here!
ACL 2015: Overview
A Closer Listen continued to grow in its fourth year. We are grateful to all of our readers, as well as to the artists and labels who trust us with their wonderful music! Two weeks of year-end features begin here!
Everything is Real Radio: Minoy (audio)
Before we launch our end of year lists, I wanted to be sure to share this recent broadcast of Everything is Real Radio. Hosted by Sam Sebren, this edition features the music of the late Minóy. Born Stanley Keith Bowsza
Everything is Real Radio: Minoy (audio)
Before we launch our end of year lists, I wanted to be sure to share this recent broadcast of Everything is Real Radio. Hosted by Sam Sebren, this edition features the music of the late Minóy. Born Stanley Keith Bowsza
LCNL 068: Jamblu presents ARBID mix
Jamblu is the solo project of Kartik Pillai, a multi-instrumentalist from New Delhi, India. With two releases under his belt since inaugurating Jamblu in 2014, Kartik has explored mood and genres quite removed from that which he explores playing guitar/trumpet/keys
LCNL 068: Jamblu presents ARBID mix
Jamblu is the solo project of Kartik Pillai, a multi-instrumentalist from New Delhi, India. With two releases under his belt since inaugurating Jamblu in 2014, Kartik has explored mood and genres quite removed from that which he explores playing guitar/trumpet/keys
a closer listen 