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ACL 2014: Top Ten Electronic
Electronic music isn’t just for dancing, although there’s plenty of dance music included in our year-end list. The list also includes childlike lullabies, dense sonic fuzz, and smooth, languid excursions. The eclectic selection below represents a cross-section of our tastes.
ACL 2014: Top Ten Electronic
Electronic music isn’t just for dancing, although there’s plenty of dance music included in our year-end list. The list also includes childlike lullabies, dense sonic fuzz, and smooth, languid excursions. The eclectic selection below represents a cross-section of our tastes.
ACL 2014: Top Ten Drone
The extended tones of drone can undulate and loop or attack like disturbed bees; they can lull one to sleep or startle one awake. Both types of drone are represented in this year’s picks. Some familiar names are present, joined
ACL 2014: Top Ten Drone
The extended tones of drone can undulate and loop or attack like disturbed bees; they can lull one to sleep or startle one awake. Both types of drone are represented in this year’s picks. Some familiar names are present, joined
ACL 2014: Top Ten Ambient
This year, A Closer Listen continued to receive more ambient music than any other type, over 500 releases in all. The ambient field is so competitive that only the most distinctive releases manage to break through and to form a lasting impression.
ACL 2014: Top Ten Ambient
This year, A Closer Listen continued to receive more ambient music than any other type, over 500 releases in all. The ambient field is so competitive that only the most distinctive releases manage to break through and to form a lasting impression.
ACL 2014: The Year’s Best Packaging
Album covers provide prospective listeners with a first impression; packaging asks people to look inside. As physical music sales continue to decrease, a new wave of creative packaging has drawn attention to a limited number of releases. Such releases are honored
ACL 2014: The Year’s Best Packaging
Album covers provide prospective listeners with a first impression; packaging asks people to look inside. As physical music sales continue to decrease, a new wave of creative packaging has drawn attention to a limited number of releases. Such releases are honored
ACL 2014: The Year’s Best Winter Music
Winter music is more subtle than Christmas music, with a wider tonal palette. This music may inspire thoughts of snowmen on frozen fields, sled dogs and glaciers, hot chocolate and the hearth. Listeners may be frolicking outdoors or snowed in,
ACL 2014: The Year’s Best Winter Music
Winter music is more subtle than Christmas music, with a wider tonal palette. This music may inspire thoughts of snowmen on frozen fields, sled dogs and glaciers, hot chocolate and the hearth. Listeners may be frolicking outdoors or snowed in,
ACL 2014: The Happiest Music of the Year
Happy music makes happy people. Happy music can be cute and twee, or friendly and upbeat. Trumpets and toy pianos help, but attitude is everything. The picks below are great accompaniment for road trips and beach trips, playground games and
ACL 2014: The Happiest Music of the Year
Happy music makes happy people. Happy music can be cute and twee, or friendly and upbeat. Trumpets and toy pianos help, but attitude is everything. The picks below are great accompaniment for road trips and beach trips, playground games and
ACL 2014: The Year’s 10 Best Music Videos
Vintage catalogues, phenakistoscopes, purple hands, dueling dogs, strobed vinyl and 8mm film all get their due on this year’s chart, a testimony to the continued power of the short-term music video and a bountiful feast for the eyes and the ears!
ACL 2014: The Year’s 10 Best Music Videos
Vintage catalogues, phenakistoscopes, purple hands, dueling dogs, strobed vinyl and 8mm film all get their due on this year’s chart, a testimony to the continued power of the short-term music video and a bountiful feast for the eyes and the ears!
ACL 2014: Top Ten Singles
Back in January, we asked, “What if instrumental music had its own Top Ten?” We couldn’t find one online, so we invented one. Now we’ve chosen the ten catchiest and most memorable short tracks of 2014. Each is short enough
ACL 2014: Top Ten Singles
Back in January, we asked, “What if instrumental music had its own Top Ten?” We couldn’t find one online, so we invented one. Now we’ve chosen the ten catchiest and most memorable short tracks of 2014. Each is short enough
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