Category Archives: Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
ACL 2025 ~ Top Ten Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
The last of our genre lists brings the guitars, the energy, the aggression, but also the sweetness, as some of these albums include moments of surprising tenderness. Their dynamic contrast highlights their emotional impact. Catharsis is a word often used to
ACL 2025 ~ Top Ten Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
The last of our genre lists brings the guitars, the energy, the aggression, but also the sweetness, as some of these albums include moments of surprising tenderness. Their dynamic contrast highlights their emotional impact. Catharsis is a word often used to
Overhead, The Albatross ~ Learning to Growl / I Leave You This
Post-rock fans, if you’re not already familiar with Ireland’s Overhead, The Albatross, this is a great time to play catch-up, as both of the band’s LPs are being repressed this fall. Learning to Growl is already out on die-cut CD and
Overhead, The Albatross ~ Learning to Growl / I Leave You This
Post-rock fans, if you’re not already familiar with Ireland’s Overhead, The Albatross, this is a great time to play catch-up, as both of the band’s LPs are being repressed this fall. Learning to Growl is already out on die-cut CD and
PRAED Orchestra! ~ The Dictionary of Lost Meanings
For nearly two decades, Lebanese experimental musicians and composers Raed Yassin and Paed Conca have been developing a thrilling hybrid of Arabic working-class popular music and psych-adjacent free jazz as PRAED, fusing their love of Egyptian shaabi with fried electronics,
PRAED Orchestra! ~ The Dictionary of Lost Meanings
For nearly two decades, Lebanese experimental musicians and composers Raed Yassin and Paed Conca have been developing a thrilling hybrid of Arabic working-class popular music and psych-adjacent free jazz as PRAED, fusing their love of Egyptian shaabi with fried electronics,
Tortoise ~ Touch
International Anthem is celebrating its 11th Anniversary this year, and what better way to underline the label’s progression than to release the new Tortoise album, arguably their highest profile signing to date. Touch has been a while coming. International Anthem
Tortoise ~ Touch
International Anthem is celebrating its 11th Anniversary this year, and what better way to underline the label’s progression than to release the new Tortoise album, arguably their highest profile signing to date. Touch has been a while coming. International Anthem
Patrick Shiroishi ~ Forgetting Is Violent
Next year sees the 180th anniversary of the saxophone, an instrument that has flourished beyond anything its inventor could have imagined. A brass instrument that’s classified as woodwind, it arrived too late to really be part of a classical orchestra
Patrick Shiroishi ~ Forgetting Is Violent
Next year sees the 180th anniversary of the saxophone, an instrument that has flourished beyond anything its inventor could have imagined. A brass instrument that’s classified as woodwind, it arrived too late to really be part of a classical orchestra
NYOS ~ Growl
Hearing the sound of this big, brash, loud band, one wonders if there are five musicians or only four. The correct answer is two. Since 2014, Finland’s NYOS has been rocking out, creating an illusion of the ears. The combination of
NYOS ~ Growl
Hearing the sound of this big, brash, loud band, one wonders if there are five musicians or only four. The correct answer is two. Since 2014, Finland’s NYOS has been rocking out, creating an illusion of the ears. The combination of
Blue Lake ~ The Animal
January’s Weft introduced a new phase in the career of Copenhagen composer Jason Dungen, where Blue Lake began to evolve from solo artist to band. The Animal solidifies this shift. Dungen continues to play ten instruments, but leads a host of other musicians and
Blue Lake ~ The Animal
January’s Weft introduced a new phase in the career of Copenhagen composer Jason Dungen, where Blue Lake began to evolve from solo artist to band. The Animal solidifies this shift. Dungen continues to play ten instruments, but leads a host of other musicians and
Ebi Soda ~ frank dean and andrew
We were first drawn to frank dean and andrew by the fantastic art of Ez Goomi; as it turns out, all of Ebi Soda‘s covers are colorful and fun, a perfect reflection of the Brighton sextet. Then there was the title of
Ebi Soda ~ frank dean and andrew
We were first drawn to frank dean and andrew by the fantastic art of Ez Goomi; as it turns out, all of Ebi Soda‘s covers are colorful and fun, a perfect reflection of the Brighton sextet. Then there was the title of
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