Category Archives: Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
Explosions in the Sky ~ American Primeval
A quarter century to the month after Explosions in the Sky recorded their first album, How Strange, Innocence, the Austin band returns with the album they’ve always seemed destined to make. American Primeval is the original score to a dark Western series
Explosions in the Sky ~ American Primeval
A quarter century to the month after Explosions in the Sky recorded their first album, How Strange, Innocence, the Austin band returns with the album they’ve always seemed destined to make. American Primeval is the original score to a dark Western series
Hasco Enjoyments ~ Wow!
We almost missed the announcement of this album, as the post-Christmas subject line “Hasco Enjoyments – Wow!” made it look like an ad for toys or chocolates or perhaps even chocolate toys, and thus spam. Luckily, we like both toys
Hasco Enjoyments ~ Wow!
We almost missed the announcement of this album, as the post-Christmas subject line “Hasco Enjoyments – Wow!” made it look like an ad for toys or chocolates or perhaps even chocolate toys, and thus spam. Luckily, we like both toys
Blue Lake ~ Weft
After the enchantment of 2023’s Sun Arcs, Blue Lake returns with the beguiling Weft. Gone is the blue lake of the earlier album’s cover; in its place is Maria Zahle’s woven “Torso,” a metaphor for the music within. Weft does at times sound as if
Blue Lake ~ Weft
After the enchantment of 2023’s Sun Arcs, Blue Lake returns with the beguiling Weft. Gone is the blue lake of the earlier album’s cover; in its place is Maria Zahle’s woven “Torso,” a metaphor for the music within. Weft does at times sound as if
Human Pyramids ~ Thank You
Sometimes after only a single play, we know that an album is destined for year-end status. Thank You is positive, upbeat, ebullient and joyful, and includes more instruments than ever before. Alumni of The Happiest Music of the Year, Human Pyramids have
Human Pyramids ~ Thank You
Sometimes after only a single play, we know that an album is destined for year-end status. Thank You is positive, upbeat, ebullient and joyful, and includes more instruments than ever before. Alumni of The Happiest Music of the Year, Human Pyramids have
ACL 2025 ~ Winter Music Preview: Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
Classic post-rock artists tend to make space for each other, releasing albums in separate years. Last year brought us new music from Anoice, MONO & GY!BE, while 2024 begins with albums from Mogwai and You, Infinite (the founding members of
ACL 2025 ~ Winter Music Preview: Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
Classic post-rock artists tend to make space for each other, releasing albums in separate years. Last year brought us new music from Anoice, MONO & GY!BE, while 2024 begins with albums from Mogwai and You, Infinite (the founding members of
ACL 2024 ~ Top Ten Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
Post-rock returned with a roar this year as three of the scene’s stalwarts, with discographies stretching back 20, 25 and 30 years, proved that they remain relevant. But this article celebrates far more than just post-rock. We also include a
ACL 2024 ~ Top Ten Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
Post-rock returned with a roar this year as three of the scene’s stalwarts, with discographies stretching back 20, 25 and 30 years, proved that they remain relevant. But this article celebrates far more than just post-rock. We also include a
Whale Fall ~ Five
It took exactly one minute and five seconds for me to like this album: right at the 65-second mark, J. Matt Greenburg’s Morricone trumpet enters and lifts the music to a remarkable early height. This is the first of many
Whale Fall ~ Five
It took exactly one minute and five seconds for me to like this album: right at the 65-second mark, J. Matt Greenburg’s Morricone trumpet enters and lifts the music to a remarkable early height. This is the first of many
Travis Laplante ~ The Golden Lock
“The golden lock teaches us to snap it open,” writes Travis Laplante, referencing Ma Dayang’s 12th century Taoist ode 12 Points Shining Bright as the Starry Sky and Able to Heal All the Many Diseases, in which odes, songs and
Travis Laplante ~ The Golden Lock
“The golden lock teaches us to snap it open,” writes Travis Laplante, referencing Ma Dayang’s 12th century Taoist ode 12 Points Shining Bright as the Starry Sky and Able to Heal All the Many Diseases, in which odes, songs and
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