Category Archives: Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
Delphine Dora, Bruno Duplant, Paulo Chagas ~ Onion Petals As Candle Lights
We last heard Delphine Dora on her solo piano album, A Stream of Consciousness, and the new album is about as far afield from the former work as can be imagined. No, it’s not Nordic black metal, apologies for underestimating your imagination! The
Delphine Dora, Bruno Duplant, Paulo Chagas ~ Onion Petals As Candle Lights
We last heard Delphine Dora on her solo piano album, A Stream of Consciousness, and the new album is about as far afield from the former work as can be imagined. No, it’s not Nordic black metal, apologies for underestimating your imagination! The
The Sun Aesthetic ~ Thicker Threads
Thicker Threads at a first listen seems to be an album drenched in sunshine, but a closer one presents us with music that is better appreciated on those cloudy days when all you can hope for is a flicker of light
The Sun Aesthetic ~ Thicker Threads
Thicker Threads at a first listen seems to be an album drenched in sunshine, but a closer one presents us with music that is better appreciated on those cloudy days when all you can hope for is a flicker of light
Dead Sea Apes ~ Lupus
Hold the space. Light the candles. Stir the brew. The ritual is about to begin. The curiously named Lupus begins with a strike of a singing bowl: an invitation calling our reptile minds into action. Confident and thick as a
Dead Sea Apes ~ Lupus
Hold the space. Light the candles. Stir the brew. The ritual is about to begin. The curiously named Lupus begins with a strike of a singing bowl: an invitation calling our reptile minds into action. Confident and thick as a
John 3:16 ~ Visions of the Hereafter
It comes as a slight surprise to learn that Visions of the Hereafter is the first full-length album from John 3:16, but it turns out that all of his other releases were collaborations or EPs. So congratulations, Philippe Gerber, you’ve earned it! It’s
John 3:16 ~ Visions of the Hereafter
It comes as a slight surprise to learn that Visions of the Hereafter is the first full-length album from John 3:16, but it turns out that all of his other releases were collaborations or EPs. So congratulations, Philippe Gerber, you’ve earned it! It’s
Blueneck ~ Epilogue
Epilogue is the Blueneck album that many people have wanted, but that few expected. Over the course of three previous albums (and three gorgeous Christmas EPs), the band had slowly drifted away from the world of instrumental post-rock into the world
Blueneck ~ Epilogue
Epilogue is the Blueneck album that many people have wanted, but that few expected. Over the course of three previous albums (and three gorgeous Christmas EPs), the band had slowly drifted away from the world of instrumental post-rock into the world
Ahleuchatistas ~ Heads Full of Poison
Rock improv fans will love Heads Full of Poison, album #7 from the forward-thinking Ahleuchatistas. While down to a duo, the band uses studio work to emit a sense of fullness. (It’s hard for one man to play many guitars at once!)
Ahleuchatistas ~ Heads Full of Poison
Rock improv fans will love Heads Full of Poison, album #7 from the forward-thinking Ahleuchatistas. While down to a duo, the band uses studio work to emit a sense of fullness. (It’s hard for one man to play many guitars at once!)
No Respect for Beauty ~ Why Perish
Here’s one we almost missed, a post-rock gem from South Korea that was released on Leap Day, adding to its elusive mystique. For fans of the classic, sprawling, muscular brand of post-rock, this may be the debut of the year.
No Respect for Beauty ~ Why Perish
Here’s one we almost missed, a post-rock gem from South Korea that was released on Leap Day, adding to its elusive mystique. For fans of the classic, sprawling, muscular brand of post-rock, this may be the debut of the year.
Will Samson ~ Balance
Be warned, fans of instrumental work: Will Samson‘s album is quite heavy on the vocals. With understandable lyrics and everything! There’s no charter for ignoring singers at A Closer Listen, just that our natural inclination is towards songs and sounds
Will Samson ~ Balance
Be warned, fans of instrumental work: Will Samson‘s album is quite heavy on the vocals. With understandable lyrics and everything! There’s no charter for ignoring singers at A Closer Listen, just that our natural inclination is towards songs and sounds
a closer listen 