Sarah Bahr x Sound.Codes ~ Safien Album / Susana López ~ Materia Vibrante
Do you prefer music to direct you outward or inward? Even without words of instruction, our favourite artists cause us to investigate our innermost experience, or to interrogate the world around us. Two recent albums use drones as sonic probes
Sarah Bahr x Sound.Codes ~ Safien Album / Susana López ~ Materia Vibrante
Do you prefer music to direct you outward or inward? Even without words of instruction, our favourite artists cause us to investigate our innermost experience, or to interrogate the world around us. Two recent albums use drones as sonic probes
Glacier ~ More Distant/More Violent
Last year we reviewed A Distant, Violent Shudder, a sludgy behemoth of an album that we compared to a glacier cleaving and falling into the sea. This year the Boston quintet returns with the sequel-minded More Distant/More Violent, featuring one new
Glacier ~ More Distant/More Violent
Last year we reviewed A Distant, Violent Shudder, a sludgy behemoth of an album that we compared to a glacier cleaving and falling into the sea. This year the Boston quintet returns with the sequel-minded More Distant/More Violent, featuring one new
Reid Willis ~ Reliquary
Reliquary proposes the idea of an album as a “living archive,” both tomb and shrine: a sonic snapshot of the artist when the final masters are created. In the old days, months or even years might pass between recording and distribution;
Reid Willis ~ Reliquary
Reliquary proposes the idea of an album as a “living archive,” both tomb and shrine: a sonic snapshot of the artist when the final masters are created. In the old days, months or even years might pass between recording and distribution;
Aho Ssan & Resina ~ Ego Death
The instinctive collaboration between Aho Ssan & Resina (Niamké Désiré & Karolina Rec) started at the Unsound Festival, continued on Rhizomes (ACL’s #2 album of the year in 2023) and blossoms on Ego Death, an engaging nine-part suite for cello and electronics. At
Aho Ssan & Resina ~ Ego Death
The instinctive collaboration between Aho Ssan & Resina (Niamké Désiré & Karolina Rec) started at the Unsound Festival, continued on Rhizomes (ACL’s #2 album of the year in 2023) and blossoms on Ego Death, an engaging nine-part suite for cello and electronics. At
Hammock ~ Nevertheless
Nevertheless is a word that Marc Byrd, half of Hammock along with Andrew Thompson, grew accustomed to hearing at funerals in the Deep South. “A loved one is gone. Nevertheless …” The word was meant to convey reflection, recalibration, a pause between
Hammock ~ Nevertheless
Nevertheless is a word that Marc Byrd, half of Hammock along with Andrew Thompson, grew accustomed to hearing at funerals in the Deep South. “A loved one is gone. Nevertheless …” The word was meant to convey reflection, recalibration, a pause between
Ranges ~ Sin
What’s in the box? Not, as one might reasonably expect from the concept, Gwyneth Paltrow’s head. Instead, a lucky 77 will receive 7 7″ records and 37 will also receive 7 pieces of ephemera: a shot glass, cigar, matches, poker
Ranges ~ Sin
What’s in the box? Not, as one might reasonably expect from the concept, Gwyneth Paltrow’s head. Instead, a lucky 77 will receive 7 7″ records and 37 will also receive 7 pieces of ephemera: a shot glass, cigar, matches, poker
First Half Highlights ~ The Top 20
We’re about to take a short summer break (back on Monday), but first, we’re excited to present our staff picks for the first half of 2025. We invited each writer to choose two albums or EPs released from January 1-June
First Half Highlights ~ The Top 20
We’re about to take a short summer break (back on Monday), but first, we’re excited to present our staff picks for the first half of 2025. We invited each writer to choose two albums or EPs released from January 1-June
Ten Tracks That Sound Like Summer
Summer is as much about the feeling of summer as the season itself; in like manner, summer music is as much about the sound as it is the season of release. Many summer albums are not released in summer, while
Ten Tracks That Sound Like Summer
Summer is as much about the feeling of summer as the season itself; in like manner, summer music is as much about the sound as it is the season of release. Many summer albums are not released in summer, while
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