ACL 2020 ~ The Happiest Music of the Year
The year was so rough that we feared there would be no happy music. Thankfully, we found that we had reviewed plenty in every genre! The very concept of happiness is difficult to define, and a wide definition includes inner
ACL 2020 ~ The Happiest Music of the Year
The year was so rough that we feared there would be no happy music. Thankfully, we found that we had reviewed plenty in every genre! The very concept of happiness is difficult to define, and a wide definition includes inner
ACL 2020 ~ The Year’s Best Packaging
Earlier this year, we feared we would be unable to publish this article as labels paused physical production and artists recorded at home. Yet our fears were misplaced, as plenty of fine physical editions were produced! In an odd twist,
ACL 2020 ~ The Year’s Best Packaging
Earlier this year, we feared we would be unable to publish this article as labels paused physical production and artists recorded at home. Yet our fears were misplaced, as plenty of fine physical editions were produced! In an odd twist,
ACL 2020 ~ The Year’s 10 Best Music Videos
From heartbreaking stories to contagious dance to animation and wild FX, we’ve got a cornucopia of video styles to share this year. Either we have an especially strong selection of music videos, or we appreciated them more because we really
ACL 2020 ~ The Year’s 10 Best Music Videos
From heartbreaking stories to contagious dance to animation and wild FX, we’ve got a cornucopia of video styles to share this year. Either we have an especially strong selection of music videos, or we appreciated them more because we really
ACL 2020 ~ The Year’s Best Labels
One of our Labels of the Year didn’t start as a label, but as a festival; another gathered contributions from around the world; the third was unable to publish physical editions during the pandemic, and went digital. In the spirit
ACL 2020 ~ The Year’s Best Labels
One of our Labels of the Year didn’t start as a label, but as a festival; another gathered contributions from around the world; the third was unable to publish physical editions during the pandemic, and went digital. In the spirit
ACL 2020 ~ The Year in Review
When we look back on 2020, we’ll be able to see at least one light in the darkness: musicians stepped up. This was the year in which festivals were cancelled, labels paused all physical production, and musicians recorded – and donated
ACL 2020 ~ The Year in Review
When we look back on 2020, we’ll be able to see at least one light in the darkness: musicians stepped up. This was the year in which festivals were cancelled, labels paused all physical production, and musicians recorded – and donated
Tristan Welch ~ Ambient Distress
If there was a phrase to sum up our collective state of mind in the year 2020, ‘ambient distress’ might be the one – especially for the homebound part of the population on the backlines of the pandemic, stranded on
Tristan Welch ~ Ambient Distress
If there was a phrase to sum up our collective state of mind in the year 2020, ‘ambient distress’ might be the one – especially for the homebound part of the population on the backlines of the pandemic, stranded on
Xyla ~ Ways
Electronic music is cold and soulless. You’ve heard this truism from an acquaintance. They are wearing a Pink Floyd shirt. They refuse to believe that knobs and buttons have the same emotional capacities as strummed guitars. Point them to this
Xyla ~ Ways
Electronic music is cold and soulless. You’ve heard this truism from an acquaintance. They are wearing a Pink Floyd shirt. They refuse to believe that knobs and buttons have the same emotional capacities as strummed guitars. Point them to this
Jeremy Young presents ‘Je Suis Mon Absence.’ [mix]
Jeremy Young recently released Filaments on Eliane Tapes, Moving Furniture’s sporadic series of work inspired by the remarkable French composer Éliane Radigue. The series was inaugurated with a release by Kassel Jaeger back in early 2018, and after a long
Jeremy Young presents ‘Je Suis Mon Absence.’ [mix]
Jeremy Young recently released Filaments on Eliane Tapes, Moving Furniture’s sporadic series of work inspired by the remarkable French composer Éliane Radigue. The series was inaugurated with a release by Kassel Jaeger back in early 2018, and after a long
a closer listen 