Plïnkï Plønkï ~ Happy Birthday
The Republic of Iceland was founded on June 17, 1944. To mark the occasion, Plïnkï Plønkï has prepared an album that sounds like a party, packed with birthday songs addressed to people who share their names. The idea is that people
Plïnkï Plønkï ~ Happy Birthday
The Republic of Iceland was founded on June 17, 1944. To mark the occasion, Plïnkï Plønkï has prepared an album that sounds like a party, packed with birthday songs addressed to people who share their names. The idea is that people
Jonah Sirota ~ STRONG SAD
An elegy is typically written for a person who has died, but the form is fluid and can be applied to other loses as well: the end of a relationship, of innocence, of an era. The title of violist Jonah Sirota‘s
Jonah Sirota ~ STRONG SAD
An elegy is typically written for a person who has died, but the form is fluid and can be applied to other loses as well: the end of a relationship, of innocence, of an era. The title of violist Jonah Sirota‘s
Valentina Villarroel ~ Mares
Valentina Villarroel is one of the most unassuming artists we’ve even encountered. Content to let her work speak for itself, she provides only sparse descriptions. In a single sentence, she writes that Mares was recorded at “different locations around the region of Bio
Valentina Villarroel ~ Mares
Valentina Villarroel is one of the most unassuming artists we’ve even encountered. Content to let her work speak for itself, she provides only sparse descriptions. In a single sentence, she writes that Mares was recorded at “different locations around the region of Bio
Lapsihymy ~ Collections 02
We’ve been championing the career of Finnish artist Lapsihymy since he was a teen, and with Collections 02 he’s continued to perfect his sound. His mastering continues to be crisp and loud, his tunes enveloping, swirling like Amazonian butterflies. He deserves to be as
Lapsihymy ~ Collections 02
We’ve been championing the career of Finnish artist Lapsihymy since he was a teen, and with Collections 02 he’s continued to perfect his sound. His mastering continues to be crisp and loud, his tunes enveloping, swirling like Amazonian butterflies. He deserves to be as
Siete Catorce ~ Agnosia
Siete Catorce is a Mexican producer closely associated to the ‘ruidosón’ movement, a musical reaction to a country torn apart by war, all the once joyful dances bathed in neon lights of border cities now a ghostly presence amidst bullet-riddled
Siete Catorce ~ Agnosia
Siete Catorce is a Mexican producer closely associated to the ‘ruidosón’ movement, a musical reaction to a country torn apart by war, all the once joyful dances bathed in neon lights of border cities now a ghostly presence amidst bullet-riddled
Valotihkuu ~ Fragile Melodies
The new summer-themed album from Cherepovets musician Valotihkuu is so endearing that it sent us in search of his earlier works. Whitelabrecs writes that it signed the Russian artist after falling in love with last year’s Spring And All. When we looked up
Valotihkuu ~ Fragile Melodies
The new summer-themed album from Cherepovets musician Valotihkuu is so endearing that it sent us in search of his earlier works. Whitelabrecs writes that it signed the Russian artist after falling in love with last year’s Spring And All. When we looked up
Detieti ~ Frogressive Punk
You knew this was odd when you saw it, right? That’s what a cover can do: tip off the listener to what may be inside. When one hears the giant chords of the opener, the high operatic voice, the military
Detieti ~ Frogressive Punk
You knew this was odd when you saw it, right? That’s what a cover can do: tip off the listener to what may be inside. When one hears the giant chords of the opener, the high operatic voice, the military
*Press A* ~ The Music of the Sonic and Mario Rivalry (pt. 2)
Videogame soundtracks continue to rise in quality and prominence, with many now available digitally or physically to appreciate as stand-alone works. *Press A* is an article series on A Closer Listen celebrating the finest the medium has to offer, past
*Press A* ~ The Music of the Sonic and Mario Rivalry (pt. 2)
Videogame soundtracks continue to rise in quality and prominence, with many now available digitally or physically to appreciate as stand-alone works. *Press A* is an article series on A Closer Listen celebrating the finest the medium has to offer, past
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