Winter Music Preview 2017: The Next 100
New year, new music ~ we’ve never had this many releases to share so early in the year, and we’re already psyched for 2017! January begins a new season of hope: a fresh notebook, a blank slate, a field of snow
Winter Music Preview 2017: The Next 100
New year, new music ~ we’ve never had this many releases to share so early in the year, and we’re already psyched for 2017! January begins a new season of hope: a fresh notebook, a blank slate, a field of snow
Various Artists ~ Anticipation of an Uncertain Future
How wonderful to wake up in a new year with new music! Preserved Sound has just posted a brand-new compilation with a fitting title, Anticipation of an Uncertain Future. The sounds are soothing, peaceful and above all, hopeful ~ a perfect
Various Artists ~ Anticipation of an Uncertain Future
How wonderful to wake up in a new year with new music! Preserved Sound has just posted a brand-new compilation with a fitting title, Anticipation of an Uncertain Future. The sounds are soothing, peaceful and above all, hopeful ~ a perfect
ACL 2016: The Top 20 Albums of the Year
The last album we reviewed this year ended up being the best ~ in light of the title, a fitting end. Our cover image is taken from its lead video; the actress seems to be giving the album a closer listen.
ACL 2016: The Top 20 Albums of the Year
The last album we reviewed this year ended up being the best ~ in light of the title, a fitting end. Our cover image is taken from its lead video; the actress seems to be giving the album a closer listen.
ACL 2016: Top Ten Rock and Post-Rock
As autumn approached, we were worried; where were all the good rock and post-rock albums? But at the end of the year, they entered in a flurry. What began as a disappointing year turned out to be incredibly solid ~
ACL 2016: Top Ten Rock and Post-Rock
As autumn approached, we were worried; where were all the good rock and post-rock albums? But at the end of the year, they entered in a flurry. What began as a disappointing year turned out to be incredibly solid ~
ACL 2016: Top Ten Modern Composition
This year’s most competitive category overflows with life, even though some of its subject matter is death. This is a golden era for modern composition, which borrows from its ancestors in classical music but pushes it forward for newer generations.
ACL 2016: Top Ten Modern Composition
This year’s most competitive category overflows with life, even though some of its subject matter is death. This is a golden era for modern composition, which borrows from its ancestors in classical music but pushes it forward for newer generations.
ACL 2016: Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape
Few people would guess that the Field Recording and Soundscape section of our site would also be its most timely and political. And yet, as this year’s selections indicate, the genre is far more than nature recordings. While these continue
ACL 2016: Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape
Few people would guess that the Field Recording and Soundscape section of our site would also be its most timely and political. And yet, as this year’s selections indicate, the genre is far more than nature recordings. While these continue
ACL 2016: Top Ten Experimental
Here’s our fun section; few will be able to predict the contents. Haunted ballrooms, washing machines, stuttered poetry and mythological black dogs all find their place under the experimental umbrella. Some people may call this “different” or “difficult” music; we
ACL 2016: Top Ten Experimental
Here’s our fun section; few will be able to predict the contents. Haunted ballrooms, washing machines, stuttered poetry and mythological black dogs all find their place under the experimental umbrella. Some people may call this “different” or “difficult” music; we
ACL 2016: Top Ten Electronic
The electronic section is where we find the beats, but they’re not always for dancing; in fact, none of these albums is a straightforward club set. Instead, these artists use beats as a framework on which to hang their wildest
ACL 2016: Top Ten Electronic
The electronic section is where we find the beats, but they’re not always for dancing; in fact, none of these albums is a straightforward club set. Instead, these artists use beats as a framework on which to hang their wildest
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