ACL 2015: The Year’s 10 Best Music Videos
The music video landscape has changed. We are less likely to view new videos on our televisions than on our phones; and YouTube and Vimeo have become the new industry leaders. The best videos are only a click away, and
ACL 2015: The Year’s 10 Best Music Videos
The music video landscape has changed. We are less likely to view new videos on our televisions than on our phones; and YouTube and Vimeo have become the new industry leaders. The best videos are only a click away, and
ACL 2015: The Year’s Best Labels
Montreal’s Constellation Records returns to our top spot this year, with five charted releases. Also selected as ACL’s labels of the year are London’s Erased Tapes and France’s Eilean Records. These labels are producing some of the industry’s finest work.
ACL 2015: The Year’s Best Labels
Montreal’s Constellation Records returns to our top spot this year, with five charted releases. Also selected as ACL’s labels of the year are London’s Erased Tapes and France’s Eilean Records. These labels are producing some of the industry’s finest work.
ACL 2015: Overview
A Closer Listen continued to grow in its fourth year. We are grateful to all of our readers, as well as to the artists and labels who trust us with their wonderful music! Two weeks of year-end features begin here!
ACL 2015: Overview
A Closer Listen continued to grow in its fourth year. We are grateful to all of our readers, as well as to the artists and labels who trust us with their wonderful music! Two weeks of year-end features begin here!
Yves Bouliane ~ Champ (10 opérations)
Champ (10 opérations) is the solo work of a pillar of Montreal’s 1970s free improvisation scene. A skilled improviser, this piece is indeed a composition, recorded in 1977, and stands as a momentous and perplexing document of that time. This
Yves Bouliane ~ Champ (10 opérations)
Champ (10 opérations) is the solo work of a pillar of Montreal’s 1970s free improvisation scene. A skilled improviser, this piece is indeed a composition, recorded in 1977, and stands as a momentous and perplexing document of that time. This
Mikael Delta ~ Life Is Now
Restless beats. Smouldering atmosphere. The hum and screech of traffic. Everything about Life Is Now evokes a lonesome walk through a frenzied urban landscape, and is doubtless best enjoyed while doing exactly that on a crisp winter night – in
Mikael Delta ~ Life Is Now
Restless beats. Smouldering atmosphere. The hum and screech of traffic. Everything about Life Is Now evokes a lonesome walk through a frenzied urban landscape, and is doubtless best enjoyed while doing exactly that on a crisp winter night – in
Jonathan Kawchuk ~ North
Fans of Eilean Records know that the label assigns colors and seasons to all of its releases. North is their first release of winter, synaesthetically described as white/grey. The colors fit, as the album shifts gently into the bleached colors of
Jonathan Kawchuk ~ North
Fans of Eilean Records know that the label assigns colors and seasons to all of its releases. North is their first release of winter, synaesthetically described as white/grey. The colors fit, as the album shifts gently into the bleached colors of
Jérémie Mathes ~ Fallow Memory
As children, we are wont to wander. Abandoned buildings, fallow fields, cracked drainpipes and secluded forests possess a secret allure. We look and listen closely; we invent stories in our minds to explain the sudden boom, the constant crackle, the
Jérémie Mathes ~ Fallow Memory
As children, we are wont to wander. Abandoned buildings, fallow fields, cracked drainpipes and secluded forests possess a secret allure. We look and listen closely; we invent stories in our minds to explain the sudden boom, the constant crackle, the
Everything is Real Radio: Minoy (audio)
Before we launch our end of year lists, I wanted to be sure to share this recent broadcast of Everything is Real Radio. Hosted by Sam Sebren, this edition features the music of the late Minóy. Born Stanley Keith Bowsza
Everything is Real Radio: Minoy (audio)
Before we launch our end of year lists, I wanted to be sure to share this recent broadcast of Everything is Real Radio. Hosted by Sam Sebren, this edition features the music of the late Minóy. Born Stanley Keith Bowsza
a closer listen 