Music For Haunted Houses

Just in time for Halloween, A Closer Listen presents 20 of the best haunted house albums ever made: music to jolt, frighten and unhinge.  Enter if you dare!  Warning: younger children, pregnant women and people with heart conditions should not

Music For Haunted Houses

Just in time for Halloween, A Closer Listen presents 20 of the best haunted house albums ever made: music to jolt, frighten and unhinge.  Enter if you dare!  Warning: younger children, pregnant women and people with heart conditions should not

Adam Basanta ~ Memory is the residue of thought

Memory is the residue of thought is the first album by sound artist Adam Basanta, comprised of works he’s composed over the last five years. It’s a mesmerizing series of pieces, one that feels like an EAI record without the

Adam Basanta ~ Memory is the residue of thought

Memory is the residue of thought is the first album by sound artist Adam Basanta, comprised of works he’s composed over the last five years. It’s a mesmerizing series of pieces, one that feels like an EAI record without the

Chris Strickland ~ Animal Expert

Chris Strickland is worried.  This is his first release, his five-year labor of love, and he’s afraid that people will listen to it too quietly, or not closely enough.  But there’s no need to worry ~ Animal Expert is a rewarding

Chris Strickland ~ Animal Expert

Chris Strickland is worried.  This is his first release, his five-year labor of love, and he’s afraid that people will listen to it too quietly, or not closely enough.  But there’s no need to worry ~ Animal Expert is a rewarding

Bing & Ruth ~ Tomorrow Was the Golden Age

Four years on from City Lake, the timbre of New York based ensemble Bing & Ruth has changed.  The vocals, lap steel, percussion and vocals are gone, carrying with them most of the crescendos.  Composer and pianist David Moore brings only six of

Bing & Ruth ~ Tomorrow Was the Golden Age

Four years on from City Lake, the timbre of New York based ensemble Bing & Ruth has changed.  The vocals, lap steel, percussion and vocals are gone, carrying with them most of the crescendos.  Composer and pianist David Moore brings only six of

A Troop of Echoes ~ The Longest Year on Record

The title of A Troop of Echoes‘ latest LP is about to become a play on words, as The Longest Year on Record is scheduled for release on vinyl this fall.  The album has already been making waves in the Providence R.I. harbor

A Troop of Echoes ~ The Longest Year on Record

The title of A Troop of Echoes‘ latest LP is about to become a play on words, as The Longest Year on Record is scheduled for release on vinyl this fall.  The album has already been making waves in the Providence R.I. harbor

Stara Rzeka ~ S/T

We’ve been greatly enjoying the output of the Infinite Greyscale label, whose 10″ vinyl releases are always coupled with creative artwork and screen-printed vinyl.  This is the fifth release for the label, and the fifth we’ve reviewed, which may not

Stara Rzeka ~ S/T

We’ve been greatly enjoying the output of the Infinite Greyscale label, whose 10″ vinyl releases are always coupled with creative artwork and screen-printed vinyl.  This is the fifth release for the label, and the fifth we’ve reviewed, which may not

VLK ~ Shaq Fu: Da Return: Da Return

Released in 1994, Shaq Fu: Da Return was the second studio album from Shaquille O’Neal, NBA superstar and rapper extraordinaire. Twenty years has passed (yes, really!) and Shaq has returned once again, though not as his original self. You could say that he’d

VLK ~ Shaq Fu: Da Return: Da Return

Released in 1994, Shaq Fu: Da Return was the second studio album from Shaquille O’Neal, NBA superstar and rapper extraordinaire. Twenty years has passed (yes, really!) and Shaq has returned once again, though not as his original self. You could say that he’d

Sleepless Mountain ~ The Beginning

This debut EP has been a long time coming, but Sleepless Mountain can finally proclaim that it has reached The Beginning.  Now those outside of Sweden will have the chance to hear their sound: a stylish form of post-rock that borrows heavily from

Sleepless Mountain ~ The Beginning

This debut EP has been a long time coming, but Sleepless Mountain can finally proclaim that it has reached The Beginning.  Now those outside of Sweden will have the chance to hear their sound: a stylish form of post-rock that borrows heavily from