Pyur ~ Lucid Anarchy
Lucid Anarchy is an album in search of itself. Unlike Oratorio for the Underworld, it offers more textures than beats, more questions than answers, and more experience than clarity. Pyur sets out on a path of self-discovery but instead finds awe. Everything
Pyur ~ Lucid Anarchy
Lucid Anarchy is an album in search of itself. Unlike Oratorio for the Underworld, it offers more textures than beats, more questions than answers, and more experience than clarity. Pyur sets out on a path of self-discovery but instead finds awe. Everything
Rebekka Karijord / London Contemporary Orchestra ~ Songs of Earth
Many of our readers encountered Songs of Earth for the first time in our roundup of The Year’s Best Film Scores. As the film nears international release, we expect it will pick up steam. The same holds true for the
Rebekka Karijord / London Contemporary Orchestra ~ Songs of Earth
Many of our readers encountered Songs of Earth for the first time in our roundup of The Year’s Best Film Scores. As the film nears international release, we expect it will pick up steam. The same holds true for the
Khodumodumo ~ What The Fuck Are You Doing This Side
The liner notes for Khodumodumo’s debut album, What The Fuck Are You Doing This Side, speak of an attempt to create a “horrific” listening experience. Much of what makes this bold album so unnerving and so riveting is the decision
Khodumodumo ~ What The Fuck Are You Doing This Side
The liner notes for Khodumodumo’s debut album, What The Fuck Are You Doing This Side, speak of an attempt to create a “horrific” listening experience. Much of what makes this bold album so unnerving and so riveting is the decision
Folklore Tapes ~ Larksong / Brown Wardle Hill
Two new LPs from the ever-reliable Folklore Tapes connect music, history and landscape. One is a sonic collage that includes the score to a film; the other is a celebration of local legends played by a brass band. Larksong (pictured above)
Folklore Tapes ~ Larksong / Brown Wardle Hill
Two new LPs from the ever-reliable Folklore Tapes connect music, history and landscape. One is a sonic collage that includes the score to a film; the other is a celebration of local legends played by a brass band. Larksong (pictured above)
ACL 2024 ~ Winter Music Preview: Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
We conclude our six-part Winter Music Preview with a slew of genres: not only those mentioned above, but doom, dub, raga, Afrobeat and more. During this trip around the world, we’ll meet performers who operate as sonic chefs, spicing their
ACL 2024 ~ Winter Music Preview: Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
We conclude our six-part Winter Music Preview with a slew of genres: not only those mentioned above, but doom, dub, raga, Afrobeat and more. During this trip around the world, we’ll meet performers who operate as sonic chefs, spicing their
ACL 2024 ~ Winter Music Preview: Modern Composition
A change of direction, an anticipated collection and a slew of soundtracks mark the winter slate of releases in Modern Composition. This music may be elegant, but it’s not just for highbrow audiences; a few of the albums below have
ACL 2024 ~ Winter Music Preview: Modern Composition
A change of direction, an anticipated collection and a slew of soundtracks mark the winter slate of releases in Modern Composition. This music may be elegant, but it’s not just for highbrow audiences; a few of the albums below have
ACL 2024 ~ Winter Music Preview: Experimental
Here’s where the most unique music is found: the music that either captures the imagination or – in its use of abstraction, dissonance, atonalism and more – makes one swim back to the safety of shore. While the outer edge
ACL 2024 ~ Winter Music Preview: Experimental
Here’s where the most unique music is found: the music that either captures the imagination or – in its use of abstraction, dissonance, atonalism and more – makes one swim back to the safety of shore. While the outer edge
ACL 2024 ~ Winter Music Preview: Electronic
In a slight winter surprise, our largest preview is not ambient, but electronic. Perhaps the winter release slate reflects a desire to dance the cold nights away, and to feel the warmth of summer in sweat rather than in sweaters.
ACL 2024 ~ Winter Music Preview: Electronic
In a slight winter surprise, our largest preview is not ambient, but electronic. Perhaps the winter release slate reflects a desire to dance the cold nights away, and to feel the warmth of summer in sweat rather than in sweaters.
a closer listen 