Spring Music Preview 2022 ~ Ambient and Drone

Little darling, it’s been a long, cold, lonely winter, as epitomized by the cover of Graziano Tassi’s album Blue.  But now spring is upon us, and we’re watching the buds of hundreds of new albums as they get ready to

2022 Winter Music Preview ~ Ambient and Drone

We absolutely love this time of year at A Closer Listen. As we survey the musical landscape, we see over 200 new releases on the near horizon and our hearts are filled with hope.  Artists continue to be inspired, labels continue

Spring Music Preview 2019 ~ Ambient and Drone

We’ve saved the most popular of our previews for last.  On average, we receive 50-60 albums each week, up to half of them ambient.  This is great news for fans ~ you’ll never run out!  On the flip side, it’s

2018 Spring Music Preview ~ Ambient and Drone

Here in our (digital) office, we’ve been enjoying spring music for months, while our most astute readers have been discovering the buds on our News page.  Now it’s time to reveal the new crop.  Over 240 albums will be introduced