Posts Tagged: Constellation
ACL 2013: The Top 20 Albums of the Year
Over the course of the past year, we received thousands of albums and EPs to pore over, review and discuss. Out of these, we reviewed approximately 500. In this feature, we answer the Big Question: Which releases were the best?
ACL 2013: The Top 20 Albums of the Year
Over the course of the past year, we received thousands of albums and EPs to pore over, review and discuss. Out of these, we reviewed approximately 500. In this feature, we answer the Big Question: Which releases were the best?
ACL 2013: Top Ten Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
The last of our genre lists is filled with WOW moments: big crescendos, bold moves, instinctive collaborations, explosions of brass. This is music for car stereos and open windows, music to lift the sullen heart and to make it race.
ACL 2013: Top Ten Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
The last of our genre lists is filled with WOW moments: big crescendos, bold moves, instinctive collaborations, explosions of brass. This is music for car stereos and open windows, music to lift the sullen heart and to make it race.
ACL 2013: Top Ten Modern Composition
This may be called Neoclassical, Modern Classical or Modern Compostion, but everyone knows what it is: classical music for a modern generation. When it comes to honoring remarkable writing and playing, Modern Compostion is the genre to which we turn.
ACL 2013: Top Ten Modern Composition
This may be called Neoclassical, Modern Classical or Modern Compostion, but everyone knows what it is: classical music for a modern generation. When it comes to honoring remarkable writing and playing, Modern Compostion is the genre to which we turn.
ACL 2013: The Year’s Best Labels
Five labels stood above the rest in 2013, impressing us with the quality, consistency and variety of their releases. Their names are synonymous with trust; their music is always worth hearing. And now, in order of votes received, we present A
ACL 2013: The Year’s Best Labels
Five labels stood above the rest in 2013, impressing us with the quality, consistency and variety of their releases. Their names are synonymous with trust; their music is always worth hearing. And now, in order of votes received, we present A
Matana Roberts ~ Coin Coin Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile
If Coin Coin Chapter One was an eclectic evocation of history as the history of liberty, an ‘activist’ endeavor both individual and collective in the sense given by the great tradition of free jazz, Coin Coin Chapter Two is more
Matana Roberts ~ Coin Coin Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile
If Coin Coin Chapter One was an eclectic evocation of history as the history of liberty, an ‘activist’ endeavor both individual and collective in the sense given by the great tradition of free jazz, Coin Coin Chapter Two is more
Land of Kush ~ The Big Mango
The Big Mango is a nickname for Cairo, and Sam Shalabi has just made the album that Cairo needs. Recorded during the euphoria of the Arab Spring, The Big Mango is about to be released in what some might call the Arab Fall:
Land of Kush ~ The Big Mango
The Big Mango is a nickname for Cairo, and Sam Shalabi has just made the album that Cairo needs. Recorded during the euphoria of the Arab Spring, The Big Mango is about to be released in what some might call the Arab Fall:
Esmerine ~ Dalmak
A new album from Esmerine is always an event, but Dalmak surpasses expectations. A trip to Istanbul inspired the group (now a quartet) to collaborate with a host of Turkish musicians, and the incorporation of international instruments provides a unique allure. These include darbuka
Esmerine ~ Dalmak
A new album from Esmerine is always an event, but Dalmak surpasses expectations. A trip to Istanbul inspired the group (now a quartet) to collaborate with a host of Turkish musicians, and the incorporation of international instruments provides a unique allure. These include darbuka
Sarah Neufeld ~ Hero Brother
Most of our readers have heard Sarah Neufeld before, without knowing her name. In the last decade, she’s played violin on numerous albums, most famously as part of Arcade Fire but most memorably as part of Bell Orchestre. She’s contributed to releases
Sarah Neufeld ~ Hero Brother
Most of our readers have heard Sarah Neufeld before, without knowing her name. In the last decade, she’s played violin on numerous albums, most famously as part of Arcade Fire but most memorably as part of Bell Orchestre. She’s contributed to releases
a closer listen 