Posts Tagged: Erased Tapes
ACL 2021 ~ Top Ten Rock and Post-Rock
Sorry, friends, no folk or jazz made our top ten this year ~ 2021 was the year of rock and post-rock! With almost every major post-rock band releasing an EP or album in 2021, even some of the top performers
ACL 2021 ~ Top Ten Rock and Post-Rock
Sorry, friends, no folk or jazz made our top ten this year ~ 2021 was the year of rock and post-rock! With almost every major post-rock band releasing an EP or album in 2021, even some of the top performers
Rival Consoles ~ Overflow
Overflow is a dance album, composed for Alexander Whitley’s production of the same name; but some of the tracks have enormous club potential as well. The album also manages the rare feat of being a dynamic home listen; as the music
Rival Consoles ~ Overflow
Overflow is a dance album, composed for Alexander Whitley’s production of the same name; but some of the tracks have enormous club potential as well. The album also manages the rare feat of being a dynamic home listen; as the music
Bell Orchestre ~ House Music
Over a decade has passed since we last heard new music from Bell Orchestre. Fans agonized over the thought they might never hear the band again. Then came last fall’s announcement that the band had been signed to Erased Tapes, and
Bell Orchestre ~ House Music
Over a decade has passed since we last heard new music from Bell Orchestre. Fans agonized over the thought they might never hear the band again. Then came last fall’s announcement that the band had been signed to Erased Tapes, and
ACL 2020 ~ Top Ten Electronic
One of 2020’s greatest ironies was a surge in dance music ~ while clubs were being shuttered across the globe. The surge reflected the desire to dance, and people didn’t stop dancing, happily demonstrated by Berlin’s drive-in raves. Others danced
ACL 2020 ~ Top Ten Electronic
One of 2020’s greatest ironies was a surge in dance music ~ while clubs were being shuttered across the globe. The surge reflected the desire to dance, and people didn’t stop dancing, happily demonstrated by Berlin’s drive-in raves. Others danced
Rival Consoles ~ Articulation
2020’s cavalcade of top summer releases continues with Rival Consoles‘ Articulation, the follow-up to 2018’s remarkable Persona. This summer is unlike any we can remember, as many artists prefer to wait until fall; but we need it now, and we’re grateful. As befits
Rival Consoles ~ Articulation
2020’s cavalcade of top summer releases continues with Rival Consoles‘ Articulation, the follow-up to 2018’s remarkable Persona. This summer is unlike any we can remember, as many artists prefer to wait until fall; but we need it now, and we’re grateful. As befits
Ben Lukas Boysen ~ Mirage
“On Mirage, I’m trying to hide the human,” writes Ben Lukas Boysen, making his new album a challenging form of hide and seek. We’re aware of the collaborators, which include Anne Müller and Daniel Thorne, but must strain to find them. And while
Ben Lukas Boysen ~ Mirage
“On Mirage, I’m trying to hide the human,” writes Ben Lukas Boysen, making his new album a challenging form of hide and seek. We’re aware of the collaborators, which include Anne Müller and Daniel Thorne, but must strain to find them. And while
A Closer Listen’s Best Albums of the Decade
The decade is over, and a new one has just begun! A happy new year to all of our readers. As we close the book on the old year and put the last decade to bed, we offer one final
A Closer Listen’s Best Albums of the Decade
The decade is over, and a new one has just begun! A happy new year to all of our readers. As we close the book on the old year and put the last decade to bed, we offer one final
A Closer Listen’s Best Modern Composition Albums of the Decade
How does one decide between piano and orchestra, between the lugubrious and buoyant? The modern composition genre offers a wide range of timbres and emotions, and is the only genre we cover that is also recognized by the major music
A Closer Listen’s Best Modern Composition Albums of the Decade
How does one decide between piano and orchestra, between the lugubrious and buoyant? The modern composition genre offers a wide range of timbres and emotions, and is the only genre we cover that is also recognized by the major music
a closer listen 