ACL 2022 ~ The Top 20 Albums of the Year

Thousands of submissions, hundreds of reviews, and it all comes down to this: The Top 20 Albums of 2022!  Our headlines: women dominate, filling the top five spots, and a former champion returns to the top. The top three albums

ACL 2022 ~ Top Ten Experimental

This year’s selections are eclectic and exciting, and feature an array of uncommon instruments, radio transmissions, field recordings, experimental voice and even opera.  These artists represent the cutting edge of music ~ the outer fringe that may seem strange today

Hekla ~ Xiuxiuejar

Few instruments are as affordable and versatile as the theremin, yet few people play it and fewer still play it well.  Iceland’s Hekla has risen to the top of her field by matching the instrument with dark cello, crushing soundscapes and her