ACL 2017 ~ The Top 20 Albums of the Year

2017 was the most tumultuous year in recent memory, and we’re still trying to make sense of it all.  One thing we do know: the year produced a lot of great music, much of it related to the hopes and

ACL 2017 ~ Top Ten Electronic

Two types of electronic music battle on this page: the smooth and soothing v. the jagged and challenging.  2017 was an especially good year for electronic music, as new genres seemed to develop before they could be named.  Industrial music

JASSS ~ Weightless

JASSS (Silvia Jiménez Alvarez) is yet another artist pushing music forward with a debut album.  We’re publishing this review a full month early to give our European readers the chance to check her out at the Atonal Festival (Stage Null, 1:00

Dave Phillips ~ Rise

Rise is an abrasive, enthralling, uncompromising work, designed for the hardiest listeners.  It’s hard to imagine that this is the same Dave Phillips who just released a placid set of South African nature recordings.  But yes ~ this is the yang to that yin. This set