ACL 2025 ~ The Top 20 Albums of the Year

This year’s top album was a revelation: one of the humblest records we’ve ever covered drew acclaim from our entire staff.  In a year of tumult, it comes as no surprise that we would be drawn to the quiet and

Ukrainian Field Notes XLI

February 24 marks the third anniversary of the full-scale invasion. As I write this, negotiations are taking place without the direct involvement of Ukraine, or Europe for that matter, which is the very reason I started this series, to give

Ukrainian Field Notes XIV

Another bumper episode taking us to Kyiv, Ternopil’, Boyarka, Pereiaslav, and Kharkiv, for a whistle stop tour of clubs and parties including ∄, Zhivot, HVLV and Hytek. In the process, we meet a number of artists versed in a variety