Posts Tagged: Mono

ACL 2024 ~ Top Ten Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz

Post-rock returned with a roar this year as three of the scene’s stalwarts, with discographies stretching back 20, 25 and 30 years, proved that they remain relevant. But this article celebrates far more than just post-rock. We also include a

ACL 2024 ~ Top Ten Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz

Post-rock returned with a roar this year as three of the scene’s stalwarts, with discographies stretching back 20, 25 and 30 years, proved that they remain relevant. But this article celebrates far more than just post-rock. We also include a

MONO ~ OATH

OATH marks 25 years for MONO, whose silver anniversary puts them in the category of post-rock luminaries Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Do Make Say Think and Explosions in the Sky.  But in terms of studio releases, MONO has been the most consistent

MONO ~ OATH

OATH marks 25 years for MONO, whose silver anniversary puts them in the category of post-rock luminaries Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Do Make Say Think and Explosions in the Sky.  But in terms of studio releases, MONO has been the most consistent

ACL 2022 ~ The Year’s Best Film Scores

2022 was a particularly good year for film scores, continuing a resurgence from the paucity of the pandemic years.  We’ve chosen an eclectic list this year, including a score that was just made available for a film released in 2018,

ACL 2022 ~ The Year’s Best Film Scores

2022 was a particularly good year for film scores, continuing a resurgence from the paucity of the pandemic years.  We’ve chosen an eclectic list this year, including a score that was just made available for a film released in 2018,

MONO ~ My Story, The Buraku Story (An Original Soundtrack)

Lost beneath all the post-rock excitement is the fact that MONO can be delicate and subtle, as proven on their very first soundtrack.  The topic of burakumin ~ people segregated in Japanese society based on their “place of residence and bloodline” ~ is hushed

MONO ~ My Story, The Buraku Story (An Original Soundtrack)

Lost beneath all the post-rock excitement is the fact that MONO can be delicate and subtle, as proven on their very first soundtrack.  The topic of burakumin ~ people segregated in Japanese society based on their “place of residence and bloodline” ~ is hushed

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

MONO ~ Pilgrimage of the Soul

2021 is shaping up as a great year for MONO.  After releasing a devastating double live album earlier this year, they’ve unveiled a pummeling post-rock opus.  Pilgrimage of the Soul is loosely based on William Blake’s Auguries of Innocence, a poem whose

MONO ~ Pilgrimage of the Soul

2021 is shaping up as a great year for MONO.  After releasing a devastating double live album earlier this year, they’ve unveiled a pummeling post-rock opus.  Pilgrimage of the Soul is loosely based on William Blake’s Auguries of Innocence, a poem whose

ACL 2019 ~ The Top 20 Albums of the Year

Our reviewers have an ear for the unique, as evidenced by this list. Every writer voted for a different #1.  But when the votes were counted, one album stood above them all, winning a broad base of support that unified

ACL 2019 ~ The Top 20 Albums of the Year

Our reviewers have an ear for the unique, as evidenced by this list. Every writer voted for a different #1.  But when the votes were counted, one album stood above them all, winning a broad base of support that unified

ACL 2019 ~ Top Ten Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz

2019 was the best year for post-rock in recent memory. We knew it early; by spring we were well on our way to a top ten.  The dominance of post-rock on this year’s list is a sign of strength which

ACL 2019 ~ Top Ten Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz

2019 was the best year for post-rock in recent memory. We knew it early; by spring we were well on our way to a top ten.  The dominance of post-rock on this year’s list is a sign of strength which