Olivia Louvel ~ doggerLANDscape

Where is the border?  The question seems always, in all places, to be relevant.  The answer is that the the borders are always changing, whether due to nature or by human definition.  Glaciers melt; seas rise; volcanos produce new land.

ACL 2020 ~ The Top 20 Albums of the Year

After all the chaos of 2020, there’s some solace found in the fact that the artist who scored our Album of the Decade at the beginning of the year now receives our Album of the Year award at year’s end.

ACL 2020 ~ Top Ten Experimental

A surprising fact about this year’s experimental picks: nearly every entry contains an aspect of spoken word. This unusual combination may reflect our desire for narrative as opposed to lyric. The world is a jumble right now; can anyone make sense

Olivia Louvel ~ SculptOr

Olivia Louvel‘s first album explored the relationship between Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots; her second celebrates British sculptor Barbara Hepworth.  These works share a colorful tone that tempers their didactic background, calling attention not only to the acts