Posts Tagged: One Little Indian
ACL 2019 ~ Top Ten Modern Composition
Some of the year’s most ambitious projects are found in this category, crisscrossing the globe from the history of Appalachia to the future of Australia. Visual poems tell deep stories; singers connect to folklore and spirit. And everywhere, there are
ACL 2019 ~ Top Ten Modern Composition
Some of the year’s most ambitious projects are found in this category, crisscrossing the globe from the history of Appalachia to the future of Australia. Visual poems tell deep stories; singers connect to folklore and spirit. And everywhere, there are
Manu Delago ~ Circadian
Last year, Manu Delago and friends scored multiple accolades at A Closer Listen, thanks to an audacious (some may say foolhardy) plan to hike into the Alps to record an album. The sonic and visual results were sublime. Less than a year
Manu Delago ~ Circadian
Last year, Manu Delago and friends scored multiple accolades at A Closer Listen, thanks to an audacious (some may say foolhardy) plan to hike into the Alps to record an album. The sonic and visual results were sublime. Less than a year
ACL 2018 ~ The Top 20 Albums of the Year
After 2500 submissions and 350 reviews, we finally have a winner! Our top album of 2018 comes from a prolific female artist who has unveiled a dozen releases in the last five years. This one is her best to date.
ACL 2018 ~ The Top 20 Albums of the Year
After 2500 submissions and 350 reviews, we finally have a winner! Our top album of 2018 comes from a prolific female artist who has unveiled a dozen releases in the last five years. This one is her best to date.
ACL 2018 ~ Top Ten Modern Composition
When averaged, the Modern Composition category included not the most submissions, but the best. We wish we could make this a list of 20, but then we’d have to double every list, and not every category features this many excellent releases in a given year.
ACL 2018 ~ Top Ten Modern Composition
When averaged, the Modern Composition category included not the most submissions, but the best. We wish we could make this a list of 20, but then we’d have to double every list, and not every category features this many excellent releases in a given year.
ACL 2018 ~ The Year’s Best Winter Music
Thanks to climate change, many of us are experiencing longer, colder winters. It’s no surprise that winter music is also on the rise. This was a particularly good year for the genre, as demonstrated in two early-year round-ups. Now that
ACL 2018 ~ The Year’s Best Winter Music
Thanks to climate change, many of us are experiencing longer, colder winters. It’s no surprise that winter music is also on the rise. This was a particularly good year for the genre, as demonstrated in two early-year round-ups. Now that
Manu Delago ~ Parasol Peak
Manu Delago is known as a hang drum master, film composer, Björk collaborator and Grammy nominee, but Parasol Peak should lift him to headline levels. While he’s released dozens of albums, Parasol Peak is the culmination of a second phase of composition that began
Manu Delago ~ Parasol Peak
Manu Delago is known as a hang drum master, film composer, Björk collaborator and Grammy nominee, but Parasol Peak should lift him to headline levels. While he’s released dozens of albums, Parasol Peak is the culmination of a second phase of composition that began
Poppy Ackroyd ~ Resolve
From the opening seconds of “Paper”, one can hear something intriguing going on: clacks and taps, and soon other instruments as well. On Resolve, Poppy Ackroyd continues to expand her compositional horizons, incorporating a host of collaborators while continuing to master multiple instruments
Poppy Ackroyd ~ Resolve
From the opening seconds of “Paper”, one can hear something intriguing going on: clacks and taps, and soon other instruments as well. On Resolve, Poppy Ackroyd continues to expand her compositional horizons, incorporating a host of collaborators while continuing to master multiple instruments
a closer listen 