Phil Tomsett ~ The Sound of Someone Leaving

The Sound of Someone Leaving sums up our universal loss in the time of quarantine.  While the album was written to convey the bittersweet mingling of sadness, anger and resolve that surface in the wake of a crashed relationship, we’re

ACL 2015: The Year’s Best Album Covers

Album art can draw listeners to music, or push them away.  The best album art enhances the overall presentation, while the worst detracts from it.  In some cases, we’ve reviewed albums because of the art, while in others we’ve declined.

Phil Tomsett ~ Broken Memory Machine

It’s great to have Fluid Audio back in business after a short layoff.  Their physical products have always been creatively packaged, typically a collection of prints and flowers, and they smell lovely.  Their only drawback is their finite nature; one

The Inventors Of Aircraft ~ Where The Light Stops

As with every new arrival pulling into the beautifully adorned Time Released Sound station (voted as 2012 label of the year here at A Closer Listen), Where The Light Stops is much more than the sum of its plush parts. Like a