ACL 2025 ~ Music for Stained Glass

As the holy season approaches, we begin to long for music that makes our souls sing, while avoiding any saccharine sweetness.  This year’s albums are united not by institutional frames, but by their spiritual tone. Listeners may feel their hearts

ACL 2025 ~ The Year’s Best Packaging

For collectors, the rarity of physical releases makes the gems sparkle all the more.  From gorgeous vinyl that begs to be released from its sleeve to liner notes far more elaborate than anything found in a digital release, this year’s

EUS ~ Completud

The origins of Completud can be found in last year’s Culminación del Bosque, which José Acuña recorded as Contradicta.  Opening tracks “Revelación” and “Espejo Divino” (“Revelation” and “Divine Mirror”) express a yearning for the Divine, and hope of eventual contact. In Completud, the