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ACL 2025 ~ Top Ten Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
The last of our genre lists brings the guitars, the energy, the aggression, but also the sweetness, as some of these albums include moments of surprising tenderness. Their dynamic contrast highlights their emotional impact. Catharsis is a word often used to
ACL 2025 ~ Top Ten Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
The last of our genre lists brings the guitars, the energy, the aggression, but also the sweetness, as some of these albums include moments of surprising tenderness. Their dynamic contrast highlights their emotional impact. Catharsis is a word often used to
ACL 2025 ~ The Happiest Music of the Year
Are you in the mood for some happy music? We’ve got just the list for you! The artists on this year’s list know that life can be tough, and offer literal notes of encouragement. One finds beauty in the mundane;
ACL 2025 ~ The Happiest Music of the Year
Are you in the mood for some happy music? We’ve got just the list for you! The artists on this year’s list know that life can be tough, and offer literal notes of encouragement. One finds beauty in the mundane;
Takahiro Kido ~ Insomnia
What if insomnia were a great black black ball of smoke, drifting above thoroughfares, slowly unfurling into ovoid shapes before spreading its tentacles across the land? What if it were to descend upon the general populace, creeping insidiously lower and
Takahiro Kido ~ Insomnia
What if insomnia were a great black black ball of smoke, drifting above thoroughfares, slowly unfurling into ovoid shapes before spreading its tentacles across the land? What if it were to descend upon the general populace, creeping insidiously lower and
Human Pyramids ~ Thank You
Sometimes after only a single play, we know that an album is destined for year-end status. Thank You is positive, upbeat, ebullient and joyful, and includes more instruments than ever before. Alumni of The Happiest Music of the Year, Human Pyramids have
Human Pyramids ~ Thank You
Sometimes after only a single play, we know that an album is destined for year-end status. Thank You is positive, upbeat, ebullient and joyful, and includes more instruments than ever before. Alumni of The Happiest Music of the Year, Human Pyramids have
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
Akamatsu ~ Seminky
Rémi Quéron has released two electronic albums as Akamatsu, but Seminky changes the plot. There’s still an engaging electronic sheen, but strong elements of modern composition shift the third album to a new field. A nonet of organic musicians from France and
Akamatsu ~ Seminky
Rémi Quéron has released two electronic albums as Akamatsu, but Seminky changes the plot. There’s still an engaging electronic sheen, but strong elements of modern composition shift the third album to a new field. A nonet of organic musicians from France and
Anoice ~ Stories in White
Anoice‘s The Black Rain was one of the first albums we ever reviewed, way back in the winter of 2012. It went on to be named as one of our Best Albums of the Decade. A sequel, Ghost in the Clocks, arrived
Anoice ~ Stories in White
Anoice‘s The Black Rain was one of the first albums we ever reviewed, way back in the winter of 2012. It went on to be named as one of our Best Albums of the Decade. A sequel, Ghost in the Clocks, arrived
ACL 2023 ~ Top Ten Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
2023 was an extremely healthy year for post-rock, which takes up half the spots on this year’s list. The surprise is that some of the biggest names in the field didn’t make it, while newcomers crashed the party in their
ACL 2023 ~ Top Ten Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
2023 was an extremely healthy year for post-rock, which takes up half the spots on this year’s list. The surprise is that some of the biggest names in the field didn’t make it, while newcomers crashed the party in their
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