Posts Tagged: Richard Allen
ACL 2012: Overview
A huge thank you to all of our contributors, readers, artists, labels and friends for making A Closer Listen a success in its very first year! Our readership has grown steadily month by month and it still continues to soar!
ACL 2012: Overview
A huge thank you to all of our contributors, readers, artists, labels and friends for making A Closer Listen a success in its very first year! Our readership has grown steadily month by month and it still continues to soar!
V/A ~ The Holidays Don’t Have to Be So Rotten: Volume Three
And here it is: The Best Christmas Album of 2012. For the third year in a row, the fine folks at Flannelgraph Records have filled a basic need: to produce great new music for the holidays. These playful instrumentals provide
V/A ~ The Holidays Don’t Have to Be So Rotten: Volume Three
And here it is: The Best Christmas Album of 2012. For the third year in a row, the fine folks at Flannelgraph Records have filled a basic need: to produce great new music for the holidays. These playful instrumentals provide
Goblin Cuts ~ Global Cuts [vol. 1]
Recommended Gift Alert! Looking for the perfect gift for that hard-to-please indie music / art fan in your life? Your prayers have just been answered. Usually by the time we tell you about a sweet limited edition, it’s sold out,
Goblin Cuts ~ Global Cuts [vol. 1]
Recommended Gift Alert! Looking for the perfect gift for that hard-to-please indie music / art fan in your life? Your prayers have just been answered. Usually by the time we tell you about a sweet limited edition, it’s sold out,
Poppy Ackroyd ~ Escapement
On her enchanting debut, Poppy Ackroyd makes the most of her favorite instruments, turning them into virtual drums, harps and bells, while retaining their popular timbres. That’s not a drum machine we hear; it’s a drumstick or hand on wood. On Escapement, Ackroyd escapes
Poppy Ackroyd ~ Escapement
On her enchanting debut, Poppy Ackroyd makes the most of her favorite instruments, turning them into virtual drums, harps and bells, while retaining their popular timbres. That’s not a drum machine we hear; it’s a drumstick or hand on wood. On Escapement, Ackroyd escapes
Mentallo and the Fixer ~ Music from the Eather
This 3-disc box set is massive in looks, sound, depth, height and breadth. Its quality flies in the face of the popular belief that artists grow less effective the longer they record and the more hallucinogens they sample. After twenty
Mentallo and the Fixer ~ Music from the Eather
This 3-disc box set is massive in looks, sound, depth, height and breadth. Its quality flies in the face of the popular belief that artists grow less effective the longer they record and the more hallucinogens they sample. After twenty
V/A ~ Qu’allons-nous faire si loin d’ici?
What are we going to do so far from here? This is the question posed by French post-rocker Julien (My Own True Desire, Atlantic Drop), whose seventeen-track compilation brings new attention to a huge French underground. We’ve encountered a few
V/A ~ Qu’allons-nous faire si loin d’ici?
What are we going to do so far from here? This is the question posed by French post-rocker Julien (My Own True Desire, Atlantic Drop), whose seventeen-track compilation brings new attention to a huge French underground. We’ve encountered a few
Guns of Brixton ~ Inlandsis
Not many bands, let alone post-rock bands, make it to a fourth album. Guns of Brixton is the exception. The key to the band’s success is a mixture of influences, beginning with The Clash (who inspired the band’s name and
Guns of Brixton ~ Inlandsis
Not many bands, let alone post-rock bands, make it to a fourth album. Guns of Brixton is the exception. The key to the band’s success is a mixture of influences, beginning with The Clash (who inspired the band’s name and
Software Wolf ~ Spit & Image
We love a mystery, and luckily Byron Christoloudou (Felt Collective, Golders Green) does too. From the sound of his introduction, Byron was simply trolling Soundcloud one day when he came across a lonely, beguiling setlist of “awesomely weird tunes” with virtually
Software Wolf ~ Spit & Image
We love a mystery, and luckily Byron Christoloudou (Felt Collective, Golders Green) does too. From the sound of his introduction, Byron was simply trolling Soundcloud one day when he came across a lonely, beguiling setlist of “awesomely weird tunes” with virtually
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