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ACL 2024 ~ The Year’s Best Winter Music
This year’s ACL selection of The Year’s Best Winter Music honors every aspect of the season, from gently falling snow to white-out conditions, from winter sports to Antarctic research stations. Half of the entries are appearing here for the first time,
ACL 2024 ~ The Year’s Best Winter Music
This year’s ACL selection of The Year’s Best Winter Music honors every aspect of the season, from gently falling snow to white-out conditions, from winter sports to Antarctic research stations. Half of the entries are appearing here for the first time,
Lavinia Meijer ~ Winter
We’ve been impressed at the versatility of harpists over the past year, from the ambient appeal of Mary Lattimore to the experimentalism of Kety Fusco to the remixes of Lara Somogyi. This year, Lavinia Meijer follows three seasonal EPs with
Lavinia Meijer ~ Winter
We’ve been impressed at the versatility of harpists over the past year, from the ambient appeal of Mary Lattimore to the experimentalism of Kety Fusco to the remixes of Lara Somogyi. This year, Lavinia Meijer follows three seasonal EPs with
ACL 2023 ~ The Year’s Best Winter Music
At A Closer Listen, we make a clear distinction between winter music and music that is released in winter. Winter music is evocative of the season and latitudes in which snow and ice take up permanent residence. The catch is that some
ACL 2023 ~ The Year’s Best Winter Music
At A Closer Listen, we make a clear distinction between winter music and music that is released in winter. Winter music is evocative of the season and latitudes in which snow and ice take up permanent residence. The catch is that some
Eldbjørg Hemsing, Arctic Philharmonic ~ Arctic
If Arctic already sounds like an award winner, it’s no coincidence; the album includes compositions from Jacob Shea (Blue Planet) and Frode Fjellheim (Frozen). But the connecting tissue is the splendid vision of Norwegian violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing, who has arranged the work
Eldbjørg Hemsing, Arctic Philharmonic ~ Arctic
If Arctic already sounds like an award winner, it’s no coincidence; the album includes compositions from Jacob Shea (Blue Planet) and Frode Fjellheim (Frozen). But the connecting tissue is the splendid vision of Norwegian violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing, who has arranged the work
Hauschka ~ A Different Forest
Over the years, we’ve come to know Hauschka (Volker Bertelmann) as a master of the prepared piano. Recent works have seen him expand to full orchestration. But this year, he’s stripping it all back for an album of solo piano, unadorned. The
Hauschka ~ A Different Forest
Over the years, we’ve come to know Hauschka (Volker Bertelmann) as a master of the prepared piano. Recent works have seen him expand to full orchestration. But this year, he’s stripping it all back for an album of solo piano, unadorned. The
ACL 2016: The Year’s Best Film Scores
With this feature, our film score picks graduate from a pre-awards article to a year-end list. 2016 has been an exemplary year for film scores, as many of our favorite artists have tried their hand at the cinematic genre and passed
ACL 2016: The Year’s Best Film Scores
With this feature, our film score picks graduate from a pre-awards article to a year-end list. 2016 has been an exemplary year for film scores, as many of our favorite artists have tried their hand at the cinematic genre and passed
Andrew Skeet ~ Finding Time
Soundtrack composer Andrew Skeet’s debut album can be seen as an eloquent provocation, one in which the listener is challenged to re-adapt whatever ear she has for the cinematic. Usually, I think we all tend to put images in our
Andrew Skeet ~ Finding Time
Soundtrack composer Andrew Skeet’s debut album can be seen as an eloquent provocation, one in which the listener is challenged to re-adapt whatever ear she has for the cinematic. Usually, I think we all tend to put images in our
a closer listen 