Posts Tagged: The Black Rain

A Closer Listen’s Best Albums of the Decade
The decade is over, and a new one has just begun! A happy new year to all of our readers. As we close the book on the old year and put the last decade to bed, we offer one final

A Closer Listen’s Best Albums of the Decade
The decade is over, and a new one has just begun! A happy new year to all of our readers. As we close the book on the old year and put the last decade to bed, we offer one final

A Closer Listen’s Best Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz Albums of the Decade
We notice two recurring themes in this end-of-decade list: disaster and hope. On one angle, we encounter a remembrance of the Great East Japan Earthquake and a symphony about the end of the world. On the other, we find artists

A Closer Listen’s Best Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz Albums of the Decade
We notice two recurring themes in this end-of-decade list: disaster and hope. On one angle, we encounter a remembrance of the Great East Japan Earthquake and a symphony about the end of the world. On the other, we find artists

ACL 2012: The Top 20 Albums of the Year
Thousands of releases, hundreds of reviews, and it all comes down to this: the Top Twenty instrumental and experimental releases of 2012. This isn’t just the one percent; it’s a small percent of a percent, the cream of the crop.

ACL 2012: The Top 20 Albums of the Year
Thousands of releases, hundreds of reviews, and it all comes down to this: the Top Twenty instrumental and experimental releases of 2012. This isn’t just the one percent; it’s a small percent of a percent, the cream of the crop.

ACL 2012: Top Ten Rock & Post Rock
Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz is an umbrella category that is dominated by, but not exclusive to post-rock. As evidenced by this year’s incredibly diverse selection, the old horse seems to have no intention of lying down any time soon.

ACL 2012: Top Ten Rock & Post Rock
Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz is an umbrella category that is dominated by, but not exclusive to post-rock. As evidenced by this year’s incredibly diverse selection, the old horse seems to have no intention of lying down any time soon.

ACL 2012: The Year’s Best Album Covers
These are times of widespread disconnect, and music is one of the most genuine ways for a person all alone to feel understood. We’re seeing DIY backlashes against this loss of connection everywhere (Just look into the boom on homesteading

ACL 2012: The Year’s Best Album Covers
These are times of widespread disconnect, and music is one of the most genuine ways for a person all alone to feel understood. We’re seeing DIY backlashes against this loss of connection everywhere (Just look into the boom on homesteading

Anoice ~ The Black Rain
Yoko Shinto’s cover illustration is incredibly beguiling: simultaneously dark and light, mysterious and accessible, a treasure trove of associations. We see a weeping woman on a cliff, her tears mingling with the rain and the flood. The broken land in

Anoice ~ The Black Rain
Yoko Shinto’s cover illustration is incredibly beguiling: simultaneously dark and light, mysterious and accessible, a treasure trove of associations. We see a weeping woman on a cliff, her tears mingling with the rain and the flood. The broken land in