The culmination of nineteen days of rigorous rehearsal in southern Vermont plus a decade’s worth of compositional study under the Harmonic Experience author W. A. Mathieu, this week America’s self-styled favourite tenor...
Through thickets and plumes of fog using a plangent yet plummy blend of saxophone, clarinet, voice, prepared guitar, and percussion, this week the multi-instrumentalist Ashley Paul renders haunting smiles, fading thoughts, and...
Described as an experiment in immediacy, back in 2020 the Portland-based label Sahel Sounds doubled down on its commitment to the music of the Southern Sahara with its searing blend of psychedelic...
An album rollout can sometimes seem like a yellow brick road, thoroughfare to some magical land, beacon of hope and conveyor belt of dreams, full of pitfalls and detours and broken-down sidemen....
Shapeshifting and stretching the boundaries of genre even while shut in, this week saw stellar new releases in the form of how i’m feeling now by Charli XCX and græ by Moses...
Music in the time of coronavirus means the cancellation of tours, shows, and launch parties, but sweet sounds still stream out at a steady pace. This week brought sublime new albums by...
Carmen Villain – ‘Borders’ (feat. Jenny Hval) * * * Ariel Pink – ‘Feels Like Heaven’ * * * Makthaverskan – ‘In My Dreams’ * * * Lil B – ‘Global’ (feat....
Empress Of – ‘Go To Hell’ * * * Sevyn Streeter – ‘Anything You Want’ (feat. Ty Dolla $ign, Wiz Khalifa, & Jeremih) * * * Lana Del Rey – ‘Summer Bummer’...
Rihanna – ‘Work’ (feat. Drake) * * * Robbie Basho – ‘Tears of Teresa’ * * * Lafawndah – ‘Ally’ * * * Seiho – ‘Peach and Pomegranate’ * * * Leon...