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An up-to-date board of music recommendations. I audition a lot of music & intend to pin only the things that hold my interest—so everything here is a…
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"It squelches like muck and shines like crystal. It beats like a body, but it moves like a mind." Best Album Art, Best Albums, Jon Hopkins, Disco, Dj Art, Music Recommendations, Acid House, Pitchfork, Singularity
Jon Hopkins: Singularity
"It squelches like muck and shines like crystal. It beats like a body, but it moves like a mind."
"Hayley Kiyoko isn’t the first to do this, but she is the first unabashedly queer female normalising this in the mainstream on such a transparent, visible level; through her lyrics and her videos. One day, hopefully, we’ll be able to just talk about how great her music is because Expectations surpasses any you might have had." Cool Album Covers, Music Album Cover, Music Albums, Shakira, Disney Channel, Hailey Kiyoko, Walt Disney, Warner Music Group
Album Review: Hayley Kiyoko - Expectations
"Hayley Kiyoko isn’t the first to do this, but she is the first unabashedly queer female normalising this in the mainstream on such a transparent, visible level; through her lyrics and her videos. One day, hopefully, we’ll be able to just talk about how great her music is because Expectations surpasses any you might have had."
"arrestingly, uncompromisingly thrilling" Album, Georg Friedrich Händel, Yoro, Cd Art, Handel, Conductors, Classical Music, Franco
Franco Fagioli: Handel Arias
"arrestingly, uncompromisingly thrilling"
"the new album’s particular saving grace is its self-loathing streak, the sense that scales have fallen from eyes" First Aid Kit Band, Portland, Wisconsin, All New Songs, Duo, Columbia Records, Music Labels, Lp Vinyl
Review: First Aid Kit, 'Ruins'
"the new album’s particular saving grace is its self-loathing streak, the sense that scales have fallen from eyes"
"charts the collapse of a relationship through six downcast tracks" Yorkshire Terrier, Golden Retriever, Toronto, New Music Releases, Online Shopping Canada, Music Library, Album Cover Art, Gig Posters
Charlotte Day Wilson: Stone Woman EP
"charts the collapse of a relationship through six downcast tracks"
"Led by singer Frances Quinlan and her remarkable songcraft, the Philly band’s third album is warm and spacious, filled with rich stories rendered beautifully" Elvis Costello, Power Pop, Grunge, Vinyl Records, Punk, Philadelphia, Built To Spill, Head Off
Hop Along: Bark Your Head Off, Dog
"Led by singer Frances Quinlan and her remarkable songcraft, the Philly band’s third album is warm and spacious, filled with rich stories rendered beautifully"
"Nils is now the proud host of Saal 3, part of the historical 1950s East German Funkhaus building beside the River Spree. It is here where he has spent most of his time deconstructing and reconstructing the entire space from the cabling and electricity to the woodwork, before moving on to the finer elements; building a pipe organ and creating a mixing desk all from scratch with the help of his friends."  https://nilsfrahm.bandcamp.com/album/all-melody Steve Reich, Piano, Lp Albums, Cd, Modern Classical, Bedroom Studio, New Environment
All Melody, by Nils Frahm
"Nils is now the proud host of Saal 3, part of the historical 1950s East German Funkhaus building beside the River Spree. It is here where he has spent most of his time deconstructing and reconstructing the entire space from the cabling and electricity to the woodwork, before moving on to the finer elements; building a pipe organ and creating a mixing desk all from scratch with the help of his friends." https://nilsfrahm.bandcamp.com/album/all-melody
"She brings out the inherent musicality of speech, making the transition in and out of pitched material feel fluid or non-existent. Her refusal to limit or codify her vocal experiments has prevented her from ever becoming a full citizen of the worlds of pop-rock or experimental music, though she has long been welcomed as a guest in each." https://www.spin.com/2018/02/laurie-anderson-kronos-quartet-landfall-review/ Bravo Hits, Laurie Anderson, Belle And Sebastian, Avant Garde Artists, Chamber Music, Hurricane Sandy, Lou Reed, Dark City
Review: Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet's Landfall
"She brings out the inherent musicality of speech, making the transition in and out of pitched material feel fluid or non-existent. Her refusal to limit or codify her vocal experiments has prevented her from ever becoming a full citizen of the worlds of pop-rock or experimental music, though she has long been welcomed as a guest in each." https://www.spin.com/2018/02/laurie-anderson-kronos-quartet-landfall-review/
Channeling influences from the likes of CAN and Bauhaus, she melds moody, propulsive basslines with shimmering synth atmospheres. The title alludes to an Ancient Egyptian myth about judgement and the afterlife, the concept of which underlies various ideas that are explored throughout the album.  https://nabihahiqbal.bandcamp.com/album/weighing-of-the-heart Indie Pop, Gorillaz Albums, Tate Modern Exhibitions, New Music Albums, Dj, Instruments, Shops, Throwing Shade, Damon Albarn
Weighing of the Heart, by Nabihah Iqbal
Channeling influences from the likes of CAN and Bauhaus, she melds moody, propulsive basslines with shimmering synth atmospheres. The title alludes to an Ancient Egyptian myth about judgement and the afterlife, the concept of which underlies various ideas that are explored throughout the album. https://nabihahiqbal.bandcamp.com/album/weighing-of-the-heart
The extraordinary debut album from percussionist, drummer and producer Sarathy Korwar – “Day To Day” – fuses traditional folk music of the Sidi community in India (combining East African, Sufi and Indian influences) with jazz and electronics. It’s a collaborative release by Ninja Tune with The Steve Reid Foundation.  https://sarathykorwar.bandcamp.com/album/day-to-day Four Tet, Electric Music, Young Fathers, Percussionist, Percussion Instruments, Development Programs, World Music
Day To Day, by Sarathy Korwar
The extraordinary debut album from percussionist, drummer and producer Sarathy Korwar – “Day To Day” – fuses traditional folk music of the Sidi community in India (combining East African, Sufi and Indian influences) with jazz and electronics. It’s a collaborative release by Ninja Tune with The Steve Reid Foundation. https://sarathykorwar.bandcamp.com/album/day-to-day
"Baby, when the future calls, pick up and talk to it" Pop Albums, Music Week, Major Lazer, Best Track, Slow Dance, Velvet Underground, New York Art
Review: Amber Coffman, 'City of No Reply'
"Baby, when the future calls, pick up and talk to it"
"Monte Booker has carefully crafted a signature sound for Smino. It sways but it’s sturdy, it bubbles but it not fluff, it bounces but not too much, and it’s light but the sound is full." Music Album Covers, Album Art, Rap Albums, Rnb Aesthetic, Orange Aesthetic, Aesthetic Outfit, Aesthetic Room
Understanding The Divine Feminine In Smino’s ‘blkswn’
"Monte Booker has carefully crafted a signature sound for Smino. It sways but it’s sturdy, it bubbles but it not fluff, it bounces but not too much, and it’s light but the sound is full."
"Holland’s work is respectful, done with the aim of enhancing the emotion and gravity already present in Góngora’s work" Mystique, Saturn, Marimba Music, Music Search, Soul Jazz, Dj Music
quantic-and-nidia-gongora-curao, PopMatters
"Holland’s work is respectful, done with the aim of enhancing the emotion and gravity already present in Góngora’s work"
"rattles loudly in our present political moment" Drums Sheet, Google Play Music, Neo Soul, Dancing In The Rain, Rain Dance, Hip Hop Rap, Bands
Oddisee: The Iceberg
"rattles loudly in our present political moment"
"He has created an entire world in the space of an album" Music Film, Music Art, Surreal Artwork, Abstract Artwork, Juxtapoz, Airbrush Art
REVIEW: Nick Hakim - Green Twins | ThrdCoast
"He has created an entire world in the space of an album"