Recommended Listening: Andrew Wasylyk - Balgay Hill: Morning in Magnolia
Like he did on last year's Fugitive Light and Themes of Consolation (which we also adored), Wasylyk dabbles in nostalgia-tinged ambient jazz
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Nathan Yoder
Aug 16, 2021
Recommended Listening: Bruno Bavota - For Apartments: Songs & Loops
In early 2020, the pandemic ravaged Italy, the home nation of composer Bruno Bavota. Like many others, Bavota went into isolation and waite
Nathan Yoder
Aug 12, 2021
Recommended Listening: Li Yilei - 之 / OF
On 之 / OF, Li Yilei uses synths, stringed instruments, vocal samples, and field recordings to create pieces which range in landscape from va
Nathan Yoder
Aug 11, 2021
Recommended Listening: Eluvium - Virga II
Virga II is meant for relaxation. It is comprised of four extended loops - meditations to help listeners soothe anxieties. It is preceded,
Nathan Yoder
Aug 9, 2021
Recommended Listening: Rachika Nayar - fragments
Nayar's new EP is very much a companion piece to Our Hands Against the Dusk, and the chosen title, fragments, describes just what you'll hea
Nathan Yoder
Aug 5, 2021
Recommended Listening: Winterlight - Gestural Abstractions
Giving some listening time to Winterlight in the height of summer may seem a bit odd, but trust us, Gestural Abstractions, the band's new al
Nathan Yoder
Aug 3, 2021
Song Premiere: Marv - Tokyo TX
Environmental music has experienced quite the resurgence in recent years, but until last week, we had never heard a keyboard track backed by
Nathan Yoder
Jul 15, 2021
Recommended Listening: Emmalee Hunnicutt - Picnic, Moonside
Picnic, Moonside is a love letter composed by Emmalee Hunnicutt to the world around her, but instead of settling on the traditional pen and
Nathan Yoder
Jul 14, 2021
Recommended Listening: Nicola Di Croce - Hearing Voices
Di Croce is a Venice-based artist whose research and sonic output focuses primarily on the relationship between territory and sound. To rec
Nathan Yoder
Jul 13, 2021
Song Premiere: Carmen Q. Rothwell - Blissful Ignore
For many musicians, songwriting can feel therapeutic - a way to channel energy toward a creative outlet and lose yourself in the process....
Nathan Yoder
Jul 7, 2021
Recommended Listening: Hollie Kenniff - The Quiet Drift
Hollie Kenniff could not have chosen a more perfect title for her album out next week on Western Vinyl. The Quiet Drift is exactly that - a
Nathan Yoder
Jul 6, 2021
Recommended Listening: Izzy Johnson - Earth Tones
Johnson's intricate acoustic fingerpicking acts as the structure for each of the ten tracks on Earth Tones. Sometimes clean electric shines
Nathan Yoder
Jun 29, 2021
Song Premiere: Cameron Knowler - Kuyina
Kuyina is an accordion tune which was originally performed by Congolese musician Camille Feruzi. It was later covered by fiddler Jon Bekoff
Nathan Yoder
Jun 23, 2021
Recommended Listening: Rich Ruth: Where There's Life
Where There's Life is labeled an EP, but the six extended tracks run the length of a traditional album. Because all six songs were written
Nathan Yoder
Jun 22, 2021
Recommended Listening: Lucia Nimcová & Sholto Dobie - DILO
It's difficult to put into words what DILO sounds like in reference to anything else, honestly, so instead, I'll offer a short synopsis desc
Nathan Yoder
Jun 16, 2021
Recommended Listening: Betts(JP) - Yosde
Betts(JP)'s Yosde is a real zoner. Weaving together ambient guitar and field recordings, the enigmatic sound designer presents five 10-minu
Nathan Yoder
Jun 9, 2021
Recommended Listening: Peace Flag Ensemble - Noteland
Peace Flag Ensemble's music may be considered experimental free jazz, but its edges are rounded and smooth, rather than sharp. Songs sparkl
Nathan Yoder
Jun 8, 2021
Recommended Listening: Dau - Zed Zed
Phil Self, a UK musician who records as Dau, is about to release one of this year's most beautiful albums. Zed Zed is comprised of six acou
Nathan Yoder
Jun 7, 2021
Recommended Listening: Ben Green - Lauchie Cox
Ben Green's musical process and artistic intent are both a bit difficult to grasp, much less explain in a neat paragraph. The Australian cr
Nathan Yoder
Jun 4, 2021
Song Premiere: Allison Lorenzen - Be a Fortress
It's pretty clear from the opening verse that Be a Fortress is a breakup song. Lorenzen sings about "last times" and the "end of summer" wh
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