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Remembering Mark Hollis, Pop Music's Quiet Rebel
Before his death this week at the age of 64, the Talk Talk songwriter made a few albums that felt like a secret scripture. Then he left it all behind.
Scott Gilmore's New Album Is the Colorful Work of a True Tinkerer
'Two Roomed Motel' is the latest in a line of lighthearted explorations in synthesis. This time, there's vocoder. What's next...who knows?
Dis Fig's Debut Album Is a 'Purge' of a Lot of Heavy Shit
Listen to "WHY," a ghostly drone ballad, for a glimpse of just how crushing the record can be.
9T Antiope's Brutal New Album Sees the World as It Is
‘Nocebo’ is a crushing record about isolation, made by a duo who say they can’t be optimists.
Panda Bear Made an Album to Impress His Kids and It Didn't Work
'Buoys' draws on trap's sonic architecture in order to appeal to young ears. Even if his kids are still embarrassed, it's a stunning pop statement.
Euglossine's Optimistic Electronics Are Like a Dream
The Florida-based musician's new album 'Coriolis' has its eyes on the skies.
The Apocalypse Is Mellow on Shlohmo’s New Track, "The End"
The LA producer's long-awaited new album, also called 'The End,' is out on March 22
40 Years Later, Robert Ashley's 'Private Parts' Is Still a Hilarious Mystery
The composer's recently reissued record is a spoken piece about philosophical abstractions with jokes about jerking off. There's still little else like it.
“I Want to Explore Depression in a Comprehensive Manner, Making It an Overwhelming Record.”
Lahore-based producer Ibrahim Sheikh aka Gentle Robot, is the latest entrant in Pakistan's exciting new music movement.
James Blake Just Made a Gorgeous Album About Being Happy in Love
His overwhelmingly optimistic fourth album ‘Assume Form’ finds the UK singer-producer coming to terms with life after stability.
William Tyler Sees Hope in the Dark Heart of America
The guitarist, now based in Los Angeles, confronts global upheaval with 'Goes West,' a new record of "rural new age" as well as some deep thoughts about what's going on in divided times.
Sun Araw's Misty New Album Shows the Freedom of Improvising With Friends
'Activated Clown,' billed to S. Araw Trio XIII and due out January 11 on NNA Tapes, is colorful, intimate, funny, and free—everything formless music should be.