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SRSQ's Floating, Abstract 'Unreality' Mines Grief You Can't Talk About
The first solo album from Them Are Us Too's Kennedy Ashlyn—premiering in full—is an attempt to process the death of her late bandmate, Cash Askew.
The Life and Times of Lonnie Holley, Survivor in a Fucked-Up America
This year's most powerful protest album was made by a 68-year-old man from Alabama who makes junk sculptures.
Welcome to Oliver Coates' World of Pure Imagination
The British composer's new record 'Shelley's On Zenn-La' shimmers with a rare otherworldly joy. It's inspired by the death of the Silver Surfer and the birth of his son, which makes more sense than it sounds.
Maarja Nuut & Ruum’s Experimental Pop Exists Between Ancient and Modern
‘Muunduja’—the duo’s new album—as well as its leadoff track “Haned kadunud” embrace in-betweenness, evoking both wake and sleep, organic embraces and cold steel, here and hereafter.
Take a Tour of Free-Spirited UK Jazz in International Anthem’s Noisey Mix
The Chicago label applies their boundary blending approach to this set, which digs deep on the dizzying sounds of their compatriots across the pond.
Conner Youngblood Is a Beautiful Weirdo Who Likes Places More Than People
We sit down with the singer to discuss the roadmap to his emotional travelogue 'Cheyenne.'
You Need Some Rest. Sarah Davachi’s New Ambient Music Can Help
‘Gave In Rest,’ the Los Angeles-based composer’s second record of 2018, is a meditation on the rituals we adopt to find stillness.
Cruel Diagonals 'Disambiguation' Is a Lonely, Decay-Obsessed Wonder
The brilliant debut album from Megan Mitchell's experimental electronic project brings together a field recordings, disquieting beats, and an eerily clear voice.
Rizzla's Collagist Club Album Is the Sound of Apocalypse and Rebirth
The New York-based producer and DJ's 'Adepta' is informed by changes in "health and ideology" that kept them out of the club, and both the pain and freedom that ensued.
When Times Are Challenging, Listen to Music That Challenges You
Autechre’s new album is intimidatingly abstract and eight hours long, which is an ungodly amount of music to listen to in one sitting. You should try it.
R. Girardin’s New Record Is ‘Emotional Music’ for Unfeeling Technology
The Los Angeles composer transmutes the man-machine symbiosis of 21st century life into a collection of lively and light synthesizer instrumentals.