“Music” Archives

As I read the headlines, I still feel the impulse to disconnect and disengage; but with this song’s help, it gets reframed.

How is it that a catchy melody, solid groove, or infectious hook can make you want to dance to even the darkest and most nihilistic of thoughts?

The ambient producer delivers a highly atmospheric take on a synth-pop classic.

Thankfully, Handful of Snowdrops has returned with another excellent collection of synth-laden post-punk.

The dark ambient mastermind behind Desiderii Marginis unveils his new side project.

Icelandic ambient techno inspired by the changing seasons.

The Japanese sound artist and ambient producer is joined by the Los Angeles-based harpist, with predictably dreamy results.

This dark industrial banger ventures into a post-apocalyptic world of doomsday cults and totalitarian governments.

Recent releases from Ronnie Martin and Slow Salvation set the holiday mood.

Listen to the first single from the singer/songwriter’s upcoming Sufjan Stevens-produced album.

All royalties from the live album will go to support children living in war-torn areas.

The Detroit duo’s unassuming blend of dream pop and slowcore makes for an absolutely haunting and beguiling listen.

The New York shoegazers’ latest single is their first new music since 2010’s Mirrors In Your Eyes.

The online distributor was instrumental to the development of my musical tastes in the late ’90s and early ’00s.

Young Hierophant’s final album encompasses krautrock, IDM, church music, and everything in-between.

I’ve been fascinated by Lucid’s music for nearly 30 years now, but I’ll probably never get to hear their catalog in its entirety.

The Balearic house duo’s debut (and only) album will be reissued early next year.

The synth-pop duo’s performance celebrated their winning the 2024 Pop Pioneers Award.

This short live set captures the trio’s rich, expansive sound in all of its glory.

The goth icons’ long-awaited fourteenth album is their best in decades, and a heartfelt rumination on death, loss, and mortality.