“Music” Archives

Most of us could probably think of a band that meets any ‘favorite band’ criteria. For me, that band is Slowdive.

Talk Talk’s influence has lived on and only grown stronger, even two decades after their break-up.

Variations of “Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet.”

Kate Bush’s latest may be pretentious at times, but it’s also otherworldly, delightful, and constantly arresting.

An assortment of albums to help you enter fully into a wintry state of mind.

David Eugene Edwards is arguably one of the most unique artists in Christendom.

The Blue Nile have developed a loyal following precisely because they are as un-rock n’ roll as you can get.

Few bands can claim to have altered the musical landscape, much less charted out an entirely new landscape.

For this edition of ‘Grace Notes’, I’m going to focus on a few gems that, if it weren’t for Bandcamp, I never would’ve heard.

One of my favorite musical genres in recent months has been video game soundtracks.

Dead Can Dance come back from the dead, The Mary Onettes adjust their ’80s sound, and Saint Etienne just want you to dance.

C418’s soundtrack paints a picture of an intriguing and wonder-filled environment.

Emil Klotzsch explores the Scottish Highlands and Youth Lagoon’s video would make Terrence Malick proud.

Time has done nothing to blunt the band’s intense, intricate, and emotional brand of post-hardcore.

Jay Tholen offers more Gospel chiptune and Mount Eerie contemplates mankind’s fragile existence.

The Christ and Pop Culture writers got together and hashed out our list of the best music we heard this year. Here’s what we came up with.

The Prayer Chain reissues a long-lost recording and Teen Daze explores a silent planet.

If a kid is prone to delinquent behavior, is that a result of listening to goth or hip-hop, or is it caused by broader socio-economic issues?

The Swedish duo release their most austere and purely ambient album to date.

These eight songs are effortlessly pretty, weaving delicate guitar melodies together with dreamy atmospherics.