“Music” Archives

The reunited trio’s performance of “My Hands Are Thermometers” will probably be the highlight of my week.

Marty Robbins’ music presents an idealized, but never schmaltzy vision of the American West. Plus, he has a voice for the ages.

Timber Timbre’s music is dark and disquieting, and intoxicating precisely because of that.

Art can be transcendent — but enjoying it in spite of the artist’s flaws and transgressions can be difficult.

Slowdive’s Pitchfork Live performance accentuates the great continuity between their oldest and newest material.

Unwed Sailor’s latest EP is particularly ambitious in scope and sonic diversity.

More than just a simple nostalgia trip, the new full-length finds Slowdive building on their celebrated sound.

I’ve compiled this list to celebrate the release of Slowdive’s first new album in over two decades.

Originally released in 1988, this album feels like the blueprints of what would eventually come to be known as vaporwave.

Ambient soundscapes that are as foreboding and ominous as they are beautiful.

A blend of modular electronics and stirring ambient passages.

Highly evocative electronic music, unused synthesizer movie scores, and vaporwave composed before vaporwave was a thing.

And just in case you were wondering, there is a cover of Drake’s “Hotline Bling.”

The gently unsettling aspects of Nico Niquo’s ambience makes it all the more beautiful and intriguing.

I have a good feeling Slowdive will fulfill a lot of long-building fan expectations come early May.

These hour-long mixes of Studio Ghibli music reveal a body of work that’s also deserving of recognition.

Arguably one of Ghost Box’s most accessible releases to date, as well as one of their loveliest.

Autumn Is the End sounds like the penultimate spaghetti western soundtrack.

Two decades after its original release, Havalina’s third album remains as much an unsung masterpiece as ever.

The Romanian trio will beat you down one massive riff at a time, but they’ll also build you back up, stronger than before.