Reviews
- Floating Points
- Pharoah Sanders
- The London Symphony Orchestra
Promises
The all-star collaboration between a producer, a saxophonist, and a symphony is a celestial event. But it’s Pharoah Sanders’ playing that holds it all together, a clear late-career masterpiece.
- Vegyn
Like a Good Old Friend EP
With joyful house beats and emotive production, producer Joe Thornalley’s latest EP offers a more approachable side of his sound.
- Hecker
- Okkyung Lee
Statistique Synthétique / Teum (the Silvery Slit)
On a split LP, the German computer musician and South Korean cellist apply unusual methods to their respective instruments, approaching the synthesis of digital and acoustic from opposite sides.
- Ben Howard
Collections from the Whiteout
Working with Aaron Dessner, the English singer-songwriter trims down his compositions and expands his comfort zone, experimenting with elements of jazz and historical fiction.
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Cassandra Jenkins’ Hypnotic Folk Music Turns Everyday Moments Into Monuments
In this Rising interview, the New York singer-songwriter talks about making art out of interactions with strangers and how her experiences with the late indie legend David Berman inspired her brilliant new album.
The Endless Life Cycle of Japanese City Pop
Boosted by the YouTube recommendations algorithm, and now TikTok memes, an American-influenced strain of vintage Japanese music has become a perennial cult hit online. The trend says more about Western perceptions of the East than the other way around.
Driven by Sound: Part II | Featuring Madlib & Kaytranada
In the second episode of a two-part documentary, producers Madlib and Kaytranada learn more about the installation of the custom in-dash record player in the Lexus IS Wax. Madlib then takes the Lexus IS Wax Edition for a spin to premiere his and Kaytranada’s exclusive double-sided single. Produced by Pitchfork with Lexus.
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Following the recent turn toward acoustic instruments in his soundtrack work, the UK electronic polymath investigates neoclassical modes on an album inspired by climate change.
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