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2012: the midterm

The circle is so complete we can only nod our heads in agreement: while Greg Haines assists an English student ensemble, a composition named Digression forms. Digression, a new thread, a departure from the thesis....

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2012: the midterm

Much is made of Hiva Oa's fragility and restraint, but more than anything, the various attractions along this route fall under the general heading of "unexpected." The meta-tempo percussive rattle of "Urban" leaves the...

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“no one reads reviews anymore” Glimmer, by Jacaszek

Margaret, are you grieving Over Goldengrove unleaving? Leaves, like the things of man, you With your fresh thoughts care for, can you? --"Spring and Fall," (1880), by Gerard Manley Hopkins Gerard Manley Hopkins was a 19th century Jesuit priest, an...

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shortlisted: Glimmer, by Jacaszek

Available December 8, via Ghostly International. It defies language how close this album sits with me right now: musically, sonically, and psychologically. Maybe you'll hear the same? Embedded below is the second track "Dare-gale."...

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stream: Solaris rescore, by Ben Frost and Daniel Bjarnason

Stream Ben Frost and Daniel Bjarnason's rescore of the Solaris (1972) soundtrack at gokoyoko. Electroacoustic to the utmost, Frost and Bjarnason composed the score by conventional means, introduced it to a transcription software, then...

MP3: My Morning Jacket – “Circuital”

This time around, My Morning Jacket claims to have gone "back to their roots" with the songs on their upcoming...

La Lechuza, by Esmerine

Esmerine is a duo constructed by Bruce Cawdrom (Godspeed You! Black Emperor) and Beckie Foon (Thee Silver Mt. Zion).  The...

stream: w h o k i l l, by tUnE-yArDs

(email|facebook|twitter) Her Red7 performance during SXSW 2011 was a bit of a letdown, until you realize that Merrill Garbus is a...

Video/Stream: “Gift,” by Soffie Viemose

Soffie Viemose is a Danish electronica singer/songwriter who composes her music alone on her laptop.  She grew up in the...

Stream: Chad VanGaalen’s Your Tan Looks Supernatural EP

VBS released a video taped in Calgary, Canada that toured Chad VanGaalen's basement-studio-previous slaughter house.  The studio is jam packed...

Stream: The Antlers – “Parentheses”

The Antlers will soon release their follow up to their airy Hospice (2009).  The new album is called Burst Apart and...

Ancient Cat Society / Buxton

Probably the most popular local band that has erupted from Houston is the folk-rock band, Buxton.  It has been a...

Video: tUnE-yArDs – “Bizness”

"Bizness" by the tUnE-yArDs will be on the upcoming album, w h o k i l l, due out April 19....

MP3: Bill Callahan – “Baby’s Breath”

Bill Callahan just released his first single, "Baby's Breath" off his forthcoming album, Apocalypse LP that is due on April...

Seven Swans Reimagined

Seven Swans (2004) by Sufjan Stevens was the first album that put him on the map.  A sweet and soothing...

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