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Cat Clyde's New Album ‘Mud Blood Bone’ Receives Mixed Reviews
Canadian singer-songwriter Cat Clyde has released her new album ‘Mud Blood Bone,’ drawing inspiration from 1940s and 50…
Aldous Harding Announces Fifth Album ‘Train on the Island’
New Zealand songwriter Aldous Harding has announced her fifth studio album ‘Train on the Island,’ set for release on Ma…
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Mammo: Lateral
The Dutch-Italian musician pays tribute to classic dub techno and leftfield ambient music on a 3xLP…
Tacoma Park – “Untied”
North Carolina ambient country duo Tacoma Park (Ben Felton and John Harrison) release their first s…
Single: Piner – Odelia
The article celebrates a current golden age of singer-songwriters, highlighting the emergence of ex…
Brock Davis - Nothing Lasts Forever - FVMusicBlog
Brock Davis releases his new Americana album ‘Nothing Lasts Forever,’ featuring powerful storytelli…
First Floor #303 – The Absurdity of Saying Nothing
This article discusses how war influences electronic music and explores the growing trend of ambien…
97 Sound Signal - Refraction Choir - Deep aquatic ambient music.
97 Sound Signal releases ‘Refraction Choir’, an album of deep aquatic ambient music. The release is…
The Early Mine a Gritty, Post-Rock Ambient Vibe » PopMatters
The Early's album ‘I Want to Be Ready’ showcases the band's exploration of post-rock and ambient te…
Interview: Liam Creamer (Ken Park)
Liam Creamer, performing as Ken Park, pursued a music career with family support and relocated acro…
Arima Ederra: A Rush to Nowhere
The Los Angeles singer-songwriter’s second album is bolder and darker than her debut, refining her …
Alimba - The Universe - The Universe is a Space Ambient album inspired by real celestial objects.
Alimba's album ‘The Universe’ is a Space Ambient release inspired by real celestial objects, with i…
music moots with Midnight ("Bless the Telephone” by Labi Siffre)
This article is part of the Music Moots blog series, where the author asks someone to recommend a s…
Mortlach - Another Death at the Castle - 22-minute track that blends a Morricone soundtrack with hypnotic dungeon synth
Chicago-based dungeon synth artist Mortlach releases ‘Another Death at the Castle,’ a 22-minute sin…
Gregory Scheckler - Sky Stories - slow, beautiful, pensive music relying on semi-modular and modular synthesizers, electric and acoustic percussion, and field recordings of birds and wind, all set to quick or gradual, expansive changes.
Gregory Scheckler's ‘Sky Stories’ is an ambient album featuring modular synthesizers, acoustic and …
The Black Crowes Deliver a Ton of Swagger » PopMatters
The Black Crowes continue their signature sound of hard, bluesy rock complemented by acoustic eleme…
Alwyn Morrison - Puzzle Piece (self-released)
Alwyn Morrison's self-released single ‘Puzzle Piece’ represents a departure into new musical territ…
The Ambient Events Moment Is Real
A new wave of ambient music events is emerging that moves beyond traditional club settings and chil…
Okkyung Lee + Explore Ensemble – Signals | The Quietus
South Korean cellist, improviser, and composer Okkyung Lee collaborates with London's Explore Ensem…
IOWA
The composer and producer casts a bleary eye upon the American Midwest on a chilling, starkly beaut…
MORI: El Niño Bola
The half-dissolved, Bluntian instrumentals on the Spanish singer-songwriter and Rusia-IDK affiliate…
Mike Lotito delivers his exciting new single, “Cut Loose”
Austin-based indie/alternative artist Mike Lotito releases his new single ‘Cut Loose,’ an upbeat in…
Premiere: Cat Clyde Shares New Single “My Love”
Later this week, Canadian singer/songwriter Cat Clyde is sharing her latest album, Mud Blood Bone. …
‘Slow Stories’ Combines Brian Eno's Music with Bette A.'s Ambient Fiction » PopMatters
Slow Stories is a collaborative project between musician Brian Eno and writer Bette A., combining E…