The New Citizen Kane’s FREE to FEEL Turns Self-Questioning Into Something You Can Dance To
There is a certain kind of confidence running through FREE to FEEL, the latest EP from The New Citizen Kane, and it is not the kind that has to stand…
motko’s home Is a Slow-Burning Journey Through Distance, Memory, and the Courage to Belong
Motko’s presentation of the idea of home is immediately revealing. The lowercase title is deliberate, understated, almost deliberately anti-ceremonial, and that same sensibility runs through this nine-track album. There’s no…
Previsioni del tempo incerto by DONELLI A.I. ENSEMBLE: A Soundtrack for Living in Uncertain Times
An album that refuses to pretend that the future is predictable is immediately compelling. Previsioni del tempo incerto is the ambitious new project of DONELLI A.I. ENSEMBLE, and it is…
Cruel Ploy’s “Fear” Is a Powerful Anthem for Anyone Battling Self-Doubt
There’s something immediately gripping to the opening moments of “Fear,” the title track from Cruel Ploy’s new five-song EP. It doesn’t boom out the speakers with bombast or bludgeon the…
Katie Noir’s What Is Unseen Still Exists Is a Fearlessly Honest Debut That Transforms Personal Confession into Pop Philosophy
Some debut albums introduce an artist; others introduce a way of thinking. Katie Noir’s What Is Unseen Still Exists is well and truly in the latter camp. It is an…
Cognitive Constellation Corps’ Thank You for Your Feedback (I) Is an Elegant Electronic Meditation on Identity, Technology, and the Loops That Shape Us
Some records beckon the listeners to the dance floor; others beckon them quietly inward. One such album is Cognitive Constellation Corps’ Thank You for Your Feedback (I), an electronic-pop experience…
Frozen in Time, Burning with Creativity: Antartica Live Captures a Progressive Fusion Trio at Full Flight
There are live albums that celebrate a successful tour, and there are live albums that are really just polished greatest-hits packages with cheering crowds sprinkled in between the familiar songs.…
“Songs of Hope and Resistance” by David Scott Weaver: A Thoughtful Folk EP That Proves Protest Music Still Has the Power to Inspire
Protest music has been an important part of the folk and Americana canon for centuries, a reflection and force behind the conversation of society. But to make politically aware music…
Rovine by Tulegon: A Poetic Journey Through Memory, Place, and the Beautiful Fragility of Life
Some albums announce themselves right away, with explosive hooks and grand gestures. Others, like Rovine, let every note, lyric, and carefully chosen silence reveal its purpose over time. Tulegon is…
Mike T’s In Her Absence Is an Honest Hip-Hop Diary That Finds Strength Through Vulnerability
Some albums announce themselves with explosive hooks, polished bravado, or larger-than-life personae. Some quietly pull their listeners into a space that is intensely personal, trusting that truth will have the…