Brad Rose

Track Premiere

Track Premiere: Isabel Crespo Pardo “la línea será”

There is not much left to the imagination on the mesmerizing “la línea será.” Isabel Crespo Pardo’s performance bleeds with vulnerability and openness as the singer navigates whimsical arrangements tinged with midnight drama. Fragmentary instrumentation from Afarin Nazarijou,Skyler Hill, and Seajun Kwon create the perfect simmering foundation for Pardo’s inflections. An air of calm determination […]

June 9, 2023

1 min Read

Track-by-Track

Track-by-Track: Suki Sou’s “Notes On Listening”

There’s not much more I can say about Suki Sou’s outstanding Notes on Listening that I didn’t already say on Foxy Digitalis Daily. Still, her breakdown of the album here opened up new meanings and contexts, expanding my appreciation for it. Her openness and consideration – vividly on display on the album – shine through in this write-up. […]

June 9, 2023

7 min Read

Foxy Digitalis Mix Series

Foxy Digitalis Mix Season 3, #20: worriedaboutsatan

worriedaboutsatan’s new album, The Pivot, expands his sonic palette in ways that make sense for the project and open up the world it inhabits. It’s simultaneously expansive and immersive, drawing listeners toward an unseen point in the distance. With this mix for Foxy Digitalis, he captures a similar spirit and takes us on a different journey […]

June 9, 2023

1 min Read

The Foxy Digitalis Podcast

Foxy Digitalis Daily – 6/9/23: M. Sage

A long, busy week comes to a close with the pastoral fantasy of M. Sage’s “Paradise Crick.” It’s such a wonderful record, and I hope you have an opportunity to get lost within it. There was a new Seltzer Salon released yesterday – a great chat with Ben Vida about his latest record. I hope […]

June 9, 2023

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The Seltzer Salon

The Seltzer Salon #2: Ben Vida

As much as Ben Vida’s previous work has caught and held my attention, his new album with Nina Dante and Yarn/Wire, The Beat My Head Hit, has hit me like something else entirely. It’s a phenomenal expression of a musical space Vida has been exploring for the last few years that lands in multiple ways. […]

June 8, 2023

1 min Read

Video Premiere

Video Premiere: Shida Shahabi “Deep Violet of Gold”

Stare at something long enough and the surface begins to disappear. Underneath, hidden worlds reveal themselves. Stockholm-based composer Shida Shahabi explores these secret meanings through ephemeral atmospheres and emotive cello arrangements on the stunning “Deep Violet of Gold.” “[It] explores complexity in certain materialeties; the things you perceive when you look or listen to something […]

June 8, 2023

1 min Read

The Foxy Digitalis Podcast

Foxy Digitalis Daily – 6/8/23: Orbital Patterns

This episode goes off the rails quick. Lots of talk about peaches, rural peach festivals, and how a lot of peach-flavored things taste very bad. Alright! More importantly, the album of the day hit me pretty hard and introduced me to an artist I’m excited to learn more about. Wednesday episodes are exclusively on Patreon. Sign […]

June 8, 2023

1 min Read

The Capsule Garden

The Capsule Garden Vol 2.20: June 7, 2023

The Capsule Garden returns after a week off with a plethora of new growth. As ever, Foxy Digitalis Daily is over on Patreon today – check that out if you are so inclined! It definitely feels like summer here – the kid is out of school and started summer camp, but more importantly, I had my first […]

June 7, 2023

8 min Read

The Foxy Digitalis Podcast

Foxy Digitalis Daily – 6/7/23: W I D E C O L O R

As always, Wednesday episodes are exclusively on Patreon, making today and excellent day to sign up and support the cause! The Daily will be back on the main feed tomorrow, but until then, there’s plenty more to explore on the site. Album of the day: W I D E  C O L O R “Wide Color”  […]

June 7, 2023

1 min Read