Foxy Digitalis
Infinite River’s debut album, Prequel, will carry you away to a calmer place. There’s a drift-like feel to its six improvised tracks, with the band’s four members — Gretchen Gonzales Davidson (guitar), Joey Mazzola (guitar), Warren Defever (harmonium and tanpura), and Steve Nistor (percussion) — adding what they can to keep the music moving forward and […]
Céline Gillain’s unique sonic approach loudly comes through on her stellar new record, Mind is Mud. Relentless and intense rhythms lay a concrete foundation for otherworldly vocal experiments and ephemeral synth arrangements. Mantras slither through looping patterns to become ingrained in our minds as the music itself engages our bodies and makes us want to move. […]
I7HVN is the moniker of Ishan Gaur, an artist and composer from Bangalore, India. His latest album, Youthful, explores the transition into adulthood through an inventive blend of various sonic forms. Electronic environments fuse with understated influences from Gaur’s home country, and buoyant rhythms push this music through a emotional exploration. Youthful is out now on Qilla Records. […]
A Bird in the Hand was my first introduction to Zack Foley’s work but from the first moments of “Nooch Lady,” it stuck. The San Antonio-based improvising vocalist began exploring the use of fuzz pedals with his voice during the height of the pandemic. “My sophomore record A Bird in the Hand is the fruit of joyful experimentation […]
I have said and written a lot about Yann Novak’s music (and his new album, The Voice of Theseus, in particular), but somehow we had never connected for an interview until now. I admire the vulnerability Yann shows in his work. It is a thread that ties together so much of his work even as the […]
I generally get excited when an artist I like goes on a bit of a detour into new realms, expanding their approach and palette in one fell swoop. On The Pivot, worriedaboutsatan (aka Gavin Miller) does just that. It’s such a massive album that keeps offering new and different pathways from repeated listens, opening up secret, sonic […]
Time stands still inside the spacious melodies and emotive structures of Estrella del Sol’s new album, Figura de Cristal. The Mexico City-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known for her work in Mint Field, winds a gossamer spirit through the open spaces of the album, using that delicate intricacy to tease out buried emotional threads. At times, […]
Continuing the thematic explorations of Changing Landscapes (Mina Las Pintadas) with the latest entry, Changing Landscapes (Zompopa), Arthur King find inspiration in an unlikely place. I won’t give it away and will let Peter Walker’s breakdown dig into the magic. These sonic landscapes are mesmerizing with their familiar ingredients presented in novel expressions. The ensemble on this album […]
I can’t overstate the vastness and intensity in every thread of Nicol Eltzroth Rosendorf’s new album, Internal Return. Musically, it’s detailed and immense. But the emotional core? That’s another monster entirely. Rosendorf stitches together stirring narratives through resonant fields that are heavy and filled with dramatic tinges, but the complexity is never overwhelming or inaccessible. His […]