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On Happiness Is Found In The Soul’s Immortality, Tbilisi’s Gvantsa Narim captures grief within sonic resonance. These eight pieces are emotionally potent and absorbing, written and recorded using her late father’s piano in what feels like music pulled from elsewhere, Narim becoming a conduit to another plane. Quiet moments sharpen the melodic edges, giving Happiness […]
I’ve been spending a lot of time painting and drawing over the last few weeks which means I’ve been listening to a mountain of new music in the process. I finally figured out a good system for taking notes so I’ve been able to put together capsule reviews more regularly. It feels good! There is, […]
The Capsule Garden returns! Apologies for the extended absence, but life has just gone in all kinds of directions in the last month and, as ever, something had to give. I think it’s settling down a bit (or, more accurately, I’m getting a better handle on all the things), so I’m excited to share a […]
I was texting with a friend of mine the other night and it hit me that it’s almost mid-April already. How is that remotely possible? I feel like we were just having people over for New Year’s. Wild. As ever, there are a lot of things happening here. To help keep funding the site (a […]
I can’t believe we’re already in the middle of November. That is absolutely wild. Also wild? As I’m writing this at 4 PM on Tuesday afternoon, there’s an ice cream truck rolling through our neighborhood. Don’t think I’ve ever seen that in November. So that’s a thing now, I guess. This week’s new Songs of Our […]
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: David Colohan “Sargasso Sky” Additional Links: Kim Oxlund “Very Special Things”Baldruin […]
Please, for the love of everything, enough with the goddamn fireworks, yeah? It’s been going on every night for the past week, and just because it’s now the 5th of July, I don’t expect we’ll be lucky enough for it to stop. Maybe I’m just getting old and crotchety, but damn. Anyway, read about a […]
Cruel Nature Records recently celebrated its 10th anniversary with a 23-track state of the union double cassette. 100% of profits will be donated to The Toby Henderson Trust, an independently funded charity in North East England which supports autistic youth and adults, as well as their families and caregivers. Here are the seven personal highlights. VHS¥DEATH […]
Embarking on a solo-parent week with a big pile of news and a long ramble about one of my favorite pieces of music from 2023 so far. Wednesday episodes are exclusively on Patreon. Sign up now! Album of the Day is: Nyokabi Kariuki “FEELING BODY” Additional links for the day: Noel Brass Jr. BandcampJoseph Allred […]