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Francisco del Pino -- Photo by David Kelly

Francisco del Pino and Charlotte Mundy Team Up For Evocative Poetry Settings on “The Sea”

With The Sea (Notice Recordings), composer Francisco del Pino and soprano Charlotte Mundy make a com...
Author
Lauren Ishida
Third Coast Percussion -- Photo by Saverio Truglia

Third Coast Percussion’s “Standard Stoppages” Honors Two Decades of Innovative Music-Making

In celebration of the ensemble’s 20th anniversary, Third Coast Percussion’s Standard Stoppages (Cedi...
Author
Michelle Hromin
Philippe Quint -- Photo by John Gress

Philippe Quint Brings Stunning Virtuosity to Album of Works by Auerbach, Wallen, and Kvint

With four composers – three living, all women – Philippe Quint’s Milestones is a refreshing and much...
Author
A. Kori Hill
Muzosynth Orchestra Founders Katherine Kyu Hyeon Lim and Joey Chang -- Photo by Jesse L. Kearse IV

Muzosynth Orchestra Center Improv and Solidarity on Innovative Debut Album

When Katherine Kyu Hyeon Lim and Joey Chang joined forces to create the Muzosyth Orchestra (TMO) in...
Author
Dalanie Harris
Dem -- Members: Jeff Snyder, Cenk Ergün, and Jason Treuting

Dem’s New Album, “Absolutely,” is a Testament to Creating Within Community

The economic barriers to art making have been getting increasingly frustrating for years; getting a...
Author
Clover Nahabedian
Will Mason -- Photo by Erin Lobb Mason

Will Mason’s “Hemlocks, Peacocks” Draws Upon Art and Poetry for a Transportive Listening Experience

Spending time with an album inspired by other artistic references feels akin to watching the bonus f...
Author
Connie Li
Claire Chase -- Photo by Karen Chester

Claire Chase Explores Minutiae and Ubiquity in Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s “UBIQUE”

In Edgard Varèse’s Density 21.5, a solo flutist pushes and shoves through ever widening intervallic...
Author
Julia Kuhlman
Roberta Michel -- Photo by Manuela Rana

Roberta Michel’s “Hush” Takes Listeners through Profound and Meditative Soundworlds

Some albums have the power to shift the listener’s mood: to excite, stimulate, slow down, or soothe.
Author
Chrysanthe Tan
Dan Román -- Courtesy of artist

Dan Román and Cuarteto Latinoamericano Craft Kaleidoscopic, Minimalist Puzzles on “DXVNS”

It is not often that I come across an album pitched as a blend of Afro-Caribbean rhythms, 1980s thra...
Author
Forrest Howell
Paul Pinto -- Photo by Amanda Pinto

On “Water Music” from Paul Pinto, The Recording Studio is An Essential Instrument

Paul Pinto has two biographies. There’s the formal bio that comes with his electronic press kit, whi...
Author
Clover Nahabedian
I CARE IF YOU LISTEN'S Favorite Albums of 2024

I CARE IF YOU LISTEN’s Favorite Albums of 2024

In a time where the arts and creativity is systemically and politically undermined and unappreciated...
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I CARE IF YOU LISTEN
ETHEL and Allison Loggins-Hull -- Photo by ETHEL

Persistence is Action, Remembrance, and Existence on New Album from ETHEL and Allison Loggins-Hull

Since their founding in 1998, the string quartet ETHEL has been deeply rooted in commissioning, inno...
Author
Jacob Kopcienski
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“Polyglot” Recontextualizes and De-Centers the Canon through an Exploration of Musical Pluralism

Described as a concept album, Polyglot seeks to address questions of language and identity through p...
Author
Sofía Rocha
Paul Dooley -- Photo by Natali Contreras

Composer Paul Dooley Synthesizes Electronics and Visual Arts on BMOP Portrait Album

Having reached its milestone 100th recording in July, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project has seemin...
Author
Esteban Meneses
Tallā Rouge -- Photo by Titilayo Ayangade

Tallā Rouge Explore the Viola’s Dynamism and Virtuosity on Debut Album

Viola duo Tallā Rouge has it all – a dynamic and diverse repertoire, killer technique, and enough he...
Author
Tristan McKay
Nicole Mitchell -- Photo by Kristi Sutton Elias and Ballaké Sissoko -- Photo by Benoit Peverelli

On “Bamako*Chicago Sound System,” Music is a Tool to Remember, Invent, and Sustain Community

The story of Bamako*Chicago Sound System (Aug. 23, FPE Records) begins in 2014: flutist-composer Nic...
Author
A. Kori Hill
Yi-Ting Lu -- Photo by Ian Liu

Yi-Ting Lu Showcases Technical Mastery and Mercurial Experimentalism on Debut Album

I’ve never understood what I’m supposed to do at the beach. Should I swim and embrace frivolity? Sho...
Author
Thulasi Seshan
The Merian Ensemble -- Photo by CatMax Photography

The Merian Ensemble Share Compelling Artistry and Programming on “The Book of Spells”

Since 2018, The Merian Ensemble has garnered accolades in Atlanta for evocative thematic programming...
Author
Jacob Kopcienski
Stephanie Boyd -- Photo by Catherine Hancock

On “Songbird,” Stephanie Ann Boyd Paints A Vibrant, Pastoral Odyssey

The Covid-19 lockdown in the spring of 2020 was a time of solitude and silence for most. But amidst...
Author
Anne Goldberg-Baldwin
Darian Donovan Thomas -- Photo by Oscar Moreno

Darian Donovan Thomas Charts a Visceral Journey in “A Room with Many Doors”

In his debut album, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and interdisciplinary artist Darian Donovan Tho...
Author
Michelle Hromin
Tanner Porter

Tanner Porter Gives Grace and Patience to Those Finding Their Way on “One Was Gleaming”

Adolescence and middle age are infamously seen as periods of upheaval – emotional, physical, and oth...
Author
Lauren Ishida
Fuubutsushi -- Photo by Matthew Sage

Fuubutsushi is All About Time on New Album, “Meridians”

In the thick of the early Covid era (mid-2020), Matthew Sage had an idea for a record. Taking advant...
Author
Yaz Lancaster
Hub New Music and Kojiro Umezaki -- Courtesy of Soka Performing Arts Center

On New Album, Hub New Music and Kojiro Umezaki Connect through Distance

At the conceptual core of a distance, intertwined is the notion of storytelling, with traditional fo...
Author
Christian Kriegeskotte
Scott McLaughlin -- Courtesy of artist

Scott McLaughlin’s “we are environments for each other” Centers the Beauty of Group Creativity

we are environments for each other is a breathtaking new release nearly 10 years in the making that...
Author
Michelle Hromin
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