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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
Juri Seo -- Photo by Il Kwon Cho

Juri Seo’s “Toy Store” Plays Upon Memory, Nostalgia, and Childhood

When I was a kid in the 90s, my parents owned a toy store. It definitely had its perks (collecting P...
Author
Tristan McKay
Decoda -- Photo by Kevin Kinzley Photography

On Debut Album, Decoda Shows That Expressions of Revelry Come in All Manifestations

On their self-titled debut album, Decoda brings attractive style and artistry to an eclectic mix of...
Author
Dalanie Harris
Gelsey Bell and Erin Rogers -- Photo by AnnAnn Puttithanasorn

With “Skylighght,” Gelsey Bell and Erin Rogers Embody the Joy of Experimental Research

In the wake of a recent solar eclipse, contemplating light, its path, and our place in it just feels...
Author
Connie Li
James Díaz -- Photo by artist

In Enigmatic Debut Album, Composer James Díaz Recasts Violin as Electronic Instrument

Picture an electrically charged violin that buzzes and swells as it rotates inside a compressed magn...
Author
Esteban Meneses
MIZU -- Photo by Dan Silver

MIZU Maps Terra Incognita on “Forest Scenes”

MIZU is an artist who knows how to distill the mosaic process of defining oneself. On her debut reco...
Author
Yaz Lancaster
Ekmeles -- Photo courtesy of the artists

Ekmeles’ Sophomore Album is a Striking Display of Technique and Wild Experimentation

We Live the Opposite Daring, the sophomore album from the New York-based vocal sextet Ekmeles, is im...
Author
Sofía Rocha
William Brittelle -- Photo by David A. Gray

On William Brittelle’s “Alive in the Electric Snow Dream,” Nostalgia Meets Sci-Fi Dystopia

There are no overt samples or references to other works in William Brittelle’s Alive in the Electric...
Author
Christian Kriegeskotte
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