Essential New Music: The Handover's "The Handover"

Essential New Music: The Handover’s “The Handover”

The Handover suggests something transactional. But the sound and the effect of the music created by oudist Aly Eissa, violinist
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Essential New Music: Bitter Wish's "Candle Finger"

Essential New Music: Bitter Wish’s “Candle Finger”

Based on the evidence of issued recordings, Bardo Pond seems to have ceased making music. While archival releases continue to
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Essential New Music: Mountain Movers' "Walking After Dark"

Essential New Music: Mountain Movers’ “Walking After Dark”

Walking After Dark picks up right where its predecessor, World What World, left off in 2021. At the time, things didn’t look so
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Essential New Music: Antietam's "Pitch & Yaw"

Essential New Music: Antietam’s “Pitch & Yaw”

Punk has meant a lot of things to a lot of people. For Antietam, the New York-based, Louisville-bred trio of
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Essential New Music: Mdou Moctar's "Funeral For Justice"

Essential New Music: Mdou Moctar’s “Funeral For Justice”

Things are going downhill, and Mahamadou “Mdou Moctar” Souleymane is not happy about it. Souleymane, who has given his stage
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Essential New Music: Innode's "Grain"

Essential New Music: Innode’s “Grain”

Grain is the third recording by Innode, a trio founded by ex-Radian and Lokai guitarist Stefan Németh. If you had to sum
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Essential New Music: Oren Ambarchi / Johan Berthling / Andreas Werliin's "Ghosted II"

Essential New Music: Oren Ambarchi / Johan Berthling / Andreas Werliin’s “Ghosted II”

You don’t need to be a mathematician to know that two is more than one. This axiom applies to the
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