Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC
Essential New Music: Chris Schlarb & Chad Taylor’s “Time No Changes”
Monoliths can blot out the sun, but they can also give you something to shoot for. The monolith that looms
Essential New Music: Thomas Ankersmit’s “Perceptual Geography”
Outer and inner space converge in the music of Thomas Ankersmit. His early work took its cues from figures like
Essential New Music: Finn’s Motel’s “Fireworks Or Lightning”
We've championed Finn's Motel for years, and they've rewarded us—and you—with the outstanding new Fireworks Or Lightning (Victory Over Gravity).
Essential New Music: Jeffrey Alexander’s “Reyes”
If you don’t immediately recognize the name Jeffrey Alexander, you might still have crossed his path. Currently based in Philadelphia
Essential New Music: Damon Locks & Black Monument Ensemble’s “Now”
“Pretty soon, the whole world is gonna go crazy.” Judging from the sample’s sound quality, those words, which usher in
Essential New Music: Godspeed You! Black Emperor’s “G_d’s Pee AT STATE’S END!”
Perhaps the most common running line about Godspeed You! Black Emperor is that its mighty, caustic brand of rock music
Essential New Music: New Bums’ “Last Time I Saw Grace”
The New Bums aren’t that new. Singer/guitarists Donovan Quinn (Skygreen Leopards) and Ben Chasny (Six Organs Of Admittance, Comets On
















