Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Enhet För Fri Musik’s “Det Finns Ett Hjärta Som För Dig”

Enhet För Fri Musik ("Unit For Free Music") is a quintet whose music will defy you to accurately date its

January 6, 2020 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Maybe someone told you about a band you really need to hear. They’re three lifer musicians, and they play instrumentals

January 2, 2020 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

And you thought the cops were selling all that confiscated greenery. Nope, they’ve been holed up behind locked doors, dampened

December 9, 2019 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

In Ken Vandermark’s music, method matters. While the Chicago-based saxophone and clarinet player never performs like it doesn’t matter, each

December 6, 2019 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA The last Swans album, 2016's The Glowing Man, looked for a moment like it might really be

November 27, 2019 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Rock 'n' roll is pretty easy to find around the globe, but it hasn’t been the global lingua franca for

November 25, 2019 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania

Photo by Peter Gannushkin Whether you’re playing music or fighting for freedom, you have to be ready to go the

November 7, 2019 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC