Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Simon Joyner’s “Coyote Butterfly”

Not everything that Simon Joyner sings is autobiographical, but it’s always true. The Omaha-based singer and guitarist has spent the

December 16, 2024 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Instrumental music has its limits as a way of advocating for social change, and Tashi Dorji knows this. But he

December 4, 2024 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Cleared is a Chicago duo with fixed personnel but a morphing modus operandi. When Michael Vallera and Steven Hess started

November 8, 2024 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Double-LP compilation Melt Away has been released in tandem with Matador’s 25th anniversary reissue of Bardo Pond’s Set And Setting. It comprises one

November 1, 2024 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Brandon Seabrook is not a reluctant solo performer. Besides his various ensembles and appearances with other musicians, he keeps up

October 25, 2024 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Ohrenschmaus is a German word that signifies a feast for the ears, and the title of the latest album by

October 18, 2024 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania

The Hard Quartet would like you to know that this is not a project, it’s a band. But what kind

October 11, 2024 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC