I thought 2012 was a lovely year for music. I was very impressed how many of the musicians I’ve seen since I started writing for Foxy Digitalis really progressed. I remember getting sent Tidal’s debut tape in 2010 and being so struck by how nuanced and intelligent it was, and it was great to...
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One of the most surprising turns in journalism of recent years is the complete misunderstanding of experimental music by the mainstream music press, who perpetually long to capitalize on well-written music without engaging with what makes it well-written.
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Bureau B will release the new record from the Kraftwerk member on March 26th.
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On May 14, 2013 Sun Kil Moon (aka Mark Kozelek) and The Album Leaf (aka Jimmy LaValle) will release their debut collaboration, “Perils from the Sea,” on Calo Verde Records. The duo will also perform May 11 at UE Festival, Dordecht, Holland, and May 13 at Shepard’s Bush Empire, London. “Perils from the Sea”...
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The link between an artist’s sense of empathy and their capacity for creating beauty – while not always necessarily the case – perhaps too often goes unexamined
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Recently I’ve been having long conversations, touching on any number of subjects, with Matthew Swiezynski, a co-founder of Invisible Birds, the label Swiezynski started with former co-proprietor Diane Granahan in 2008; I’m impressed by his knowledge of art, design, and literature, as well as the sense of intelligence with which Swiezynski and Granahan have...
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The fifth release in the excellent series of curated guitar performances will be issued November 13th, organized by musician Sam Moss. Track-listing: 1. Temple Walk – Steve Gunn 2. I Think We’ll Be Happy Here- Jordan Fuller 3. Lookout Point- Danny Paul Grody 4. There Is A Place In This Old Town- Nick Schillace...
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Every form of human interaction, however minute or inconsequential, involves a certain degree of guesswork; we can only dimly understand the motivations, pasts, and thoughts of those around us, and with only slightly more clarity perceive our own. These limitations on the faculty of cognition are one of the main themes of the writer...
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This collection of music feels very autumnal — evocative of an early fall day or a misty late fall morning spent alone in the country — and very sincere.
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Tom Lecky giftedly writes compelling and winding progressions for multi-tracked acoustic guitar, all evocative of a common dark and antique mood, similar in their emotional pull to walks around an ancient town at dusk.
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