Bryan Away – Canyons to Sawdust On the pastoral Canyons and Sawdust, Bryan Away’s storytelling is given the perfect stage. Among the tales he sings is a nod to Ingmar Bergman’s miniseries (you may know its adaptation with Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain) and that track’s direct foil, the jaunty “Scenes from a Wedding.” The title of Away’s summer LP derives from an analogy in an … Continue reading Best Albums of 2021, 11-20 (part 1)
The notes of “Staircase Sonata” by Gabríel Ólafs emulates tender footsteps, headed endlessly upward. Continue reading Gabriel Olafs – “Staircase Sonata”
Sal Dulu’s new single breathes slowly, meditating on itself. Source: SoundCloud / Sal Dulu Continue reading
It may feel like “Impetus” is leading to something, and that’s because it is. You can hear the rest of this flowing album by Chris Child (who you may know also as Kodomo) over at FOIL, a label of his own making. Source: SoundCloud / FOIL Continue reading
Notes rarely last more than a fraction of a second in Bendik Giske’s new composition. He continually taps on the keys in order to create a swirling, Philip Glass-like monument of brass. Source: SoundCloud / Smalltown Supersound Continue reading
sngalbums: One day in Góis, Portugal, during summer of 2017, Richard Luke woke up without a voice. That did not stop him from writing a new full-length album with Amira Bedrush-McDonald, a violinist collaborator from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Called Voz, the new album is a neo-Classical anthology. At the time that Luke was temporarily stricken mute, Portugal was ravaged with wildfires. Unfortunately, I become … Continue reading Richard Luke Speaks Without a Voice on Voz, Featuring Amira Bedrush-McDonald
One day in Góis, Portugal, during summer of 2017, Richard Luke woke up without a voice. That did not stop him from writing a new full-length album with Amira Bedrush-McDonald, a violinist collaborator from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Called Voz, the new album is a neo-Classical anthology. At the time that Luke was temporarily stricken mute, Portugal was ravaged with wildfires. Unfortunately, I become more … Continue reading Richard Luke Speaks Without a Voice on Voz, Featuring Amira Bedrush-McDonald
#11-30, ordered alphabetically Poppy Ackroyd – Resolve SnG feature | buy album | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Soundcloud | Bandcamp Bodies Be Rivers – Things I’ll Tell You When You’re Older SnG features | buy album | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Soundcloud | Bandcamp Lucy Dacus – Historian buy album | website | Facebook | … Continue reading Best Albums of 2018, part 1
Take the stairs down to the water in order to wade carelessly in Tristan Eckerson’s new release, “Sepelo.” Source: SoundCloud / Tristan Eckerson Continue reading
Foreboding sands pass through a neo-classical hourglass. Source: SoundCloud / Bjoern Gottschall Continue reading
Sawdust & Gin 