GB Sings Above the Fuzz
The Danish songwriter sang his first album quietly into a microphone at home, and on 'Herzsprung' he had to fill a room.
A Word for Melody, Mood, and Land — Wild Gods on 'The Glorious Abysmal'
Recorded in five days and sung in Gàidhlig and English, 'The Glorious Abysmal' draws on the waulking songs of the Hebrides, Georg Cantor's set theory, and the year Livingstone spent learning production alongside people leaving prison.
sachi's mirror and the Slow Shedding of Layers
On her debut full-length, 'Talking in a Different Way,' the Oakland violinist trades the perfectionism of the conservatory for voice memos, out-of-tune pianos, and a tolerance for the unplanned.
Half Chance, Half Sculpture—arc rae on 'Bow and Arrow'
The Berlin-based French producer discusses 'Bow and Arrow,' a record assembled from improvised cello and randomized sample slices, and the working life behind it, in which every day at the computer is a straw pulled blind and most of them come up short.
Nearly Broken, Nearly Beautiful — Fågelle's 'Bränn min jord'
Swedish artist Fågelle spent three years making 'Bränn min jord' in the forests, community halls, and village gatherings of rural Halland, arriving at a record about what distance reveals and what returning demands.
More Will Be Revealed — Lala Lala's Long Way to Stillness
On 'Heaven 2,' Lala Lala traces the slow, unsentimental work of releasing control and learning to trust what gets left behind.
Back to the Simple Thing — Justin Hicks Makes His Move
Recorded over two days with longtime collaborators Meshell Ndegeocello and Chris Bruce, 'Man of Style' finds Justin Hicks reclaiming the singer-songwriter identity that persisted through decades of noise rock, sound art, and theatrical performance.
The Cold Comfort of Louis Gardner's Solo Piano
The London pianist's 'Emotionally Suited To Be A Solo Pianist' began as a three-hour improvisation that captured winter's quieter truths about distance, solitude, and the strange calm that arrives when the world slows down.
Firing On — Eschewing the Studio with Yves Jarvis
Montreal's Yves Jarvis discusses his fifth album, 'All Cylinders'—sixteen self-performed, DIY-recorded tracks that won the 2025 Polaris Music Prize and taught him that embracing traditional songcraft opens new frontiers rather than closing them.
From Jazz Roots to Hip-Hop Freedom — Ben Marc's Genre of One
The multi-instrumentalist and producer discusses his album 'Who Cares Wins,' realized during his time volunteering for the NHS, and how working with everyone from Sun Ra Arkestra to Σtella requires leaving ego at the door.
Words Suspended — JJJJJerome Ellis and the Sacred Pause
On 'Vesper Sparrow,' JJJJJerome Ellis transforms involuntary speech into musical structure, returns to childhood hymns outside the church, and experiments with sound environments designed for slower listening.
Listening from the Heart — Hirons' Emotional Portfolio
The British-American songwriter discusses her debut record 'Future Perfect', how years of bedroom recording became a lifeline during a draining day job, and why she measures music by emotional resonance rather than technical perfection.