
Needle Drops — Holiday Albums That Aren't Like the Others
What happens when acclaimed musicians remake holiday music in their own image? These albums show how personal vision can transform and transcend familiar seasonal themes.
What happens when acclaimed musicians remake holiday music in their own image? These albums show how personal vision can transform and transcend familiar seasonal themes.
'Undrilling the Hole,' the new album from Amsterdam's most uncompromising band, proves that experimental music can be both cerebrally challenging and viscerally thrilling.
After decades backing others in Acoustic Syndicate and beyond, Jay Sanders steps forward with his solo debut, 'Evanescent.'
Armed with deep historical knowledge and a revolutionary spirit, mandolin virtuoso Joe Brent and his chamber ensemble 9 Horses craft music where classical, folk, and jazz traditions dissolve into something entirely new.
Once a piano-sax duo playing sacred music, Pericopes+1 now wields vintage electronics and modern machines to examine life in the age of algorithms on 'Good Morning World.'
A quartet channeling New Orleans' experimental spirit, German electronic artists carrying the kosmische torch, a formidable Brooklyn jazz ensemble, and meditative shakuhachi explorations lead this week's essential releases.
The Chicago-based composer and percussionist discusses his unconventional ensemble microplastique, the influence of free jazz pioneers, and why making sense isn't always the point of making music.
Bennett Wood, musician, composer and educator, joins us to mark his debut album as a leader, 'Space in Time'
A conversation with Round Room co-presidents Stephen Shaw and Jonathan Linden about family entertainment, intellectual property, and creating experiences that connect.
Two Greek woodwind players build haunting soundscapes, channeling an abandoned mountain village's voice through ancient ritual, Armenian melodies, and modern electronics.
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On 'Rewilding,' old poems and rare instruments mix with the natural acoustics of historic spaces, creating music that questions our grip on the past—and the past's grip on us.