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Tristan Perich’s ‘Drift Multiply’ Charts a New Course for the Fusion of Composition and Electronics

Tristan Perich’s ‘Drift Multiply’ Charts a New Course for the Fusion of Composition and Electronics

Tristan Perich's Drift Multiply is essential listening regardless of your tastes, the combination of violins and one-bit processors has never sounded so graceful.

Sam Amidon Is Not the Man He Used to Be

Sam Amidon Is Not the Man He Used to Be

Sam Amidon and band take nine folk songs from his debut into new territory by employing free jazz and avant-garde classical techniques.

Joshua Redman and Brooklyn Rider: Sun on Sand

Joshua Redman and Brooklyn Rider: Sun on Sand

Composer and jazz collaborator Patrick Zimmerli has written a set of themes for string quartet and jazz saxophone trio—and some of the time it all takes off flying.

Chris Thile: Thanks for Listening (album review)

Chris Thile: Thanks for Listening (album review)

A collection of his "songs of the week" from Live from Here, Thanks for Listening finds Thile at more introspective moments.

Fleet Foxes: Crack-Up

Fleet Foxes: Crack-Up

On their first album in six years, Fleet Foxes produce a dense, complex album that's easily their best, most ambitious work yet.
Yo-Yo Ma, Chris Thile and Edgar Meyer: Bach Trios

Yo-Yo Ma, Chris Thile and Edgar Meyer: Bach Trios

Three musical masters combine forces to tackle all manner of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach, with thrilling results.
Randy Newman: The Randy Newman Songbook

Randy Newman: The Randy Newman Songbook

Randy Newman is a national treasure, and this lavish vinyl box set is a fitting showcase for his many musical and lyrical gifts.
Kronos Quartet: A Thousand Thoughts

Kronos Quartet: A Thousand Thoughts

This is an album about diversity without intellectual compromises. It is how it is because this is the way it is. There is no re-elaboration or, worse, reinterpretation of the existing aesthetic principles.

AfroCubism: AfroCubism

Kronos Quartet: Floodplain