Market’s ‘Well I Asked You a Question’ Is Twisted Pop Perfection
Producer and multi-instrumentalist Nate Mendelsohn’s (Market) latest songwriting project Well I Asked You a Question is wobbly, unstable, and catchy as hell.
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Gabriel Birnbaum’s New LP Is Filled with Deep Emotion
Gabriel Birnbaum takes many aspects of rock, folk, and indie music that everyone is familiar with and subtly rearranges them in ways we never thought possible.
Erik Hall Creates Minimalist Compositions with Warm Beauty on ‘Canto Ostinato’
Composer and multi-instrumentalist Erik Hall shares his second installment of a trilogy with a tribute to Dutch composer Simeon ten Holt on Canto Ostinato.
Joseph Shabason Digs Deeply Into Childhood and Religion on ‘The Fellowship’
Joseph Shabason’s new solo LP The Fellowship is a sublime, expertly crafted journey through his upbringing in a dual-faith household.
Elori Saxl Fuses Technology and Nature on ‘The Blue of Distance’
The latest work from multifaceted artist Elori Saxl is a deeply satisfying, occasionally jarring work that takes minimalism, sampling, and chamber orchestras to a whole new level.
Art Feynman Creates Refreshing Worldbeat Pop on ‘Half Price at 3:30’
On Half Price at 3:30, Art Feynman again proves himself adept at building colorful worlds from unexpected and well-placed aural flourishes.
Erik Hall Is One Musician Taking on Steve Reich’s ‘Music for 18 Musicians’
Erik Hall painstakingly and effectively recreates Steve Reich's minimalist classic, Music for 18 Musicians, with three instruments in his Michigan home studio.
Cellphones and Cattle: The Cerebral, Midwestern Folk of Peter Oren
PopMatters speaks with Midwestern folkie Peter Oren about his new album, The Greener Pasture, which is both a polemic on technology and further proof of his unique, sophisticated songwriting skills.
Mint Julep Serve Up Luminous Synthpop with ‘Stray Fantasies’
Husband and wife duo, Mint Julep take a break from their respective solo projects and release a collection of smart, danceable earworms, Stray Fantasies.
The Violin Is the Protagonist in Hugh Marsh’s World
Hugh Marsh performs an extensive exploration of the violin on Violinvocations where he awakens all the possible sounds, textures, and glitches.
Machinefabriek Explores the Domain of Voices
On With Voices, Machinefabriek collaborates with an array of highly reputed artists/vocalists, using his ambient techniques to accommodate their presence in his music.
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith: The Kid
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith’s compositions spotlight timbre over bombast, invoking the calm of a mother’s song.