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Vanessa Wagner - Etude No. 9
PopMattersFollow “These 20 intense, radiant piano works are a testament to Philip Glass's compositional prowess and Vanessa Wagner's dedication to bringing…” on Oct 30th →
Webber/Morris Big Band - Just Intonation Etudes for Big Band - Pulse
PopMattersFollow “Webber/Morris Big Band's Unseparate puts its colors and rhythms up against each other to buzz, shimmer, and pulse in ways…” on Oct 29th →
Visible Light - Bloom to Bloom
PopMattersFollow “With Songs for Eventide, the new album from Visible Light, listeners may immediately feel this music is the perfect antidote…” on Oct 29th →
Francis Bebey - La Condition Masculine English Version
PopMattersFollow “Francis Bebey made music that was traditional and future-facing, synthesized and acoustic: worldly music, in tune with both past and…” on Jun 2nd →
The Vernon Spring - Under a Familiar Sun
PopMattersFollow “For an album as ethereal and otherworldly as this, Under a Familiar Sun is the Vernon Spring's bid to capture…” on Jun 2nd →
Catherine Lamb x Ghost Ensemble - I.
PopMattersFollow “The latest work from Berlin-based composer Catherine Lamb invites the listener on a voyage that involves deep listening.” on May 29th →
Thalia Zedek Band - Tsunami
PopMattersFollow “Thalia Zedek stays on tipping point throughout the album, never resolving the tension, but always making sure to blast into…” on May 28th →
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Kurt Cobain's Cardigan
PopMattersFollow “The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are back together again, and two of the indie rock-pop band’s founding members…” on May 27th →
El León Pardo - La Perica
PopMattersFollow “El León Pardo carves out new corners while slipping in a few nods to pre-colonial indigenous musical ideas, soaking them…” on May 27th →
Patterson Hood - A Werewolf and a Girl
PopMattersFollow “Drive-By Truckers frontman Patterson Hood's new solo record is an unsentimental look back at events that shaped him.” on Feb 12th →
Traxman - Kill Da DJ (feat. Bobby Skillz & Sinjin Hawke)
PopMattersFollow “Ten years since the last volume, Da Mind of Traxman Vol. 3 proves how futuristic and timeless his approach has…” on Feb 11th →
Mindy Smith - Quiet Town
PopMattersFollow “Mindy Smith's Quiet Town is introspective and critical as she longs for a time when individual rather than societal narratives…” on Feb 11th →
Celia Hollander - Fire / Fire
PopMattersFollow “Following Celia Hollander's career is a bit like chasing the white rabbit through Wonderland. Her work ranges from scoring to…” on Feb 10th →
Ebo Taylor, Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed M… - Get Up
PopMattersFollow “In this 'Jazz Is Dead' celebration of highlife legend, Ebo Taylor, a genuinely appreciative team revels in everything he's done…” on Feb 10th →
Asa Horvitz / Carmen Quill / Ariadne Ran… - Hail Necessity
PopMattersFollow “Asa Horvitz's experimental collaboration GHOST has honesty and fearlessness and incorporates themes of loss and grief with help from a…” on Feb 10th →
Alice Hebborn - Saisons - Mouvement 2
PopMattersFollow “Belgian composer Alice Hebborn's Saisons takes the listener on a journey through sound and nature. This music feels like a…” on Feb 5th →
Samuel Goff - Lamentation
PopMattersFollow “The best experimental albums of the year highlight the breadth of human expression and take listeners to heretofore unknown realms…” on Dec 18th, 2024 →