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New collections from two very different composers reveal contrasting approaches to creating accessible modern classical music.
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Album Reviews
Music Review: Still Corners – ‘The Last Exit’ (2021)
British dream pop duo Still Corners uses its fifth album to conclude the soundtrack of its years-long road trip.
Read More »Music Reviews: Dire Straits’ Studio Albums, Plus Uncle Walt’s Band & Harry Dean Stanton
A well-priced box collects Dire Straits' studio albums. Also: Uncle Walt's Band and music from actor Harry Dean Stanton.
Read More »Music Review: Those Fucking Snowflakes – ‘Everything Is Absolutely Fkkkkkkd’
'Everything is Absolutely Fkkkkkkd' Those Fucking Snowflakes is a great album that to help resist those who want you to know your place.
Read More »Music Reviews: Prince’s ‘Sign O’ the Times’ (Super Deluxe Edition) Plus Richard Hell
The Minneapolis marvel's best album reappears in a vastly enhanced version. Also, a punk powerhouse revamps his 1982 second LP.
Read More »Music Review: Grievous Angels – ‘The Summer Before The Storm’
With 'The Summer Before The Storm' Grievous Angels have created an album for our times both universal and personal.
Read More »Music Review: Pianist Yoonie Han – ‘Hollywood Romance’
The pianist's new album features mostly classical pieces that have been used in memorable Hollywood films over the years.
Read More »Music & Book Reviews: Exploring Joni Mitchell’s Archives, Plus John Lennon’s Solo Years
Listen in as an obscure folksinger transforms herself into an internationally beloved artist. Plus, two books about a Beatle's solo years.
Read More »Music Reviews: 50th Anniversary Releases Celebrate Grateful Dead’s ‘American Beauty,’ Plus Duke Robillard and Jesse Colin Young
The Grateful Dead's 'American Beauty' reappears with a bonus concert and a companion release offers outtakes and demos. Plus, Jesse Colin Young and Duke Robillard.
Read More »Music Reviews: Jerry Jeff Walker, Jimi Hendrix, and Kevin Rowland
An anthology shows Jerry Jeff Walker had more to offer than "Mr. Bojangles." Plus, a 1970 Jimi Hendrix concert and unjustly overlooked covers from British singer Kevin Rowland.
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