The desert blues rebellion music of the Tuareg people of Saharan Africa has garnered its fair share of attention in recent times, and deservedly so. It’s fascinating, if tragic, political
There’s that scene in Batman Begins, where Liam Neeson tells Bruce Wayne, “If you make yourself more than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal, and if
‘Cala’ roughly translates to ‘creek’ or ‘inlet’ in Spanish. Despite his Irish roots, it’s not the first time Fionn Regan has shown an affinity for the southern reaches of Europe.
Particle Kid, while for all intents and purposes considered a full band, is largely the solo project of Micah Nelson. If the surname Nelson gets your music royalty sensors tingling
Tycho’s music has always been difficult to classify. Too upbeat to be truly ambient, but nonetheless fulfilling a similar purpose in its undeniable chillness. The characteristic clean guitar motifs have
What is it with indie-rock and the wild animal names? Tame Impala, Fleet Foxes, Mountain Goats, Deerhunter, Grizzly Bear, Panda Bear, Minus the Bear, Bear in Heaven, Message to Bears…a
Psychedelic rock has enjoyed its fair share of resurgences in the last few decades, but few as significant as the steadily growing wave of washed out guitar music that’s dominated
Following 2017’s stellar Sleep Well Beast and surrounding world tours, no one would have begrudged the gents of The National a well-earned break. Beyond that, there was something distinctly final
A genre as timeless as folk possesses its icons of every age. From the wandering minstrels of ages past who passed tales on between generations to popular giants of the
In late 2017, Stephen Wilkinson released his ninth Bibio album, Phantom Brickworks. A masterful ambient drone experiment in the vein of Eno and Stars of the Lid, it was a
