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Impulse Nine is the solo project of Tucson-based guitarist and designer Steve, who spent over two decades writing demos before finishing what he now calls the most important thing he’s ever made. NOTHING IS EASY is his debut album, but it doesn’t feel like a debut. It plays like closure. The album was built across…
John Beckmann doesn’t approach music like a songwriter. He treats it more like an excavation site. Since launching The Mortal Prophets, the New York–based artist and designer has spent the last few years digging through the psychic ruins of blues, ambient, noise, gospel, and damaged Americana, assembling tracks that feel more uncovered than written. His…
Adagio Grooves puts Peter Xifaras on keys beside Justin Chart’s sax and the Budapest Symphony, and it treats the line between concert hall and jazz club like a sliding door. The record has a clear throughline. Strings set the scene, the sax steps in with warmth, and the rhythm pulse nudges everything forward. The handoff…
Tomas Raae’s latest release, …før de spredtes, is built on the melodic DNA of Nordic folk music, but with a clear eye on the present. Featuring vocalist Eline Hellerud Åsbakk, the album draws from centuries of Danish and Norwegian song traditions without sounding like a museum piece. These nine tracks carry old ballads from as…
Michael Keane, under the name Textbook Maneuver, delivers Adrenaline Slip as a debut that leans into emotional momentum and spatial awareness. Across twelve tracks, Keane blends electronic composition with his classical piano background, creating an album that feels methodical and alive. The record draws a line between structure and spontaneity – a balance that comes…
Stoneshoes (aka Nigel Rhys Watson) returns with First Light, a 9-track self-produced album that opens with “Wildfire.” It’s the first music from Watson since a near-death medical crisis left him hospitalized for seven weeks. The experience reshaped his approach to music entirely. What follows isn’t a comeback story – it’s a reset. “Now Is the…
Joe Hodgson’s new album, Fields of Redemption, is a clear step forward from his 2020 debut Apparitions. While Apparitions was shaped by emotional weight and turbulent history, this record is more open in tone and richer in color. It still carries his signature blend of rock, blues, jazz, country and Irish traditional influences, but nothing…
With Zenit, Ukrainian-born, Prague-based composer and opera vocalist Liza Liakh presents an EP that fuses folklore and electronics with a clear sense of purpose. Originally composed for a dance performance, the four-track release is structured around the themes and symbols of Ivana Kupala, the Ukrainian midsummer celebration rooted in ritual and transformation. Each piece in…
With Phraxia, Nick Pike moves further into his neoclassical style, this time combining solo piano with electronic textures and subtle synth work. It’s his third album, following Norastoria and Evergreen, but it feels more direct in its balance between traditional piano writing and ambient elements. The album shifts between acoustic-led compositions and electronically enhanced pieces…
Peter Daniel steps into the spotlight with his debut solo album, Quartets, and it’s packed with everything that’s made him one of the Pacific Northwest’s go-to collaborators for years. Known for his saxophone work with acts like ODESZA and The True Loves, Daniel now brings his own compositions to life, backed by rotating rhythm sections…