new release Archive
18 Jul 2026
Album Review: Alf Jetzer – Unfolding
Based in Switzerland, Alf Jetzer makes atmospheric music with elements of worldbeat, ambient and trance, all informed by classical and pop textures. His sound paintings are more impressionistic than melodic, […]
18 Jul 2026
Album Review: St. Divine – The Devil You Know
Every reviewer has his/her/their own musical preferences, and those tastes inevitably inform how they approach and evaluate new music. In my own case, when I encounter the word “Americana,” I […]
18 Jul 2026
Album Review: Stan Snow – Road to the Sun
Seattle-based multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Stan Snow has an impressive résumé; he’s worked with quite a few household names (well, they’re well-known names in my household, at least). On Road to […]
17 Jul 2026
Joe Jackson: Still Burning with Creativity (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… When you make an album, do you do so purely as a creative expression, or do you give any thought to what your fans want? Joe […]
16 Jul 2026
Joe Jackson: Still Burning with Creativity (Part 1 of 2)
Released April 10, Hope and Fury is the 22nd studio album from British-born singer, songwriter, pianist, composer and band leader Joe Jackson. First coming to fame as an outlier in […]
07 Jul 2026
Min Xiao-Fen’s ‘Boundless’ Musical Adventure
An edited version of this interview first appeared in The Tonearm. Bridging East and West in a novel way, one of the world’s foremost exponents of the Chinese pipa has […]
06 Jul 2026
Book Review: With a Little Help From Their Friends
In his introduction to With a Little Help From Their Friends, author Stuart Maconie raises a not-so-rhetorical question: Does the world need another book about the Beatles? To paraphrase his […]
01 Jul 2026
30 Days Out, July 2026 #1: Joe Medwick, Of Montreal, Get Right Band, Band of Horses
Two local/regional acts, two nationally-touring. Those are the highest of the highlights of live music in and around Asheville in the coming thirty days. And here we go! Show: Joe […]
25 Jun 2026
Album Reviews: Two from the Hyperspace Communications Label
Next World Sound Vol. 5 Dark ambient: that’s the most succinct distillation Ican come up with to describe this LP. Featuring one side each of works from a pair of […]
18 Jun 2026
The Nude Party: Turning Limitations into Virtues
Taking their name from a series of house concerts in Boone, N.C., in which the band members performed sans clothing, The Nude Party draw inspiration from ‘60s garage rock to […]