Jake Blount on his Afrofuturist folk climate eulogy: ‘What would music sound like when we’re dead?’ | Folk music

‘If we carry on as we are, denying individual and institutional responsibility for the environment, this dystopia will be our reality.’

When Florida security guard George Zimmerman was acquitted over his shooting of unarmed Black teenager Trayvon Martin in 2013, 18-year-old Jake Blount turned to the past to cope with his despair. “I wanted to know […]

Brant Bjork Unveils Bread for Butter” from Upcoming Solo Album: Stream

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Brant Bjork has shared the new song “Bread for Butter” ahead of his 14th solo album, Bougainvillea Suite, arriving October 28th. The track features Bjork’s onetime Kyuss and current Stöner bandmate Nick Oliveri. “Bread for […]

Mabe Fratti: Se Ve Desde Aquí review – cathartic and powerful experimentation | Experimental music

Mabe Fratti: Se Ve Desde Aquí album cover

Life after lockdown has been a time of creative change for Mabe Fratti. The Guatemalan cellist and composer wrote her second album, 2021’s Será Que Ahora Podremos Entendernos?, while isolating in an artist’s compound outside […]

‘A nonconformist with a conservative’s regard for tradition’: Ralph Vaughan Williams at 150 | Ralph Vaughan Williams

The composer with his second wife and muse Ursula Vaughan Williams.

When encountering an unfamiliar composition by Ralph Vaughan Williams, I find myself asking the same questions: where have I heard this before? Do I know this already or am I simply imagining it? Clear answers […]

Sudan Archives: ‘In so many places in the world the violin brings the party’ | Pop and rock

Sudan Archives performing at Coachella in 2018

Brittney Parks is on a mission “to show the Blackness of the violin”, she says. As a child in Ohio, she learned to play the instrument by ear. She moved to Los Angeles in her […]

The Top 10 Most Popular & Admired Indian Musical Instruments In 2022

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Music is by far the most important kind of art and culture in India, where it plays a significant role in people’s daily life. India is a country of music, as evidenced by the audience […]

6 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Bitchin Bajas, Pi’erre Bourne, and More

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With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming services. […]

Who is Win Butler?

Who is Win Butler?

ARCADE FIRE’S frontman, Win Butler, is known for his indie-rock tunes. The 42-year-old not only sings but is also multi-talented when it comes to playing instruments like the banjo. Win Bulter is the co-founder of […]

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith: Let’s Turn It Into Sound review – glistening arpeggios and heavenly vocals | Music

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith: Let’s Turn It Into Sound album cover

There’s often a whiff of joss sticks surrounding the music of Los Angeles-based composer Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith. In the past she has made an LP of drones for yoga and meditation, a new age album […]

BEHEMOTH Shares Music Video For New Single ‘Thy Becoming Eternal’

BEHEMOTH Shares Music Video For New Single 'Thy Becoming Eternal'

Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH will release their 12th studio album, “Opvs Contra Natvram”, on September 16 via Nuclear Blast. The official music video for the LP’s fourth single, “Thy Becoming Eternal”, produced by animator Ruben […]

Calvin Harris: Funk Wav Bounces Vol 2 review – wan background grooves for an A-list pool party | Calvin Harris

The artwork for Funk Wav Bounces Vol 2.

Earlier this year, it was revealed that Calvin Harris had bought an organic farm in Ibiza. For a moment, it looked as though the 38-year-old, Dumfries-born DJ was giving up his crown as king of […]

Charlotte de Witte Makes History As First Woman to Close Out Tomorrowland’s Mainstage – EDM.com

Charlotte de Witte Makes History As First Woman to Close Out Tomorrowland's Mainstage - EDM.com

One of techno music’s modern day icons, Charlotte de Witte, has landed herself in a page in the EDM history book. The renowned Belgian DJ and electronic music producer has become the first woman and […]