Josaleigh Pollett Soars on Warm Lo-Fi Buzz on Beautiful LP
Josaleigh Pollett combines striking moments of experimentation with an uncanny knack for beautiful, often breathtaking songwriting.
Chris Ingalls
Chris is a Massachusetts native who spent seven years as a broadcast journalist in the U.S. Navy and was also a videotape editor for a CBS affiliate TV station, a newspaper editor at a military public affairs office in Naples, Italy, and a videographer for a cancer research institute. He currently works as an internal communications manager for a large Boston hospital. He was born in 1969 and has been a rabid music fan since at least 1970, thanks to his three older siblings. A PopMatters writer since 2016, Chris is also a contributor to the website I Have That On Vinyl, an occasional guest on the music podcast Losing My Opinion, and is on Bluesky and Instagram @Ingalls1969. He lives in the leafy suburbs outside of Boston with his wife, son, dog, two cats, and lots of records.
St. Silva Fuses Technology with Nature in an Exquisite Landscape
The sense of discovery on St. Silva’s Forager is deep and palpable, and the album repeatedly fuses technology with nature with elegant ease.
Josh Mason’s Experimental Music Finds the Perfect Home
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Lesley Mok Embraces Impulse and Sonic Manipulation
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Sequoia’s ‘So Long’ Is Imbued with Tuneful, Melodic Grace
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Alden Hellmuth Excels on Her Astonishing New Album
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Olaf Rupp’s Latest Adventure in Avant-Garde Solo Guitar
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Jacob Ungerleider Steps Out of the Shadows with Stunning Album
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Alexander Noice Gets Melodically Maximalist on Wild New LP
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Ruth Garbus Creates Thought-Provoking Bedroom Pop on ‘Profound’
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