Tigran Hamasyan Playfully Reinterprets American Jazz Standards on ‘StandArt’
If jazz is America’s only original art form, Tigran Hamasyan shows that these excavations are still as relevant today as they were when they first appeared.
Jay Honeycomb
Jay Honeycomb is a writer and freelance music journalist from Ireland. Their debut novella "Post-Bliss" was self-published in June 2022. A graduate of the Dublin Institute of Technology, they have written for the publications PopMatters, A Closer Listen, and their blog No Transmission. They have lived in many locations across the globe, including France, Vietnam, and the USA.
Composer Eiko Ishibashi Veers Outside Convention With ‘Drive My Car’
Eiko Ishibashi’s entrancing score for the Oscar-winning film Drive My Car started a strange and unique journey for the composer, full of doubts and successes.
DITZ Come Out Hard and Dark with Debut ‘The Great Regression”
Brighton post-punk/metal five-piece DITZ come out hard and dark on their debut ‘The Great Regression’, delivering an album of urgency and visceral intensity.
BODEGA Bring Dancefloor Politics to Sophomore Album ‘Broken Equipment’
On Broken Equipment, New York post-punkers BODEGA channel uninhibited, child-like confidence to create a fun though uneven sophomore album.
CMAT’s Country Pop Debut Is a Fully-Formed Statement of Intent
CMAT’s If My Wife New I’d Be Dead is a fully formed debut, replete with big choruses, imaginative song ideas, and enough charm to carry the hour runtime.
Kajsa Magnarsson and Marta Forsberg Make Eccentric Sound Art on ‘Kompisitioner’
Kajsa Magnarsson and Marta Forsberg entertain the more adventurous listener with their variegated worlds of sonic experimentation and this thoughtful exploit into high-concept sound art.
Alt-Rocker Justin Mayfield Gives Traditional Armenian Folk Music the Hipster Treatment
Alt-rocker Justin Mayfield talks about Ghedtair Composite, a hypnotic blend of Armenian folk standards mixed with a math-rock meets indie-folk hybrid.