The National Preview New Record During "Special Evening"
Inspired by their collaboration on Mike Mills' film I'm Still Here, the National are releasing I Am Easy to Find in May.
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'In the Night Wood' Is a Story About Storytelling Itself
Like the characters that Umberto Eco captured in his first three novels, those of In the Night Wood are literary obsessives inspired, baffled, or haunted by texts, codes, cryptic nomenclature, dashed off scribbles, pagan mythology, and weird imagery.
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Hayden Pedigo Delves Deeper Into the Elemental on 'Valley of the Sun'
Hayden Pedigo's fifth LP, Valley of the Sun, raises the courage to return to an even cleaner form of the fundamentals he's proven so adept at
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Chris Cohen Offers Up Relaxed Rock Music with Psychedelic Flourishes
Chris Cohen's self-titled third solo album is as unassuming as it gets, yet it is unequivocally quality work by an extraordinarily skilled artist. Plus there are sax solos.
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SOAK's 'Grim Town' Is Surprisingly Cheerful
SOAK's second album, Grim Town, belies its pessimistic title with some jaunty and bracing anthems of escape and liberation.
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'Which Side Are You On?: 20th Century American History in 100 Protest Songs' Doth Protest Too Little
James Sullivan's liberalism is fundamental to what's wrong with Which Side Are You On?: 20th Century American History in 100 Protest Songs.
24 April
Approach 'John Updike: Novels 1959-1965' with Indulgence, Patience, and Caution
The Library of America's new edition of John Updike's first four novels will engage -- and challenge -- contemporary readers.
24 April
Kelly Moran Turns 'Ultraviolet' Into an Audiovisual Spectacle
Experimental pianist Kelly Moran delivers a stunning performance traversing the entirety of her new record, with the great Kayla Painter opening the show.
24 April
'Avengers: Endgame' Satisfies on Every Level
Big budget action filmmaking doesn't get much better than the Russo Brothers' Avengers: Endgame.
24 April
Apparat's LP5 Asks a Lot of Questions and Provides Some Answers
Apparat's LP5 asks questions of genre while providing a guided tour of some contemporary electronic trends.
24 April
Artist As Pure Ego: Beyoncé's 'Homecoming: The Live Album'
Beyoncé's Homecoming is one of the most impressive shows ever, but its need to tell us how impressive it is deflates some of its awe.
24 April
The Mountain Goats Get Fantastic(al) for 'In League with Dragons'
The Mountain Goats create a complex and vibrant album that moves between worlds with In League with Dragons.
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24 April
Graphic Novel 'Is This How You See Me?' Carries on the Legacy
The Hernandez Bros.' Love and Rockets graphic fiction series has created a community of misfits filled with as much anger as warmth, with as many mistakes as wisdom, and with as much sadness as joy.
23 April
Josh Ritter Features on Revival Themed 'Live From Here'
A recent Live From Here with Chris Thile included guests Gaby Moreno, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Josh Ritter, and some current names on Broadway.
23 April
Bar/None Records Deliver Important Entries Expanding Alex Chilton's Legacy and Catalog
The exploration of Alex Chilton's recording career and legacy is expanded by Bar/None Records' dual release of From Memphis to New Orleans and Songs from Robin Hood Lane.
23 April
Grupo Fantasma Show on 'American Music: Volume VII' How Music Is a Remedy for Narrow-Mindedness
Cultural and musical variety is the spice of Austin-based Grupo Fantasma's American Music: Volume VII.
23 April
Kevin Morby Speaks in the Tongues of His Forebears on 'Oh My God'
Kevin Morby's Oh My God is a stunning high-wire act of high-concept and deep-rooted rock and roll at the same time.
23 April
Three Stylish British Silents: 'Shooting Stars', 'Underground' and 'The Informer'
While Anthony Asquith's Shooting Stars and Underground look excellent on Kino Lorber's digital restoration, Arthur Robison's The Informer, looks most spectacular, thanks to working from the original negative and a tinted nitrate print.
22 April
The Path in 'Beneath My Feet' Is Too Narrow to Follow
It would seem high time to put together an anthology of literary voices that have been marginalized in the grand tradition of walking. Beneath My Feet: Writers on Walking is not that anthology.
22 April
Elva Brings Much Needed Light with Their 'Winter Sun'
As Elva, Elizabeth Morris and Ola Innset's smart and poignant indie pop tackles big ideas with hopeful clarity on Winter Sun.
22 April
Typical Sisters Make Smart, Tuneful Jazz on 'Hungry Ghost'
The latest album from the Chicago jazz trio Typical Sisters is full of understated beauty and unique musical choices.
22 April
The Infamous Stringdusters Follow the Light on 'Rise Sun'
Progressive bluegrass band the Infamous Stringdusters follow up the Grammy-winning Laws of Gravity with Rise Sun, a journey into the light.
22 April
Some of the Most Maligned Tools of Modern Democracy Are Viewed in a New Light in Saaf's Reissued 'A Significant Year'
Part diary, part travelogue, and part social science study, Abdallah Saaf's A Significant Year examines Morocco's 2007 elections with a perspective on all modern democracies.
19 April
'In the Intense Now' and the Clash and Clangor of Conflict
João Moreira Salles's melancholic documentary, In the Intense Now (No Intenso Agora) stitches together amateur footage of the riots of 1968 to create a riveting rumination on the glee and disillusionment of idealism.
19 April
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