Darian Donovan Thomas Creates a Bright Blast of Soundscapes
Darian Donovan Thomas’ A Room with Many Doors: Day, his new album that doesn’t cling to any genre, and succeeds in bringing a sense of universality.
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Teddy Abrams Indulges in Neoclassical World-Building
Grammy-winning composer and pianist Teddy Abrams lets his imagination run wild on 16 brilliant tracks. He’s a highly accomplished artist who refuses to sit still.
David Longstreth’s New LP Shows Beauty Spiked with Damage
Song of the Earth is daring and sincere; it is an artistic statement enshrining David Longstreth’s musical versatility, creativity, and nuanced moments of resistance.
Tristan Perich’s ‘Drift Multiply’ Charts a New Course for the Fusion of Composition and Electronics
Tristan Perich's Drift Multiply is essential listening regardless of your tastes, the combination of violins and one-bit processors has never sounded so graceful.
yMusic Explore ‘Ecstatic Science’
Ecstatic Science, the fourth album by modern ensemble yMusic, provides a satisfying snapshot of contemporary classical music in 2020.
Composer Donnacha Dennehy Tackles Percussion Quartets and Ensemble Atonality with ‘Surface Tension / Disposable Dissonance’
Irish composer Donnacha Dennehy creates two distinct worlds with his latest release, focusing on experimental percussion and creative dissonance.
Aizuri Quartet’s ‘Blueprinting’ Is One the Best Contemporary Classical Debuts of the Year
The string quartet format is tried and true within classical music. However, there's something truly special about the Aizuri Quartet, something vivacious and energetic that makes their performances truly irresistible.
Robbie Lee and Mary Halvorson Find an Old, New Weirdness on ‘Seed Triangular’
Nearly every track on Robbie Lee and Mary Halvorson's Seed Triangular surprises, and if the disc fails to cohere, the pleasure of hearing the two artists figure out what they're doing remains.