A deep dive by musician/writer Naomi Kavka into the familiar and the unfamiliar tracks throughout the seven (yes, 7!) decades of surf rock.
James Heather is a modern pianist and composer whose work is influenced in equal parts by electronic music, ambient, post-rock and drone as well as the icons of classical and jazz.
The mesmerizing, blistering guitar and vocals by Omara Bombino Moctar arise straight out of the Sahara Desert, sounding for all the world like the talents of Ry Cooder, Mark Knopfler, Jimmy Page and Richard Thompson playing their hearts out.
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Guest columnist Greg Pratt reveals his longtime love for this underrated band. His curated playlist is a splendid collection of essential tracks.
Kate Bush's aesthetic has two distinct faces: one with eyes locked on the technology of the present, another staring longingly into the textures of the past.
‘Save Me Not’ pursues Plano’s pioneering, ethereal aesthetic with even more confidence, operating in a dream-world all its own, answerable only to his instincts.