Apr 16, 2023 Music It’s Okay to Live a Quiet Life by Denison Witmer (Review) Denison Witmer’s new single espouses a quiet life in a suitably hushed manner.
Mar 31, 2023 Music Really Early, Really Late by The Declining Winter (Review) The Declining Winter’s latest album is their finest yet, a stark-yet-lush affair filled with haunting arrangements and lyrics.
Mar 6, 2023 Music Goodbye Divine by Creux Lies (Review) Darkwave outfit Creux Lies aren’t afraid to wear their influences or emotions on their sleeves, which is a very good thing.
Jan 24, 2023 Music We Should Rejoice by Lee Bozeman (Review) These remnants from the upcoming Luxury album are subdued, synth-heavy compositions exploring spiritual matters.
Dec 11, 2022 Music Trichurch of Katehon by Monasterium Imperi (Review) Who knew music inspired by Warhammer 40,000’s grimdark vision could be so… beautiful?
Dec 5, 2022 Music Nilch’i by Swartz Et (Review) Inspired by Navajo culture and spirituality, these six ambient pieces are filled with otherworldly drones recorded in the Utah desert.
Dec 3, 2022 Music Psalms by lovesliescrushing (Review) The Chicago-based ambient/shoegaze duo pay tribute to Low’s Mimi Parker with a pair of covers.
Oct 26, 2022 Music Approach by Lawrence English (Review) Inspired by a classic ’80s manga, this is an album of dark, drone-y ambience par excellence.
Sep 26, 2022 Music The Road Not Taken by Ecovillage (Review) The Swedish duo release their most austere and purely ambient album to date.
Sep 23, 2022 Music The Upper Air by Fred Baty (Review) These eight songs are effortlessly pretty, weaving delicate guitar melodies together with dreamy atmospherics.
Sep 15, 2022 Music Sustain Series, Volume 3 by Various Artists (Review) With the Sustain series, ambient artists repurpose old and unused material, with uniformly excellent results.
Aug 26, 2022 Music Say Goodbye by Liz Janes: Wrestling With God (Review) An artist from Sufjan Steven’s label takes us on a spiritual journey.
Aug 15, 2022 Best of Opus Music Mount Eerie’s A Crow Looked at Me Confronts the Horror of Death (Review) After all, grief isn’t rational or given to nice, neat organization.
Aug 15, 2022 Music Natalie Bergman’s Mercy Is an Exquisite Expression of Grief, Faith, and Love (Review) The album’s emotional heft comes from Bergman’s attempts to balance her belief in, and need for, a loving God with the horror and sorrow of her father’s death.
Aug 6, 2022 Music L.S.U.’s This Is the Healing Gets Remastered, Reissued (Review) The Chrindie classic was originally released back in 1991 by Blonde Vinyl Records.
Aug 5, 2022 Music LN’s Monkeys & Spoons Is a Masterpiece of Mood and Atmosphere (Review) LN’s first album in almost a decade uses haunting lyrics and arrangements to explore loss and sorrow.
Jul 9, 2022 Music Trees At Night by Fine China (Review) Those expecting more pouty ’80s-esque pop may be disappointed, but for the more atmospherically minded, it’s pure, shimmering bliss.
Jun 25, 2022 Music Faded Figures by Silent Travelers, Unknown Observer (Review) This ambient collaboration composes highly atmospheric music inspired by fictional cinematic narratives.
Jun 13, 2022 Music Simpler Times by Lycia (Review) Lycia’s latest single finds them dipping a little deeper into synth-pop, and the result is excellent.
May 17, 2022 Music Cave Sessions by The Lassie Foundation (Review) The Foundation revisits four of their classic songs with predictably strong results.