Lars Gotrich
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A few late-year greats, including tracks from Dark Thoughts, Irreversible Entanglements and Shorelights. Plus, a nine-hour playlist of the year in Viking's Choice.
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On this week's playlist, Lori Goldston makes fathoms-deep cello music, Worriers' Lauren Denitzio previews their 2020 album and Haunt turns in another heavy metal anthem.
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Jack Rose helped revive and reset acoustic guitar music — a new compilation pays tribute to the artist, who died 10 years ago today. Plus, a playlist of 2019's phenomenal crop of guitar records.
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New music from Blood Incantation, Maria W Horn, Vital Force, Forest of Tygers and Envy highlight a playlist of heavy, heady music.
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Swedish composer Kajsa Lindgren blurs memory and reality, Liturgy makes a metallic mess and OOIOO squiggles a trippy hypnosis on this week's playlist.
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You suddenly find yourself in a white room. A playlist spins turntablist Maria Chávez, Counterparts' rip-up-the-pit breakdowns and Tuluum Shimmering's hairy ambient. How do you feel?
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M. Sage pours a bubble bath bog of komische bliss, Deathprod returns with his first album in 15 years and Madrid's Cristina Quesada channels Saint Etienne on this week's playlist.
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Music moves culture forward. Auditory illusions, hellish black metal and meditative drum-dance music mix together on this week's playlist.
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Listen to playlist of music podcasts, featuring 2 Live Crew's battle for freedom of speech, the '90s Christian punk renaissance a Pakistani sibling duo's New Wave obsession.
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Real Life Rock & Roll Band applies minimalist techniques to its countrified motorik-emo and essential reissues rescue El Wali's Sarahan desert jams and Patrick Cowley's synth rippers.