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https://soundcloud.com/erasedtapes/lubomyr-melnyk-evertina Last year, Ukrainian piano god Lubomyr Melnyk released the transcendent Windmills, which apart from the almost concurrently released Corollaries, was essentially his latest major work in 15 years. Indeed, while Melnyk’s discipline is probably unparalleled by anyone else in modern music, he can hardly
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Mainstream America got its first exposure to Father John Misty’s (Josh Tillman) haunting vocals and effortless stage presence on David Letterman. The word “angelic” is thrown around liberally when folks discuss the Fleet Foxes camp, and it’s always done deservedly so. Most often done in reference to Robin
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Experimental artpopper Julia Holter released one of the 2013’s finest records in Loud City Song. And now she has done a gorgeously recorded Boiler Room performance of beautiful renditions of her work. It’s certainly worth checking out if you have been a fan of Holter’s and are
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UK post-punk outfit Savages drop a cinematic live video of their recently released single, “Fuckers.” The footage is stunning, and the performance is, well, anything but concise. I wouldn’t call it sloppy, but the band definitely seems “in the zone” on this one. The almost 10-minute rendition of this
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Watch: FKA Twigs – “Hide” Yours Truly just hosted a music event in a small, lush location of Mexico. This included many performances from various artists and bands, including up-and-coming UK singer/songwriter FKA twigs. In this video, she performs her song “Hide”, and the natural acoustics do wonders for her
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Nils Frahm’s latest album showcases a series of live performances, pushing a lot of previously written material to the limit with longer song lengths and intense playing.
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A captivating live rendition of “Toilet Brushes,” which is one of many cuts off the latest album from minimalist composer Nils Frahm, Spaces. The LP is out now on Erased Tapes. Enjoy!
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Icelandic electronic musician and contemporary classical music composer Jóhann Jóhannsson broke into the mainstream consciousness earlier this year with his breathtaking score for the acclaimed Hollywood film Prisoners. Now, he’s set to take his astounding score for last year’s Bill Morrison-directed documentary The Miners’ Hymns on the road
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“Black Captain” is arguably the best song on Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s (aka Will Oldham) quietly great 2011 LP, Wolfroy Goes to Town, and now he has performed a live version with some new lyrics in its final third dedicated to Peter Wilcox, the captain of the Greenpeace ship that
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Open Mike Eagle looking snazzy in this session video over at Kinda Neat. With school picture day as a thematic backdrop, Mike drops some pretty clever, hilarious lines that are delivered this a flow that grows more passionate as the song progresses. I’ve gotta say his singing is shaping
