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ACL 2020 ~ The Year’s Best Album Covers

What is an album cover?  The answer seems obvious, but it’s not.  For years, an album cover was a 12″ x 12″ image that graced the front of a record sleeve.  Once in a while, the cover was obscured by outer paper or cellophane (as in Led Zeppelin’s In Through the Out Door and Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here), though usually it was on display for the world to see.  Most people conceded that a…

Music recorded during quarantine

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Few independent musicians are at home during this lockdown without anything to help them self-produce, including soundcards, mics and recording software/interfaces. Many have made their voice count, offering succour and hope, while praising frontline workers.

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Across genres, from rapper DIVINE’s song ‘Salaam’ (that offers a nuanced look at the crises born from the…

Puma, India post-rock quartet aswekeepsearching is about to release its first ambient album.  Reflecting its title, Sleep is meant to induce rapid eye movement, and is accompanied by a series of restive videos, along with a different sunflower illustration for each track.  The sunflowers originally attracted us to this work, as the cover art is irresistible.  We’re also digging the fact that the…