Music
The solo format at Alexandra Palace recalled his recent “Conversations with Nick Cave” tours, a similar chance for the singer to deconstruct his songs at the piano, except that he never addressed an imagined audience beyond his lyrics.
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For an hour and a half, Blu examines himself on Miles, trying to understand who he is and where he comes from.
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Music in Eight Parts is a welcome and inviting addition to the Philip Glass canon; the Summer of Thomas Adès continues with a stirring new recording of the British composer’s keyboard work; Anna Clyne’s Dance is, without a doubt, one of the finest pieces I’ve heard this year.
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Cloud Nothings’ latest effort is less muscular than their previous work, but it still contains its fair share of hooky bliss.
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Gimme Radio brings the human element to streaming by relying on DJs to curate playlists and provide context to what listeners are experiencing.
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Every piece here seems to play by its own rhythmic rules, and yet nowhere does the music sound academic or formal.
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Freed from the pressures of recording for a major label, Kacy Hill has created an album that feels surprisingly personal.
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If the first set was all about reminding us the breadth and depth of the talent in Billy Strings’ combo, the second set was all about dynamics and power.
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What lies beyond COVID-19 for the arts community?
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Arts Commentary: Reviewing Music, Re-viewed
Our opera-loving reviewer contrasts his own pieces, written 48 years apart, on the same Offenbach operetta.
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