Marc Masters
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A brief, richly suggestive drone piece that conjures chilly atmospheres and faded family memories.
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The grand instrumental music that Wolf Eyes founder Mike Connelly now makes with his wife Tara sounds like lost scores in search of epic films.
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Like the car for which it's named, the retro-futurist band is built for comfort and speed. The bulk of Rehumanizer is sleek, pedal-to-the-metal rock, executed with a sly wink.
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The Australian band's soulful, Motown-worthy punk poetry sounds simple and direct on its second album, whose innate momentum makes even the calmest moments feel tense.
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The English band's first album in 15 years lives in the crevices between abstract noise and melodic atmospheres. It feels outside of time, as if its songs began eons ago and could last forever.
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The guitarist, an outstanding young purveyor of a form called American Primitive, finds new levels of sharpness and confidence in River's seven masterful songs.
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What sets the Battles mastermind's new album apart is its playfulness — the feeling that experimenting with sound is a joyful game rather than an academic exercise.
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The film director is known for composing and performing his own soundtracks. On Lost Themes, he reaches beyond the movies to craft a collection of understandably cinematic-sounding music.