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I want to believe this is a good thing. I really, really do. Want to believe.

I make no bones about the fact that I’m not a fan of Spotify. Never have been, never will be. They are, pardon the NJ, dead to me.

Artists promoting good sound is a good thing.

France-based Hi-Res streaming service Qobuz is making access to its forever expanding lossless library more accessible with its new Duo Plan.

I think we know this already, but our super cheap or free access to the World’s music catalog comes at a price. And that price is making working musicians an endangered species.

Oh, boy! Oh, boy, oh, boy, oh, boy, oh, boy, oh, boy, oh, boy!

Justin Vernon as Bon Iver made waves with the band’s self-titled second album. It turned out, one constant in Bon Iver’s music was beauty. Incredible beauty.

If I had to pick a favorite between the two, this one would win.

At long last.

Dry Cleaning’s languid and lovely New Long Leg, released on 4AD in April, is shaping up to be one my favorite albums of the year, teetering very near the top.

It feels like an eternity has passed between Aldous Harding’s last full length, Designer, from 2019. In some ways, an eternity has passed if we consider confinement a form of it.

Just when you thought things were getting better, Apple comes clean with their hopes for the future of music. And it’s all about sound effects. Ugh.

My daily iPhone Apple Music hi-res check finally turned up gold this very morning. Apple Music Hi-Res streaming has (finally) arrived!

Apple, who recently announced the immanent release of lossless hi-res streaming through Apple Music, doesn’t think very much of it.

Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe is the name of an Albert Ayler album from 1969. “Racist, Sexist Boy” is the name of a single from The Linda Lindas from 2021.

You heard that right — Sharon Van Etten and Angel Olsen have just released a single, together, today.

Don’t count TIDAL out just yet.

It’s a fact, Jack. Amazon has announced that Lossless Audio, up to 24-bit/192kHz, is here for Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers at no additional cost. Sound familiar?

It’s a fact, Jack. Apple has announced that Lossless Audio, up to 24-bit/192kHz, is coming to Apple Music subscribers in June 2021 at no additional cost.

We’ve come to expect people to say stupid things. It’s a daily occurrence if you watch the news, at least here in the US.