#NewMusicFriday
#New Music Friday: Year In Review
Happy 2022, I guess.
Music
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Circuit des Yeux | -io
Imagine a mixture of Scott Walker and Nico. Now add bitters.
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Album of the Week: Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp | We’re OK. But We’re Lost Anyway
I enjoy heady music when there’s plenty of body mixed in.
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Album of the Week: Valentina Goncharova | Recordings 1987-1991 Vol. 2
Some of my favorite outsider art was created by people on the inside.
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#NewMusicFriday: December 17, 2021
Each Friday, Stephen Mejias, AudioQuest’s Director of Communications and former Stereophile and Audiostream columnist, will browse through the many exciting albums released that day and select 15 worth a closer listen.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Mabe Fratti + Concepción Huerta | Estática
If you ever you meet someone who doesn’t at least like the cello, run.
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#NewMusicFriday: December 10, 2021
Each Friday, Stephen Mejias, AudioQuest’s Director of Communications and former Stereophile and Audiostream columnist, will browse through the many exciting albums released that day and select 15 worth a closer listen.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Michael Hurley | The Time of the Foxgloves
There’s a lot to like, and more to love, about a new record from Michael Hurley.
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#NewMusicFriday: December 3, 2021
Each Friday, Stephen Mejias, AudioQuest’s Director of Communications and former Stereophile and Audiostream columnist, will browse through the many exciting albums released that day and select 15 worth a closer listen.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Akira Rabelais | À la recherche du temps perdu
Memory is life’s best editor.
Art&Culture
Twittering Machines 2021 Holiday Gift Guide
If ever a year deserved a treat at its end, 2021 must be one. I hope you find something in this year’s Gift Guide that tickles your fancy.
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#NewMusicFriday: November 26, 2021
Each Friday, Stephen Mejias, AudioQuest’s Director of Communications and former Stereophile and Audiostream columnist, will browse through the many exciting albums released that day and select 15 worth a closer listen.
Album of the Week
Album of the Week: Hedvig Mollestad Trio | Ding Dong. You’re Dead
Norwegian guitarist, vocalist and composer Hedvig Mollestad has been tearing up 2021 with not one, not two, but three new records. My current mood picked the most straight ahead ripper, a product of Mollestad’s long-standing Trio.
Album of the Week
Twittering Machines 21 Favorite Albums of 2021
2021 was a banner year for testing our ability to look ahead while finding pleasure amidst a storm. It should come as no surprise that artists reflect this push and pull in the music they share with us.
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#NewMusicFriday: November 19, 2021
Each Friday, Stephen Mejias, AudioQuest’s Director of Communications and former Stereophile and Audiostream columnist, will browse through the many exciting albums released that day and select 15 worth a closer listen.