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March 29, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Bryce Dessner/Jonny Greenwood: St Carolyn By The Sea; Suite From There Will Be Blood
Bryce Dessner/Jonny Greenwood St Carolyn By The Sea; Suite From There Will Be Blood Deutsche Grammophon Not a collaboration, instead this is a split showcase for the burgeoning composing careers of Bryce Dessner and Jonny Greenwood. You know them both as guitarists/arrangers for super-hyped “cool” bands. Dessner is a calming influence on the music of […]Archive
July 27, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Luluc: Passerby
Luluc Passerby Sub Pop What’s the difference between something wonderful in this bedsit dreamy folk-pop world and something, I dunno, kinda shit? Well it’s hard to answer really – it’s about intentions and it’s obviously around what you hear and how much you know going into it. Something like the new Tiny Ruins album succeeds […]Archive
February 19, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Kronos Quartet: Aheym
Kronos Quartet: plays the music of Bryce Dessner Aheym ANTI Records/Warner Here the ever-adaptable, always wonderful Kronos Quartet performs a four-song cycle of music penned by Bryce Dessner, guitarist and songwriter for The National. Wait, come back, this isn’t cloying and packed with faux-sincerity, with cereal box-yearning, with music emotionally overwhelming in the wake, only, […]Archive
May 20, 2013 by Simon Sweetman