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Anjimile feat. Jay Som: In Your Eyes (Reflection)
Indie-folk artist Anjimile Chithambo—known professionally by their first name—has announced the new EP Reunion, which comprises reimagined, orchestral versions of songs from their 2020 album, Giver Taker. From it comes “In Your Eyes …
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A nine-movement jazz piece, Moroccan blues, a complex collage of sounds and more musical delights
Floating Points: Movement 1
Promises by Floating Points (aka Sam Shepherd), Pharaoh Sanders and The London Symphony Orchestra is a nine-movement jazz piece released on David Byrne’s Luaka Bop record label. Shepherd composed the work, tapped …
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A symphonic composition, an eerie ode to love, an unlikely reunion and more music from the week
Nico Muhly: Throughline
Commissioned by the San Francisco Symphony, Nico Muhly’s 19-minute “Throughline” dazzles throughout its 13 movements. Muhly composed the masterful work to comply with COVID-19 health restrictions—meaning that no more than six orchestral …
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Pop perfection, danceable disco, cinematic soundscapes and so much more music this week
Joe Hisaishi: Summer
Originally a part of the score for the 1999 film Kikujiro, prolific composer Joe Hisaishi’s “Summer” (which reappears, now remastered for an upcoming “best of” compilation) delicately balances piano and orchestral instruments to …
Dan Deacon: Become a Mountain
Dan Deacon’s “Become a Mountain” combines classical and airy indie, and references Deacon’s time spent creating music of both genres. (Deacon’s upcoming album Mystic Familiar will mark his return from four years …
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Contemporary classical, disco remixes, spooky tunes and more new music