Category Archives: Atmospheric

SONG OF THE DAY Lean Year – Holy Mountain

Posted on October 21, 2017 by The Listening Post Blog

Emerging folk-rock duo Lean Year have caught my ear on many an occasion and yesterday released their eponymous debut album via Western Vinyl. Emilie Rex and Rick Alverson hail from Richmond, Virginia and together create an atmospheric blend of minimal … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Lean Year – Watch Me

Posted on September 23, 2017 by The Listening Post Blog

I’ll be the first one to admit that I’m not always the best with subtlety when it comes to music, my relative brief attention span reacts to bursts of sound and I can usually tell whether I’m going to like … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Lean Year – Come and See

Posted on August 24, 2017 by The Listening Post Blog

Emilie Rex is a Richmond, Virginia-based singer who has recently given up her structured life of academia to join forces with filmmaker and musician, Rick Alverson.  Together the pair make up the folk-rock duo that is Lean Year, a new … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Carmen Villain – “Borders” (Feat. Jenny Hval)

Posted on August 14, 2017 by The Listening Post Blog

Carmen Villain, aka Carmen Maria Hillestad, is a half-Norwegian, half-Mexican former fashion model who now writes and produces music. Releasing her debut album Sleeper in 2013, Carmen shared her Planetarium EP earlier this summer and is due to share new album, Infinite … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Unloved – Guilty of Love

Posted on August 1, 2017 by The Listening Post Blog

If you were to merge the sounds of The Shangri-La’s, Ennio Morricone, Jack Nitzsche, Nino Rota with the electronic music of Raymond Scott, you would get a good idea of what David Holmes’ recent project, the Unloved sounds like! Collaborating … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Kutmah – Bury Me By The River (feat. Gonjasufi)

Posted on May 24, 2017 by The Listening Post Blog

When I heard this song for the first time earlier today, I was intrigued by its curious, slow-burning vibe and had to go back and give it another listen. This isn’t a track that grabs your attention, but rather lures … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Nick Hakim – Pour Another (Live)

Posted on May 22, 2017 by The Listening Post Blog

New York soul revivalist Nick Hakim only has to sing a few words and the room fills up with soul, his voice is a dazzling and effortlessness breath of fresh air. Born in Washington DC, Nick Hakim now resides in … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Nick Hakim – Roller Skates

Posted on May 6, 2017 by The Listening Post Blog

In a couple of weeks, the New York psychedelic soul revivalist Nick Hakim will release his full-length debut Green Twins, which I anticipate will be well worth checking out. What first struck me about Nick Hakim was just how refreshingly original … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Nick Hakim – Bet She Looks Like You

Posted on February 1, 2017 by The Listening Post Blog

There are songs that sound dreamy, songs that are dream-like and songs (like this one in particular) that makes you feel like you have literally been plucked out of the air and dropped into a dream. This is how it … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Springtime Carnivore – Midnight Room

Posted on October 10, 2016 by The Listening Post Blog

LA-based singer-songwriter, Greta Morgan, aka Springtime Carnivore, has just released her second album ‘Midnight Room’ and I’ve just had my first real quick flick through it. Ten haunting songs of lost love beats through a damaged heart and echos out … Continue reading →

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