Articles by John Amen

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  Jason Molina's Posthumous 'Eight Gates' Sounds Incomplete, but It's a Treat for Dedicated Fans

  PUBLISHED Aug 6, 2020

  The nine songs on Eight Gates comprise the last batch of recordings made by Jason Molina before his death in 2013. Several of the tracks su...

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  Skullcrusher Lets Her Influences Show on Promising Debut EP

  PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2020

  Skullcrusher's eponymous debut EP spotlights Helen Ballentine's natural talent as a singer-songwriter, even though the four-song sequence o...

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  Nicolás Jaar's 'Telas' Is a Cosmic Voyage Through an Ambient Universe

  PUBLISHED Jul 14, 2020

  Nicolás Jaar's Telas brings to mind nascent stars and galaxies, protean adaptations, and ever-expanding space. The album's complex design a...