Articles by Tom Piekarski
claire rousay Puts Her Ambient Experimentation in 'a softer focus'
PUBLISHED Apr 7, 2021
On a softer focus, claire rousay has delivered both her most accessible and compositionally daring album to date. Past releases have often...
Quatuor Bozzini Pay Fitting Tribute to a Key Experimental Figure on 'Alvin Lucier: Navigations'
PUBLISHED Feb 2, 2021
Montréal-based string quartet Quatuor Bozzini have been a mainstay in the Canadian classical music scene for over two decades. Favouring th...
'Magic Oneohtrix Point Never' Is a Radio Playlist with No Internal Logic
PUBLISHED Oct 29, 2020
Magic Oneohtrix Point Never is something of a self-titled record. Having once misheard the station ID announcement of Boston's Magic 106.7,...
SUMAC Offer Brutal Empathy on Their Art Metal Epic 'May You Be Held'
PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2020
SUMAC ask that you interpret their fourth full-length as an expression of care: unconditional care for yourself, for others, and for the wo...
Claire Rousay's 'Tuufuhhoowaah / Bday Shots' Shows the Artistic Potential of a Smartphone
PUBLISHED Aug 17, 2020
Claire Rousay has been incorporating daily life into her music more and more with every release. The two-track Tuufuhhoowaah / Bday Shots E...
Protomartyr Aim Big on 'Ultimate Success Today' but Find Strength in the Subtleties Instead
PUBLISHED Jul 21, 2020
These days, there's something strangely dissatisfying about hearing Protomartyr vocalist Joe Casey identify and diagnose our personal and s...
Bing & Ruth's 'Species' Is as Monotonous as the Desert Dunes That Inspired It
PUBLISHED Jul 15, 2020
Bing & Ruth is New York composer and pianist David Moore's chosen vehicle for exploring ensemble-based music in the so-called minimalist tr...
Cult '90s Heroes Hum Are More Confident Than Ever on Comeback Album 'Inlet'
PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2020
22 years removed from their last release, Hum have returned with Inlet, their best album to date. Since 1998's Downward Is Heavenward, they...