Will Lisil

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Cameron Winter’s Carnegie Hall Show Is Now a Paul Thomas Anderson Film

15 October 2026 Will Lisil

The film is twelve songs, one singer and a Steinway grand piano. Cameron Winter...

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A First Listen to Alien Alarms’ The Handles Turn, a Breakbeat Song Built From Museum Machines

12 October 2026 Will Lisil

Brighton Producer Jim Purbrick Builds a Downtempo Groove From the Creaks of Old Automata...

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Over 100 Songs Became the 11 on Remi Wolf’s Mud

10 October 2026 Will Lisil

Press play on Mud and the first thing listeners will notice is how much...

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Steve Lacy Is Playing His New Album Front to Back Before the Hits

5 October 2026 Will Lisil

If the opening night is a guide, listeners at a Steve Lacy show this...

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Shut It Down Puts Kansas City Punks Red Kate in Wider View

3 October 2026 Will Lisil

A DIY Kansas City Band’s 2023 Protest Single Still Calls on Listeners to Rise...

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Big Thief Played a Whole Unreleased Triple Album at the Ryman

29 September 2026 Will Lisil

The first music the crowd heard was one voice and one acoustic guitar. Adrianne...

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Nick Drake Gets a Writing Credit on Lizzy McAlpine’s Angel

23 September 2026 Will Lisil

Listeners who know Nick Drake will hear him within seconds. The guitar line under...

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Eleven People Built a Shoegaze Festival and Sold It Out

15 September 2026 Will Lisil

The effects pedalboard that gave shoegaze its name Shoegaze is a British guitar style...

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A Bedroom Demo Took Sombr to Madison Square Garden

9 September 2026 Will Lisil

What you hear first is the size of it. The songs are built like...

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Perfect Blue Runs Nine Songs in Twenty-Five Minutes and Never Rushes

3 September 2026 Will Lisil

Yel. The first thing a listener notices about Perfect Blue is how little hurry...