On Lost Futures, Marisa Anderson and William Tyler arrive on the scene with resplendent “News About Heaven.” On the more ambient Understand, Tyler teams with pedal steeliest Luke Schneider to offer a brief sonic storybook.
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Transmissions :: A Conversation With Luke Schneider
Our guest this week on Transmissions is pedal steel player Luke Schneider. Best known as a sideman for Margo Price, he’s back with a New Age album, Altar of Harmony, released by the venerable Third Man Records. Schneider takes the pedal steel for a cosmic ride on his new album, conjuring up uncanny sounds that seem to bend the ear—and the heart.
Aquarium Drunkard :: 2020 Year In Review
Here it is, our Year in Review. As always, unranked and sprawling.
William Tyler :: Whole New Dude / Lost Colony EP
Accept no substitutes! William Tyler’s Lost Colony EP is the only piece of music you need in your car this summer. Or any season, really. The wide-open, panoramic sonic vistas on the […]
Hayden Pedigo :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Guitarist Hayden Pedigo joins us to discuss his latest, Letting Go, a pristine and gentle collection of acoustic guitar songs—and why he’s determined to refuse the stuffiness often associated with his genre.
Cosmic Pedal Steel Situations :: Winter 2020
Pioneers like Daniel Lanois and Chas Smith paved the way in the 1980s, but the past several years have seen a very welcome pedal steel ambient scene emerging from the underground. Here are just a handful that have caught our ears from artists like Susan Alcorn, Barry Walker Jr., North Americans, Heather Leigh, and more.
The Lagniappe Sessions :: Skyway Man
Last year, Skyway Man aka James Wallace doubled down on his cosmic leanings and released Seen Comin’ from A Mighty Eye. Recorded primarily with the Spacebomb house band, the album presented “exquisite psychedelic pop,” and was one of our favorites for 2017. Now his Skyness is back for a Lagniappe with local Nashville desperadoes, Teddy and the Rough Riders, in tow. This cover set’s more Sahm than Wilson.