Inspired by Michael Hedges, the Bell Witch doom merchant splits his signal between guitar and bass amps, and fills up the ...

Which Tiny Desk made an audio engineer question everything? Which one made a producer want to cry? Touch grass? Look back on ...

Our staff's favorite dance albums from the year that was. Once again and as always, the dance albums released in 2025 served as a reminder of the genre’s vastness.

The gorgeous soundscapes of 2025 were what we carried out of the theatre, off the couch, and away from the screen the most — here are the best original scores across film, TV, anime, and videogames th ...

The past 12 months of dance music contained some both strange and exciting moments. One of the biggest moments in fact began in the last few days of 2024, when Anyma brought his technological feat of ...

From scraping strings to unearthly textures, the composer breaks down the bold sonic choices that define Rian Johnson's haunting new mystery.

Includes David Bowie, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Nick Drake, Bruce Springsteen, Brigitte Fontaine, Bill Evans and more… but in ...

For his work as film composer for The Testament of Ann Lee, Daniel Blumberg went back in time. The film is a vibrant musical ...

Learn how to curate a Christmas jazz playlist that works for dinner parties, study sessions, and cosy evenings. Tips, mood ...

Duos and special projects dominate our list of favorite traditional acoustic Americana in 2025. Of course I mean Amy Alvey and myself, hosts of The Old Fashioned on WMOT. Just as we love collaborating ...

Currently music director of California’s San Bernadino Symphony Orchestra, Parnther had the score well in hand, conducting without a baton and asking for some imaginative musical effects from both ...

For nine years here at WMOT, I’ve been proud and privileged to select and remark on thirty albums from the closing year that meet several criteria. Some made national news and did well on the ...