SOPHIE is international Google Doodle today on her birthday

September 17, 2024, would have been hyper pop legend Sophie Xenon’s 38th birthday. Just over three years after her death, Google has put her in the spotlight internationally on its “Doodle” on the search engine’s homepage—hopefully a chance for folks to discover or rediscover her music, which seems more prescient than ever.

Laurie Anderson’s new album takes on Amelia Earheart’s last flight

Laurie Anderson’s first album since 2018 soars into the self-consuming power of obsession, as told through the final flight of Amelia Earheart. It’s accompanied by the release of some videos from Anderson’s creative archives.

Peter Kirn - August 31, 2024

Power, broken complexity in new Liliane Chlela album, “Anatomy of a Jerk”

There’s always storytelling and throughline in Liliane Chlela’s work, even in the most brutal driving grooves. Anatomy of a Jerk delivers that same narrative clarity and floor-rumbling authority, out on Mexico City’s Infinite Machine imprint.

Peter Kirn - July 5, 2024

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