Articles by Vincent Pollard

Colin Stetson

Light in the Darkness

PUBLISHED Apr 29, 2013

Given the avant-garde nature of Colin Stetson's work, it's a welcome surprise that his music has been so well-received by audiences not nec...

Colin Stetson

New History Warfare Vol 3: To See More Light

PUBLISHED Apr 26, 2013

Forming the final part in Stetson's New History Warfare trilogy, To See More Light is comparable, both stylistically and thematically, to i...

Poirier Talks the Boundary Sound

PUBLISHED Apr 11, 2013

Montreal producer Ghislain Poirier has always been about blurring genres and breaking down boundaries. His music as Poirier blends elements...

The Knife

Shaking the Habitual

PUBLISHED Apr 9, 2013

You can't accuse Swedish siblings the Knife of becoming stagnant, musically or otherwise. In addition to Karin Dreijer Andersson's solo out...

Boundary

PUBLISHED Apr 4, 2013

Ghislain Poirier steps out from his dancehall milieu to drop this techno album as Boundary. Bright, cinematic and heavily digital — s...

Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba

Jama ko

PUBLISHED Apr 2, 2013

Malian musician Bassekou Kouyaté has an unquestionable pedigree when it comes to African blues. An expert ngoni player, he's performed alon...

Bachar Mar-Khalifé

Who's Gonna get the Ball from behind the Wall of the Garden Today?

PUBLISHED Apr 2, 2013

Stylistically, Who's Gonna get the Ball from behind the Wall of the Garden Today? is an impossible album to pin down. Starting off with a t...

Olafur Arnalds

For Now I Am Winter

PUBLISHED Apr 2, 2013

Multi-instrumentalist and contemporary classical composer Ólafur Arnalds, known for his solo work, Hollywood soundtracks and collaborations...