Top 5 Art music albums of 2013
Can something still swing when it hardly moves at all?
by Alex V. Cook Music Editor
first published: December, 2013
first published: December, 2013
His music is breathtaking and yet immediately accessible, like an open elevator shaft
Juliana Barwick - Nepenthe
Caleb Burhans - Evensong
Simone Dinerstein & Tift Merritt - Night
The Necks - Open
John Luther Adams - Inuksuit
Alex V. Cook
Music Editor
Alex V. Cook listens to everything and writes about most of it. His latest book, the snappily titled Louisiana Saturday Night: Looking for a Good Time in South Louisiana's Juke Joints, Honky-Tonks, and Dance Halls
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His music is breathtaking and yet immediately accessible, like an open elevator shaft
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