With "The HeARTist," Dublin's very own Galvo joins the indie-folk community in its ongoing pursuit for true heartbeats among an array of sounds. This 14-track journey relates to an authenticity that is difficult to find these days. Galvo is a phenomenon rather than simply a name or an artist. Every note he sings and every chord he pulls tells of a life submerged in melodies since...

Sound Liberation’s “Elegy” isn’t so much an album as it is an unbolting of several sonic cages, letting the inhabitants mingle, argue, and eventually, find a strange, compelling harmony. Gene Pritsker and his rotating ensemble are, as ever, on a crusade against the "segregation of sound vibration," and here, their weapon of choice is grief, remembrance, and an absolutely defiant refusal to sit still...