The other day, I stumbled upon an interview where Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings – a duo I hold in very high esteem - were both asked to name their top 5 albums ever. It struck me that they both …

First of all, happy New Year from us at Listenings! We have been all over the place over the past year - chronologically, that is. We have recommended some of our favourite 2025 releases and dug up …

Headache is a project by Vegyn, the elusive producer who became friends with James Blake in a nightclub and ended up working with Frank Ocean on Blonde and Endless. Ever since, he has been releasing …

When thinking about the plethora of new music releases that flood us on a daily basis, I sometimes find myself nostalgically wondering what it would have been like to live on the other side of the …

Last Wednesday, MJ Lenderman & The Wind played a stellar show in Amsterdam. As I suspect many of you are already familiar with his tiptop record Manning Fireworks (if not, go check it out), …

“Foxwarren” is a small town in western Manitoba, Canada and although I would have loved to tell you all about the interesting stuff I’ve encountered on my recent Streetview exploration, this is a …

Now that the sunny weather seems to have left us, it is time to bring back those vibes with Saya Gray’s deliciously breezy, yet intricately layered latest album, released last February. The melodies …

For today’s recommendation, we go back in time sonically to the early 2010s, when the indie scene was dominated by the subdued, lo-fi sounds of Youth Lagoon, Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Mac …

Sometimes, I just want music to be soothing—no weird noises, no dissonance, just beautiful sounds to ease me through. At the same time, I can be quite critical of soothing music: it should not be too …

For this weekend’s pick, we venture all the way out to the land down under. Although Gena Rose Bruce is technically a singer-songwriter, this album has too much grit and schwung to be classified …