When the winter is wintering , I find my listening habits going two ways. On some days I lean into the wintery-ness, listening to moody, atmospheric, sparse sounds - appreciating the slowing down that …

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 …

Last week, Spotify bought WhoSampled. For those who do not know, it’s a massive community-driven database of information on reused music. Spotify says it will add WhoSampled’s data to the platform …

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 …

It’s super cool how this album just came out, but what a time-machine it really is. On the first listen I got transported into my favorite trip-hop-soundtracked 90’s high octane movies. The sound is …

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 …

For almost a month I’ve mainly been listening to dub-techno mixes. They’re great, but also symptomatic of spending too little time to discover new stuff. For the past week though, I’ve been playing …

I don’t think this is Caribou’s best album, and I didn’t listen to it for a while after hearing the first time. However, after seeing the man on Best Kept Secret this year, I was impressed how well …

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), …

This album was sent by a friend for its beautiful album cover. I agreed; an album cover at its finest. As for the sound: It is warm and organic. The disassembled and smooth slide guitar together with …