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James Krivchenia - Performing Belief
By Berry
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 …
read moreBillie Marten - Dog Eared
By Camiel
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 …
read moreGábor Szabó – 1969
By Stef
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 …
read moreHeadache - Thank You For Almost Everything
By Camiel
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 …
read moreSingle Gun Theory - Millions, Like Stars in My Hands
By Camiel
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 …
read moreHuerco S. - For Those Of You Who Have Never (And Also Those Who Have)
By Mark
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 …
read moreCaribou – Honey
By Stef
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 …
read moreRyan Davis & the Roadhouse Band - New Threats From The Soul
By Camiel
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), …
read moreN Kramer & Magnus Bang Olsen - Pastoral Blend
By Mark
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 …
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