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 …

This album recommendation might be old for some. Others might only know the hit song ‘Inspector Norse’, which was very popular at parties over ten years ago. ‘It’s Album Time’ (2014) is …