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Reflection
Brian Eno
Eno issued a long statement about the album Reflection in November, which he stated is the result of “generative” processes for composition that are “over 4 decades” old. An ambient release available in standard physical forms and an “endless and endlessly changing” generative app, Eno’s latest work went on sale on January 1.
He explained the project in a statement discussing the intent of his ambient experiments, calling Reflection “the most sophisticated of them so far. My original intention with Ambient music was to make endless music, music that would be there as long as you wanted it to be,” he said. “I wanted also that this music would unfold differently all the time – like sitting by a river: it’s always the same river, but it’s always changing.”
Give it a spin if you like: Harold Budd, Bioshpere, Aphex Twin
I See You
The xx
Four years after releasing their sophomore album, Coexist, the xx have released their highly anticipated follow-up. I See You was released on January 13. The album, produced by Jamie xx and Rodaidh McDonald, was recorded between March 2014 and August 2016 in New York, Marfa, TX, Reykjavik, Los Angeles, and London.
A stark departure from the band’s previous two LPs, 2009’s breakout XX and 2012’s Coexist, it’s a colourful, sometimes joyous record that maintains their signature sound, but finds them exploring unchartered territory.
Give it a spin if you like: Chairlift, M83, The Big Pink
Oczy Mlody
The Flaming Lips
Oczy Mlody follows the Flaming Lips’ 2014 Beatles tribute album, With a Little Help From My Fwends, and serves as the first full-length of original material since The Terror in 2013. It spans 12 tracks, including titles like Galaxy I Sink, There Should Be Unicorns, and Listening to the Frogs with Demon Eyes. Lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter for the band, Wayne Coyne, has described the album as “Syd Barrett meets ASAP Rocky and they get trapped in a fairy tale from the future.” Sold.
Give it a spin if you like: Animal Collective, Beck, Modest Mouse
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Journey
Journey has created iconic hits such as Faithfully, Any Way You Want It, Wheel In The Sky, Separate Ways, Only the Young, Open Arms, Lovin, Touchin’, Squeezin’, Who’s Crying Now, and the seminal Don’t Stop Believin’, which is the top-selling digital catalog track in history. Since their formation in 1973 in San Francisco, the band has sold more than 80 million albums worldwide, earning 19 Top 40 singles and 25 gold, platinum and multi-platinum albums. The Greatest Hits album is certified 15 times-Platinum. Journey received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame, and is the subject of the award-winning documentary, Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey.
Monday FEBRUARY 13 8:00 PM
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