Sound Exposure

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  • Michigan de Sufjan Stevens – Reseña de Esencialidad

    El umbral del expansivo y prolífico catálogo de Sufjan Stevens cumplió 20 años y no pude hacer más que homenagearlo.

  • The Car by Arctic Monkeys – Review

    In their seventh album The Car, Arctic Monkeys expand on a previously explored sound, harnessing its satisfying although ambitious musical ideas.

  • YTI​⅃​A​Ǝ​Я by Bill Callahan – Review

    In his 19th album, Bill Callahan keeps the contemplation and musings of his latest releases and adds past-explored sounds in a very unique way.

  • Channel ORANGE by Frank Ocean – Essentiality Review

    Frank Ocean’s bright and spellbinding debut album, Channel ORANGE turns 10. The first showcase of an artist like no other in the last decade, is an essential listen still to this day.

  • Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco – Essentiality Review

    Wilco’s best album turns 20 years old. An endlessly replayable record that hasn’t lost any of its imperfect sheen.

  • Motomami by Rosalía – Review

    Rosalía’s third full-length record is an eclectic and outrageous showcase of her talents.

  • Lucifer On The Sofa by Spoon – Review

    Spoon’s tenth album is solid proof that they are still reliable, exciting and relevant, without sounding like they’re trying too much. Here my review.

  • Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You by Big Thief – Review

    Big Thief’s new record, Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You, is an expansive work of the band’s already characteristic take on folk and indie rock. It is safe to say, it lives up to its premise. Here my review.

  • Ants From Up There by Black Country, New Road- Review

    My review of Black Country, New Road’s epic and cathartic second album in just one year.

  • Hunky Dory by David Bowie – Essentiality Review

    Fun fact: I just discovered a few weeks ago what ‘hunky-dory’ actually means. An expression to denote something that is going ‘fine’ or ‘well’, I find curious that I never assumed that there was a deeper meaning behind it, for me it was always the title of one of David Bowie’s most highly regarded albums,…

  • 30 by Adele – Review

    It has to be said. To be one of the most recognized pop artists of the century, having the best-selling album of that same period of time and being revered by tons of fans all over the world has to have some weight on an artist. Those are also reasons that may explain why it…

  • An Evening with Silk Sonic by Silk Sonic – Review

    In today’s mainstream pop landscape there’s hard to find something fully original and yet, simultaneously there’s people at the vanguard of the genre defying its well established standard. However, once in a while you encounter a piece of music that’s neither future-leaning, or experimental but also neither boring or monotonous, which is the case for…

  • Bon Iver, Bon Iver by Bon Iver – Essentiality Review

    This year, a particular reminder appeared in my Facebook memories. A random March 7th in 2016 I wrote a few paragraphs about Bon Iver’s second album, Bon Iver, Bon Iver, which turns 10 today (curiously, that same year Bon Iver would announce its follow up after five years). Not only that is the one first…

  • Carnage by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis – Review

    The stylistic, narrative and emotionally arresting nature of Nick Cave’s late-career output is something to behold. In a career that many consider being among the most intriguing and engaging in post-punk evolution, the trio of albums in the 2010s form a particular awe-inspiring stage in The Bad Seeds rich catalog, with two of them being…

  • Discovery by Daft Punk – Essentiality Review

    The context for this review has changed dramatically. I first drafted it just one day before Daft Punk announced their separation after a 28 year career, 4 studio albums, 2 live albums and a film score. The news of course was widley covered by the music press and commented by fans all over the world.…