The other day, I stumbled upon an interview where Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings – a duo I hold in very high esteem - were both asked to name their top 5 albums ever. It struck me that they both …

Music-wise, this time of the year is my favorite time. It’s all thanks to the end of the year lists that give me a proper tailwind. One of these lists, brought my attention to Jeremiah Chiu & …

No, CBD does not refer to the stuff you get at the smart shop. It means Central Business District, a term commonly used in New Zeeland (and Australia) when talking about a city center. The two …

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 …