(Album artwork: Does it indeed affect our listening experience, and if so, how? Scratch the Surface takes a look at particularly interesting and/or exceptional cover art choices.) “Turning and turning in the widening gyre / the falcon cannot hear the falconer; / Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold..” – “The Second Coming” : William [...]

(Sevens, a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.) The Roots’ Undun is a concept record – a man’s life told in reverse, starting with the flatlining of his heartbeat and working backward through his life. But it’s interesting that within that concept, the last song with lyrics, [...]

What is it that makes us want to deconstruct art by units of time? Lists. We love making them. We love arguing over them. And here, on the verge of a new decade, we’re in a position to do the same again. What were the best albums of the past ten years? Here at AD, [...]