Photo Source: Michael Torke Photo Credit: Bryan Hainer About Michael Torke: Michael Torke’s work has been described as "some of the most optimistic, joyful and thoroughly uplifting music to appear in recent years" (Gramophone). Hailed as a "vitally inventive composer" (Financial Times) and "a master orchestrator whose shimmering timbral palette makes him the Ravel of his generation" (New York Times), Torke has created a substantial body of works in virtually every genre; his recent piece SKY,...

Photo Source: Unsplash Christmas music, although far from new, has grown in popularity in recent years. According to Spotify, 30 of the top 50 songs streamed in the US in December have holiday themes, and the number of streams has gone up year on year. People have also begun streaming Christmas songs earlier than ever before, with the number jumping up as early as September 1st, well before Halloween and Thanksgiving. Some usually wait until Thanksgiving evening to start listening to carols...

Pray for Decadence is a stand-out post-hardcore band. With hard-hitting lyrics and heavy instrumentation, you will be guaranteed to bang your head to the music. If you are a fan of post-hardcore or metal, this will be sure to make it onto your rotation. —Rose Smith, Editor Pray for Decadence are a post-hardcore/screamo/sludgecore band formed in Athens, Greece, in 2023. Their slowly unfolding compositions, ranging from post-rock instrumental passages to violent hardcore outbursts, are laments...