By Andrew Parks, eMusic Contributor"I don't think of music as cathartic or a release," Dominick Fernow once told me in a cover story about his former band Cold Cave. "A release implies that something is leaving you. It's not… more »

By Sharon O'Connell, eMusic ContributorRemember when music could be neatly divided into genre bins? Those days are long gone. Nowadays, artists mix and match styles so indiscriminately you'd be forgiven for thinking traditional categories have become almost completely meaningless,… more »

By Sharon O'Connell, eMusic Contributor"Touch, touch, touch…" says the heavily aspirated vocal that opens the second album from electronic producer Andy Stott. The extraordinary, forlorn voice – sounding like a distressed angel – belongs to his former piano teacher… more »