The Tonearm "[The cello] opens up endless possibilities because it can play so many different roles. I'm sure I haven't explored all of them—I try to explore as much as I can, but there are others exploring it in their own way, and there's no one path."

Check out our interview with Tomeka Reid on The Tonearm ✨→ www.thetonearm.com/tomeka-reid-low-end-theory-cello/ Favorite track: dance! skip! hop!.

micokoch This ooooolong tea jam is just fire! Favorite track: Oo long!.

chuck p My third favorite album of 2026

Gnorts_MrAlien The world simply wasn't ripe for this kind of sincerity. Connie went missing and the music she left became a haunting clue. Favorite track: Talkin' Like You (Two Tall Mountains).

montysaurus Playful and intelligent, this album is haunting and beautiful all the way through. Favorite track: Trouble.

mellentothemax <3 a woman ahead of her time.
Favorite track: One by One.

iannnnnn I find the way that the tracks play off of each other very soothing. I love how varied they feel, without becoming unmoored from one another. Favorite track: Sun Dogs.

The Tonearm "I think maybe we have low attention spans, in a sense, where we just want songs to continually evolve. It's hard for us to make a song that stays in one sonic space for long. We just love movement, evolution, and growth in that. I think it naturally lends itself to that story atmosphere."

Check out our interview with Green-House on The Tonearm ✨→ www.thetonearm.com/plush-life-the-soft-resistance-of-green-house/ Favorite track: Hinterland II.

ericsublett Green-House at their best so far, so many nuanced details. It’s a wonderful listening experience & one of the most notable ambient-centric albums I’ve heard in a while though there are so many genres seamlessly intertwining here! Favorite track: Farewell, Little Island.

Fabio Viola Want a world that's hospitable and full of joy? Make this album the soundtrack to wherever you go and watch Empire dissolve before your eyes. Favorite track: Hinterland III.

magoski Daybreak
after
the End of the World
Hope for a
better today
Light breeze
•
I still can't help
but feel
the forces
that forged
this
morning's
possibilities
are
melncholy
and regret
wishful thinking
wishing you didn't say
what you said
last night
knowing you'll not
forgive
or forget
and that's the regret
the lack of empathy and
compassion
that makes
this all so possible.
Because it's here.
In this morning's
daybreak
eyes
turned away.
take the Long Way
Home Favorite track: Daybreak.

Teri Leptil Breathtaking beauty and romance.

Meinert Hansen I wish I could be on a sailboat in the 1960s, listening to this album watching the sun go down behind a Mediterranean island. Beautiful cinematic music! Favorite track: Still Moorings.