Music obsessive, deeply engaged with an omnivorous array of sound. Keep up with it all at my Linktree. benable.com/AnEarful (He/Him)
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Discover Music With AnEarful is back with one last episode! Monthly Listening: December 2025 celebrates one concert, nine recent releases, and my Top 25. Feat. @andPlayduo, The Crossing, Quatuor Mémoire, Ensemble Dal Niente, @Essvus, @laikasongs, etc.!
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This will have to do while I wait for these Outtanationalists to schedule a New York date! Pigeon - Miami | Later... with Jools Holland youtu.be/hLAvDlliaaA?si=5Dv_… via @YouTube
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Nnux’s marvelous new album, Metamorfosis, gives us this week’s A Song For Friday. Also: Billie Eilish, Alex Amen, Diles Que No Me Maten, Debit, Carlos Ferreira, and Wesely/Cocks/Ángeles/St. Louis/Costa. anearful.substack.com/p/a-so… #newmusicfriday
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Breaking: Meg Duffy, AKA Hand Habits, 🔥torches🔥 their guitar on this new M. Geddes Gengras track, Seven Dials. More like 11 dials! Great stuff from Guest List, coming 6/26 from @HausuMountain. youtu.be/NQo9pdvafRk?si=IBZB…
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Boygenius - The Record (Interscope, 2023) While I like material by Baker, Bridgers, and Dacus, I LOVE this album, which plays to all their strengths and manages to perfectly ride the line between indie and pop. Three heads ARE better than one! #5debutalbums2026
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Grace Cuell’s sublime second album as Baby Cool provides this week’s A Song For Friday. Also: zzzahara, Zoh Amba, Vince Staples, Lee "Scratch" Perry & Mouse On Mars, Grid Ila, Meadow Argus, Nolan Hildebrand, Joseph Franklin, and Diego Tedesco. anearful.substack.com/p/a-so…
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Summer Like The Season - Hum (Young Heavy Souls, 2022) This is a deeply weird and seriously fun record anchored by Summer Krinsky’s drumming, which is always in the pocket and super creative. Love art, let’s dance! #5debutalbums2026
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Book Report: The Age Of Bloomberg Indie. Us v. Them, Ronen Givony's compassionate and eloquent book, expertly encapsulates an era. anearful.substack.com/p/book…
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Here for it. @TaleaEnsemble playing the New York premiere of Felipe Lara’s Mazes And Portals with @conradtao, guest pianist, at @NationalSawdust. Brilliance will be on display! #livemusic
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Make your summer #freeconcert season classy with the 2026 Season of the Naumburg Orchestral Concerts. It starts on June 9th with Dinnerstein, Bach, and Glass, and continues on June 23 with The Knights. Check the link for all the details! #livemusic naumburgconcerts.org/upcomin…
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Exciting news from the Frances Chang cinematic universe: A new album is coming on August 21st! Catch up with the latest single, Is affect real?, and get ready for been thinking about confession, to be released by @rvngintl. youtu.be/Kfm3QUzixzQ?si=PBKe…
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Aoife Nessa Frances - Land Of No Junction (Basin Rock, 2020) A dream of an album, with Frances’ beguiling songs perfectly realized by her and her main collaborator, Cian Nugent. I also remember her atmospheric livestream, one of the best of that year! #5debutalbums2026
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Yaeji - What We Drew (XL, 2020) Juicy beats and sunny melodies assembled with a Notes-app spontaneity put this on my turntable with an alarming frequency when it came out. Still my favorite release from her, but I keep checking! #5debutalbums2026
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Welcome back @mastodonmusic - and RIP Brent Hinds. Your Ghost Again youtu.be/ESdDBTmvQjs?si=gWk4… via @YouTube
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Bonny Light Horseman - s/t (37d03d, 2020) Having seen an early version of BLH at Pioneer Works, I preordered this in 2019. It was even better than I expected, just the most gorgeous folk music. I leaned on it like a crutch through that COVID year. Still love it! #5debutalbums2026
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7ebra - Bird Hour (PNK SLM, 2023) Combining guitar synth, organ, Mellotron, and drum samples, twin sisters Inez and Ella’ music is as evocative and bittersweet as the cover photo. New single out next week! #5debutalbums2026
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Game recognizing game, as the women of @subtrules talk about the women of Plumtree on the latest episode of You, Me & An Album. Awesome discussion, especially for fans of Canada/twee/power-pop! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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Feeble Little Horse gives us today’s A Song For Friday. Also: Emily A. Sprague, Lennie Rayen, Veps, Clutter, My Brother's Keeper, James Wengrow Crypsis Trio, Eli Shane, Nirmali Fenn, Evans-Weiler/Falzone, JACK Quartet, and Frey/Alex Van Gils. anearful.substack.com/p/a-so…
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Honey Cutt - Coasting (Kanine , 2020) What a delight to revisit this pandemic-era gem! As I said in my review, “Led by Kaley Honeycutt, this trio sails in as a lighter-than-air confection of indie jangle with a little bit of quirk to add to the fun.” #5debutalbums2026
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Trust me, you need more Clutter in your life - and here they are with a brand new song and a cool live video! Clear some room in your living room so you can dance to this one. Clutter in, clutter out! Out today on @pnkslm. youtu.be/pu_7Y-Ta8-A?si=pOb6…
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Best Of 2025: Classical. While I can’t promise a broken dam, here at least is the first of my genre-specific lists from last year, featuring 72 fascinating releases, mostly from living composers. In a musical rut? Here’s your escape hatch! anearful.substack.com/p/best…
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