Rewire Festival 2022: A go-to destination for exploratory sounds

Set in The Hague, this year’s Rewire line-up featured the likes of AYA, Meredith Monk, Kode9, Jana Rush, TSVI and more

Grouper – Shade

Like previous Grouper albums, Shade revels in simplicity and directness

Grouper returns with new album Shade, shares single Unclean Mind

The nine-track album is slated for release this October via Kranky

The Top 10 Mixes of 2018

The Crack Magazine Annual Report wouldn’t be complete without our yearly roundup of the best mixes of the year

Grouper – Grid of Points

Liz Harris’ first album in four years sees her breathe new life into her sound, deploying absence and sparseness to compelling effect

Perfume Genius, Kelly Lee Owens, Jenny Hval and more announced for Le Guess Who?

The Dutch festival has made its first big reveal today, unveiling 67 artists and curators for the programme

Shirley Collins and This Is Not This Heat top Safe As Milk line-up

The brand new festival, cooked up by the teams behind TUSK and alt.vinyl, have released…

MJ Guider’s Precious Systems is disarmingly gorgeous

In its quieter moments, MJ Guider’s Precious Systems – Melissa Guion’s second release proper and first…

Grouper

The St John Sessions series of ambient, drone and modern classical shows at the Hackney…

Liz Harris closes the door on Grouper

Liz Harris’ final album might just be her best