Daily Newsletter, February 21, 2023

On their 3-song EP 'Heaving,' Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys are able to keep the balance between dream and nightmare shades in their music.

Yes, no, it's already here, it's complicated.

Vertigo Records' early albums came with the iconic "swirl" label, a treasure trove of unique and essential albums that can fetch crazily high prices

On their 1974 LP, Fagen and Becker honed their humorous lyrics and perfected their luscious arrangements that straddled multiple genres.

The best Atlantic Records jazz albums provide an exhilarating journey from sizzling hard bop to revolutionary free jazz.

Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. * Margot Douaihy, Scorched Grace (Gillian Flynn Books) “Sister Holiday, the protagonist of Margot Douaihy’s showstopper…

A major new Vermeer exhibition displays the artist's evocative and serene paintings of daily life – but they harbour secret, symbolic messages, writes Matthew Wilson.

British company Mission has launched its first new integrated amplifier in 40 years – the 778X, a substantial upgrade of 1983’s 778. Inputs for digital sources comprise asynchronous USB Type B, one coaxial and two optical, while digital outputs are provided in optical and coaxial flavours. Analogue signals are catered for by three stereo RCA inputs – two line-level plus a moving-magnet phono input for turntables – while pre-out sockets permit the addition of an external power amplifier.