Echo The Diamond: Limited Dark Grey Vinyl LP Hailu Mergia and heralded in a run

and heralded in a run of 22 magnificent chart smashes that defined a decade in pop

Best known for producing seminal albums for some of the world’s most exciting artists (including Vince Staples

there had been a funky human input earlier in the day but

which for me is making records built out of songs intended for the intimate listening experiences of wonderful strangers who share something spiritually and musically

“In Cauda Venenum” was written surreptitiously by Åkerfeldt when he was scheduled for sabbatical after the “Sorceress” record cycle

Echo The Diamond: Limited Dark Grey Vinyl LP Hailu Mergia and heralded in a runThe third full length from Margaret Glaspy, Echo The Diamond emerged from a deliberate stripping away of artifice to reveal life for all its harsh truths and ineffable beauty. Like the precious gem of its title, the result is an object of startling luminosity, one capable of cutting through the most elaborately constructed faades. This record came from trying to meet life on lifes terms, instead of looking for a happy ending in everything, says the