Recent Background Music Releases

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  Damon & Naomi / Michio Kurihara
  A Sky Record
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  Begun in Japan in 2019 and completed during the earliest phases of the COVID-19 lockdown, a sense of disquiet runs through these sadly beautiful songs.

  - Fred Thomas
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  Grateful Dead
  Dave's Picks, Vol. 39: The Spectrum, …
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  The 39th Dave's Pick combines some prime early-'80s Dead from three different shows on the same 1983 tour.

  - Timothy Monger
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  Jim Noir
  Deep Blue View
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  A companion piece to Noir's A.M. Jazz album, the EP is a masterfully crafted 30 minutes of string-heavy easy listening pop.

  - Tim Sendra
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  Bruno Bavota
  For Apartments: Songs & Loops
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  Recorded while on lockdown, Bavota explores two different approaches: loop-based synthesizer explorations and intimate piano pieces.

  - Paul Simpson
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  Lucinda Chua
  Antidotes
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  The singer/songwriter, producer, and composer's first two EPs flow between R&B and ambient pop with a velvety, subtle beauty.

  - Heather Phares
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  Sleep Fruits Music
  Relaxing Sleep Music
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  Two-hour collection of relaxing ambient music ideal for post-workout cool downs, meditation, or, as the title suggests, sleep.

  - Neil Z. Yeung