NEWS 2023/09/13
The German sociologist Hartmut Rosa regularly refers to a phenomenon he calls ‘resonance’ when negotiating the perils of daily existence in an accelerated, technologically mediated world. At its core, resonance is the antithesis of the growing sense of alienation the digital domain has imposed on us: a more noticeable phenomenon immediately following the online interactions that characterized so much of the COVID-19 pandemic. Resonance is deeply human, requiring a sense of reciprocity between all parties, of mutual recognition that transcends the echo chambers that social media inevitably creates. And while all this may seem like a strange way to begin a music review, it is this sense of resonance that underscores my dealings with STONE, the latest record from Grammy-nominated American art...