The term "ambient" music was first coined in the late '70s by influential British artist Brian Eno, who described it as music created to "induce calm and space to think." Since then, the genre has ...

There’s been a lot of talk this year about The Lord of the Rings‘ status as a Christmas movie. I don’t know that the trilogy is particularly festive content-wise, but it is something families tend to ...

Host Scott Detrow talks with Pitchfork editor Andy Cush about ambient music and the growth in popularity of marketing it as so-called mood music on streaming platforms. And finally today, to create a ...