Some people like to drift off to the soporific sounds of ocean waves lapping on a shoreline. Other people like the electrified hum of a futuristic spacecraft right before an alien bursts out of ...

Dream pop duo Beach House has always been difficult to categorize. The ambient sprawl of albums like Depression Cherry, Bloom and most recently 7 extends past the clear-cut minimalism of bands like ...

From soothing drones and chimes to the sound of rain gently tapping on the roof - ambient music is transforming the way people sleep, focus and relax. Once an esoteric 1970s genre, mood music ...

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 ...