Notes

111MHz: ‘Ignition, Sneakers.’ The insistent “bing” from Lia Kohl’s car key in the ignition is the rhythm here, blending with squeaking sneakers on polished floors, stabbing keyboards, and a sweeping cello. Field recordings of machine-made sounds—and music of modern lives—from her new album, Normal Sounds. Kohl is a composer, cellist, and sound artist from Chicago.

—Brendan Hasenstab