On “Sun Girl,” the iridescent opening track of Julia Holter’s new album, Something in the Room She Moves, the California-based composer lets her phrasing dissolve into novel expressions. It sounds as ...

You probably know someone with a heart condition, someone who had a heart attack or even heart surgery. I know I do. According to the Centers for Disease Control, heart disease is the leading cause of ...

A Holter monitor is a medical device that records the heartbeat and checks for unusual signs. Doctors may order 24-hour Holter monitoring if they need more information about a person’s heart. A doctor ...

A Holter monitor is a battery-operated portable EKG device. A person typically wears it for 1 to 2 days to continuously monitor their heart rate so their healthcare professional can evaluate it. This ...

Julia Holter has announced her sixth album, Something In The Room She Moves, which will be out March 22 via Domino. Holter describes this one as “sensual,” “flowing” and “nocturnal,” adding, “There’s ...

From her found-sound DJ mixes to her experimental albums based on French novels and Greek tragedies, Julia Holter seems very much the serious artist. But she has always done beautiful melodies, and ...

Hélène Cixous is a 20th-century French writer and philosopher best known for her 1975 essay “The Laugh of the Medusa,” in which she coined the term “écriture féminine.” Within the text, Cixous urges ...

Medicare typically covers a Holter monitor for between 48 hours and 7 days when medically necessary. You must have a qualifying symptom, such as arrhythmia, chest pain, loss of consciousness, heart ...

“Turn the Light On,” the first song on Julia Holter’s fifth album, begins in tumult. It crashes in: bows skidding across the strings of violins, drums tumbling as if down a craggy mountain, horns ...

There are things about Julia Holter’s music that you may not understand. Her lyrics can be cryptic, evading attempts to decipher them. Her song structure is experimental and unpredictable. Instead of ...

Medicare Part B generally covers Holter monitors as diagnostic tools when a doctor or another healthcare professional deems them medically necessary. Coverage is available for Holter monitors used for ...