Taylor Swift – Speak Now: From the early line about a careless man’s careful daughter to the triumphant glow of “Long Live” (a strong contender for my favorite Taylor Swift deep cut), I love the storytelling on Speak Now. Rich Ruth – I Survived, It’s Over: This has stayed in regular rotation for the past few weeks and I hear… Read more »
Rich Ruth – I Survived, It’s Over: The only instrument I hate more than sax is guitar. This album overflows with both, yet I loved it immediately and listened to it multiple times. This is apparently the musical story of Ruth’s experiences with eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, and it feels like a journey through psychological despair. In… Read more »
Jessie Ware – That! Feels Good!: For the second week in a row, this is on constant play. It’s not groundbreaking, but it’s energetic, sexy, and fun. I have a hard time staying still when this is on. Fela Kuti and Egypt 80 – Army Arrangement: On one hand, there’s no reason to listen to Army Arrangement when Fela recorded… Read more »
Jessie Ware – That! Feels Good!: Julianne Escobedo Shepherd inspired me to listen to That! Feels Good! when she wrote that the record is “a genre (disco) revival album that’s painstakingly true to its source material, but doesn’t sound like a curdled rehash.” She’s right, Ware pulls it off. This is fun and sexy, and it makes me wish I… Read more »