All Hands_Make Light – Darling the Dawn: After eating what were arguably the most delicious donuts ever, I asked the two women working at General Porpoise in Seattle’s Pioneer Square for recommendations on record stores. One of them suggested Sonic Boom in Ballard because she not only found an obscure album from one of her favorite singers there, but it… Read more »
Rich Ruth – I Survived, It’s Over: This is creeping into my thoughts so I pulled it out again this week. The thing that stands out most is the way Ruth and his band touch on so many feels—jam bands, ‘60s free jazz, ‘80s dodgy jazz, IDM, new age—yet never land squarely in any of them, instead forging their own… Read more »
Lazy Dog and Buzzin’ Fly mixes: I dug out Ben Watt’s post-EBTG mixes this week and they’ve been keeping me constant company. Lazy Dog relies more on classic soul and funk style basslines, and that’s been scratching a big itch. Noah Kahan – Stick Season: It hasn’t grabbed me but I’d like to listen more. Killer Mike – Michael: Pretty… Read more »