Gloorp – Gloorp ‘Em Up: I’ve listened to Gloorp ‘Em Up three times now. If I’d heard it in 1992, I would have gone bananas over it, but I don’t have that reaction in 2025. What I like, though, is that Garrett Burke physically played pretty much everything here. Is it novel? No. Is it cool? Yes. And that leads… Read more »
Nils Frahm – Paris: I had the privilege of seeing him in a beautiful concert hall with amazing sound, and I picked up Paris at the merch table. He opened both the recorded show and the show I saw with the haunting “Prolog” and the only thing the recording doesn’t capture is the excitement of watching him create it live…. Read more »
Carlita – Fabric Presents Carlita: I’ve kept Carlita’s Fabric mix in heavy rotation this week, and every time I listen to it, I like it a little bit more. The last four tracks make my soul move. Tim Hecker – Shards: Hecker is one of my favorite artists and I have all his records, but I have absolutely nothing of… Read more »
Carlita – Fabric Presents Carlita: After missing the boat so badly with the Chaos in the CBD mix from Fabric, I jumped on this one. On first listen, it’s solid through and through, and it shines in the last third. Gracie Abrams – Good Riddance: Abrams’ voice on “Amelie” has a touch of roughness that hit me hard. It’s totally… Read more »
Gracie Abrams – Good Riddance: When I choose to listen to an album slowly, I always face the conflict of when to move ahead. Do I keep bathing in side A as if these four songs are the only songs available, knowing I might lose interest at any moment? Or do I dive into side B and shift my focus… Read more »
Gracie Abrams – Good Riddance: Why do some voices hit us so much harder than others? Certainly, some of it is objective: I am drawn toward breathiness and away from melisma, but that doesn’t explain why I feel no draw to many breathy singers and a strong draw to a handful of melismatic vocalists. So what is that je ne… Read more »
Gracie Abrams – Good Riddance: My favorite thing about Abrams is the fragile vulnerability of her voice, and it’s so much more present here than it is on The Secret of Us. I’ve only made it through the first four songs of the extended release, and I’m looking forward to slowly unwrapping this gift. The Joy Formidable – The Big… Read more »
Japanese Breakfast – For Melancholy Brunettes (and Sad Women): “Here is Someone” feels like it ends too soon. There’s more to this song and more to this story. To be clear, that’s a compliment. They left me wanting more. Maya Delilah – The Long Way Round | Lucy Dacus – Forever Is a Feeling: I made it through three songs… Read more »
Japanese Breakfast – For Melancholy Brunettes (and Sad Women): Jubilee spent a lot of time in my ears and my brain, and the first notes of “Here Is Someone” make me hopeful that Melancholy will do the same. Modern Jazz Quartet – No Sun in Venice: I love records with a narrative arc, and I wouldn’t have understood the arc… Read more »
Sleeping Bag Records Greatest Mixers Collection: Larry Levan, Francois K., and Danny Krivit all on one record?! The two mixes by John Morales & Sergio Munzibai are the immediate highlight, but Krivit’s mix of “Chill Pill”—which is somehow tied to a junior high in Brooklyn—is definitely the coolest thing here. Pink Floyd – Animals: I’m grateful that 15-year-old Chuck skipped… Read more »