Chet Baker: (Chet Baker Sings) It Could Happen to You/Chet Baker in New York/Chet/Chet Baker Plays the Best of Lerner and Loewe-review Four reissued albums document the commercial peak and creative ups and downs of the poster boy of 1950s cool jazz. Read More
Buzzcocks: Late for the Train – Live & in Session 1989-2016 Buzzcocks remain clearly identifiable – that joyful pop-punk sound never disappears – but they're also noticeably unfrozen. Read More
Mexican Institute of Sound: Distrito Federal Despite its indulgences in nostalgia, the album sounds very modern and engaging throughout. Read More
A Winged Victory for the Sullen: Invisible Cities The neoclassical duo returns with their accompaniment for a dance company production of Italian postmodernist literature, presenting us with their most fresh and boundary-pushing work since Atomos. Read More
Madison Beer: Life Support Life Support feels like the proper beginning of a journey in pop actualization. Read More
The Fragiles: On and On For fans of DIY indie rock, On and On is a throwback that more than holds its own. Read More
Willie Nelson: That’s Life This late in his career, each and every Willie Nelson release is something of a marvel to behold, regardless of the overall quality, but That’s Life is of such uniformly high quality that it easily ranks as some of his best 21st-century offerings Read More
Rediscover: Todd Rundgren: A Wizard, A True Star Todd Rundgren reminds us, and himself, that as long as we have hope we can make it through just about anything. Those are still words to live by 48-years down the pike. Read More
Lost Horizons: In Quiet Moments (Pt. 2) They nail the tone of introspective melancholy, and features occasionally elevate the moody instrumentals, but a lack of direction leaves us with just a few memorable songs. Read More
RVDS: Moods and Dances 2021 Music like this usually suggests comfort and calm rather than danger and adventure. That Moods and Dances does otherwise is a big part of its charm. Read More
Chet Baker: (Chet Baker Sings) It Could Happen to You/Chet Baker in New York/Chet/Chet Baker Plays the Best of Lerner and Loewe-review
Chet Baker: (Chet Baker Sings) It Could Happen to You/Chet Baker in New York/Chet/Chet Baker Plays the Best of Lerner and Loewe-review