Sometimes I Might Be Introvert, Little Simz
Mother, Cleo Sol
KIWANUKA, Michael Kiwanuka
Una Rosa, Xenia Rubinos
Jaime (Reimagined), Brittany Howard

My fast ascension to SAULT obsession is well-documented here by now: its meeting of the moment with past and future at once. Seeking more, I turned up Simz, Sol and Kiwanuka, long-time recommendations, natch (The Algorithm always knows). Different facets of the same gem…

March 6, 2022
Old-movie montage and choral calls, urging us forward: strum, "little butterfy," strum "sunshine," strum "honey," strum. Yesterday's soundtrack for tomorrow. Heartbeat under pressing chords, urging us "to begin again" and yet to stay. Please stay.

We Will Always Love You, The Avalanches
Xerrox, Vol. 4, alva noto
Good Hope, Dave Holland
OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES, SOPHIE
New Me, Same Us, Little Dragon

Once Erin pointed me to this latest from The Avalanches, it closed the loop; things that sound like UV:/ feels, to me. Heavily manipulated, yet so, so soft, so human underneath it all….

August 28, 2021
Scratch and roar, squawk and double-thump, twinkle, twist and shout; siren. Street play, echo fun, "we go on, burning / fighting with each other." Little rhythms, tossed around, beamed up and out, forever….

By The Way, I Forgive You, Brandi Carlile
Patty Griffin, Patty Griffin
Song for Our Daughter, Laura Marling
Time (The Revelator), Gillian Welch
Court and Spark, Joni Mitchell

Created early July, 2020 to recognize new releases from Patty, Laura: on mothers, on daughters, on self. A series of introspections that open vistas; the women who write their soul, and mine, and ours….

July 25, 2021
Guitar like sitar, opening ever-outward, maturing with groove and slide: sure signs of freedom. "I wanna...live free," wait for me. I'll arrive, plaintive and prepared. "You crossed my mind, but it didn't change."