Julia Holter “World,” from Loud City Song (out Aug. 20)
Keith Fullerton Whitman is consciously making beat music again! This makes me inexplicably happy.
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Your favorite Green Ova fast rapper and mine, Shady Blaze, just dropped a new mixtape. Day’s better now.
After engaging so deeply with Glenn Jones’ stunning new record — this here’s the latest video, a banjo ditty with Laura Baird — I think it’s finally time to watch his Things We Used to Do DVD with Jack Rose. It’s been sitting on my shelf a few years now and I haven’t been able to bring myself to it, yet. Still get choked up thinking about the Philly tribute show that featured some clips way before the thing came out.
I have some busy weeks ahead, but one night, it’ll be me, the DVD and a bottle of whiskey.
Whaaaa I didn’t know Hanson Records was on Bandcamp. Here’s a free download of Aaron Dilloway’s whirring Infinite Lucifer LP, which mangles sound from the original Lucifer Rising soundtrack.
Roasted asparagus, sausages, eggs sunny-side up on toast, London tea, Starflyer 59- Everybody Makes Mistakes
Aphasia Records alert! Best ’80s-style synth label with another primo release, this one from Dynatron and featuring a helluva lot more far-away glance guitar solos.
Good God, that backline, that Burkina Faso MC that spits fire-daggers. You have my full attention, Art Melody.