Foxy Digitalis
Back after a week off, just in time for (the last? Probably? Hopefully!?) Bandcamp Friday. There was a lot more music I was hoping to get to this week (well, I listened, but couldn’t put enough of a coherent thought together to include here), but I do want to give a special mention to the […]
String arrangements swirl with urgency and anticipation on Jackson Greenberg’s “The Latter Years,” pushing beyond electronic interference in search of escape. Memories are transformed into sonic missives and, as in the stunning video produced by Richie Kulchar and edited by Ben Boyd, burn to the ground. Using images of a burning doll house (shot by […]
Mixing it up this week as I’ll be traveling, so I recorded a week’s worth of mid-year favorites for y’all to dig into. Twenty albums, five a day (plus five I’m looking forward to in the second half of the year on Patreon this Wednesday). Wednesday episodes are exclusively on Patreon. Sign up now! Day 1: […]
Embarking on a solo-parent week with a big pile of news and a long ramble about one of my favorite pieces of music from 2023 so far. Wednesday episodes are exclusively on Patreon. Sign up now! Album of the Day is: Nyokabi Kariuki “FEELING BODY” Additional links for the day: Noel Brass Jr. BandcampJoseph Allred […]
A breathtaking mix of catharsis, weariness, and aspiration flickers like golden fireworks through “Nazama,” the final track on Nyokabi Kariũki’s forthcoming FEELING BODY. Borne from a period of extended illness, a gauntlet of emotions emerges from an aqueous soundworld, where recovery opens pathways to growth and reflection. Kariũki uses layers of her voice to create her […]