The Aristocrats – ‘You Know What…?’ (2019)
So, it might be hard to know how to slot the music in ‘You Know What…?’ Whatever you call it, the Aristocrats do it well.
Archive for September, 2019
The Temptations’ Psychedelic Era Came into Focus on ‘Puzzle People’
Released 50 years ago this week, the Temptations’ ‘Puzzle People’ is a blast of hard-edged soul, blistering funk fumes and acid-baked artiness.
Jeremy – ‘Pop Overflow’ (2019)
‘Pop Overflow’ is perhaps Jeremy’s most fully-realized album to date – and that’s quite a statement.
Elvis Costello’s ‘The Delivery Man’ Once Again Resisted the Urge to Look Back
Elvis Costello referenced past triumphs 15 years ago this week with ‘The Delivery Man,’ but he was never beholden to them.
Chicago, “Hard to Say I’m Sorry / Get Away” from ‘Chicago 16’ (1982): Saturdays in the Park
“Hard to Say I’m Sorry” would become Chicago’s second chart-topping single. But the album-version ending is what made it soar for me.
Why Pop Will Eat Itself’s ‘Dos Dedos Mis Amigos’ Has Aged So Well
Released 25 years ago this week, ‘Dos Dedos Mis Amigos’ found Pop Will Eat Itself swerving into the then-hip industrial sound.
Toto, “Spanish Sea” from ’40 Tours Around the Sun’ (2019): One Track Mind
’40 Tours Around the Sun’ is powered along by Toto’s impressive reading of “Spanish Seas,” an updated leftover from the ‘Isolation’ era.
Mark Knopfler Touched on Both His Past and Future With ‘Get Lucky’
Released 10 years ago this week, Mark Knopfler’s ‘Get Lucky’ offered us a compelling distillation of his thematic and musical storytelling.
Mike Stern and Jeff Lorber Fusion – ‘Eleven’ (2019)
What we get from fusion icons Mike Stern and Jeff Lorber are the best of both worlds and that’s the strongest reason why ‘Eleven’ merits a lot of listens.
Viviana Zarbo – ‘Take Away’ (2019)
Viviana Zarbo can switch from being as sensual as breathing to being as scary as a she-devil in a heartbeat.
