Archive for October, 2019

Chicago, “Sonny Think Twice” from ‘Chicago 16’ (1982): Saturdays in the Park

Chicago, “Sonny Think Twice” from ‘Chicago 16’ (1982): Saturdays in the Park

Enjoy this brilliant slice of Chicago history. It didn’t last too much longer.

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Lolas – ‘A Dozen or Seven Tapestries’ (2019)

Lolas’ ‘A Dozen or Seven Tapestries’ is a new benchmark by which all power-pop albums should be measured.

Of All the Tom Waits Albums, ‘Real Gone’ May Be the Tom Waits-iest

Of All the Tom Waits Albums, ‘Real Gone’ May Be the Tom Waits-iest

Released 15 years ago today, Tom Waits’ ‘Real Gone’ is like your favorite pair of jeans: well-worn, full of character and hard to improve upon.

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Ivo Perelman and Matthew Shipp – ‘Efflorescence, Volume 1’ (2019)

Hiatus? What hiatus? The Ivo Perelman / Matthew Shipp creation train keeps on rolling.

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Isildurs Bane and Peter Hammill – ‘In Amazonia’ (2019)

Isildurs Bane and Peter Hammill’s ‘In Amazonia’ reminds us that music can still investigate new dimensions.

Toto, “Melanie” from ‘Mindfields’ (1999): Toto Tuesdays

Toto, “Melanie” from ‘Mindfields’ (1999): Toto Tuesdays

“Melanie” stakes its claim as one of the stronger tracks on 1999’s ‘Mindfields,’ while joining the ever-growing pantheon of Toto songs named after women.