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Queen Kong, "Bethema" from 'Fray' (2022): Something Else! video premiere

Queen Kong, “Bethema” from ‘Fray’ (2022): Something Else! video premiere

This is the video premiere of “Bethema” from klezmer jazz ensemble Queen Kong’s upcoming album ‘Fray.’

How 'Revenge' Became Kiss' Last Gasp of Greatness

How ‘Revenge’ Became Kiss’ Last Gasp of Greatness

Released 30 years ago today, ‘Revenge’ is the one non-makeup Kiss record that belongs in the conversation with their best work.

Joey Alexander - 'Origin' (2022)

Joey Alexander – ‘Origin’ (2022)

All that hype surrounding a child who plays a sophisticated music form like an old veteran is real, but now that Joey Alexander is no longer child and finding his own identity, the hype feels even more real than before with the all-originals ‘Origin.’

Seth Walker - 'I Hope I Know' (2022)

Seth Walker – ‘I Hope I Know’ (2022)

Times have changed but in adapting to it on ‘I Hope I Know,’ Seth Walker shows that his mastery of Americana music is just as it was during the ‘old’ times.

Gloryhammer, “Fly Away” (2022): One Track Mind

Gloryhammer, “Fly Away” (2022): One Track Mind

Gloryhammer’s Sozos Michael is probably better from a technical standpoint than Thomas Winkler. But the better technical singer is not always a better fit.

Brandon Seabrook, Cooper-Moore + Gerald Cleaver - 'In the Swarm' (2022)

Brandon Seabrook, Cooper-Moore + Gerald Cleaver – ‘In the Swarm’ (2022)

Brandon Seabrook never undertakes paths chosen by others, but rarely has he had such willing and able partners in crime to carry out his scintillating eccentricities as Gerald Clever and Cooper-Moore.

Wilco's 'Sky Blue Sky' Was a Rare Instant-Classic Rock Album

Wilco’s ‘Sky Blue Sky’ Was a Rare Instant-Classic Rock Album

Released 15 years ago this week, Wilco’s ‘Sky Blue Sky’ became my road music, an escape from the everyday nothingness that often drives us insane.

The Singles - 'L.O.V.E. From the Santa Cruz Archives '82-'85' (2022)

The Singles – ‘L.O.V.E. From the Santa Cruz Archives ’82-’85’ (2022)

The term “power pop” has been widely overused and misused, but the Singles can positively be deemed poster boys of the idiom.

Jacob Garchik - 'Assembly' (2022)

Jacob Garchik – ‘Assembly’ (2022)

Living up to its name, Jacob Garchik’s ‘Assembly’ artfully puts together improvised parts to create structured pieces, only to place it back against its loose origins.

The Lickerish Quartet - 'Threesome Vol. 3' EP (2022)

The Lickerish Quartet – ‘Threesome Vol. 3’ EP (2022)

With ‘Threesome, Vol. 3,’ the Lickerish Quartet once again comes up with songs that are designed complex but come off catchy and frictionless.