One Track Mind: Sun Ra, “Outer Nothingness” from Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra (1965)
He passed on way back in 1993, but the earth – no … the universe – still misses him.

He passed on way back in 1993, but the earth – no … the universe – still misses him.

As this song trumpets – quite literally – there ain’t nothing like a Rebirth groove.

The project doesn’t just pay tribute to Jeffrey Lee Pierce so much as expand his legacy.

Somewhere tucked away under all of that hipster modernity is a stone-cold blues lover.

Ideal Bread have made a career of lovingly presenting the music of the great Steve Lacy. On their previous records, The Ideal Bread and Transmit, the group trafficked in more or less straight readings of Lacy’s music. You May Also Like: Adam Hopkins’ Crickets, “Grounded” (2023): Something Else! One TrackRead More
Catherine Russell always rises to the occasion, whether with Steely Dan, the Dukes of September – or on this terrific new song.

Willie Nelson sounds at peace. At peace with where he’s been but, even more importantly, where he’s headed.

Chrissie Hynde is exploring new textures, new emotions, new places. And that, really, is what solo albums are about.

For whatever reason, we don’t often see the collision of pop music and art rock anymore.

A kick directly into the ass, Garbage’s “Girls Talk” finds Shirley Manson building — with teeth-clinched menace — toward a furious howl.