Daily Newsletter, April 28, 2023

Taj Mahal Savoy Stony Plain Records If there ever was a musical archivist (or a few of them) that actually was able to transfer his knowledge into music, then Taj Mahal is certainly one of those. Like Ry Cooder, his buddy from their early (and later) musical days, Taj Mahal researched, studied, and transferred into […]

Scott Matthews Restless Lullabies Shedio Records With any process, there has to be a reverse process. Still, a key question remains there, particularly with music, which is the better one for the artist? In the case of singers songwriters, they usually start ‘acoustic’ and then move into something different, say electronica. Yet, what happens when […]

Be-Bop Deluxe Sunburst Finish (Vinyl Reissue) Cherry Red Records Going retrospect and missing the point can be quite harmful for an artist, but getting it right, picking a right artist and/or album to feature, can shed a new light not only on the artist but possibly on a complete genre too. In the case of […]

De Souza comes back strong.

If you apply Gartner’s famous hype cycle methodology to web3 technologies and music, where do we stand in 2023?

Our treasure trove of terrific reviews this week includes J. Courtney Sullivan on Denis Lehane’s Small Mercies, Becca Rothfeld on Brian Dillon’s Affinities, Andrew Motion on Fiona McFarlane’s The S…

If you don’t have a lot of time to read, check out these tiny illustrated science fiction stories. How tiny are they? One or two sentences.

Including Fast X, The Little Mermaid and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 – Nicholas Barber lists this month's unmissable releases.

The top of the Audiovector QR range, the QR 7 floorstander is a high-performance loudspeaker in an extremely realistically priced package... and lots of bass too, according to Alan Sircom.

M. Ward has announced a new album, "Supernatural Thing" on ANTI-, and shared its first single, title track “Supernatural Thing,” via an animated music video. Supernatural Thing features First Aid Kit, Jim James, and Neko Case.