Laura Strickling’s 40@40 Project (CD Review)
Laura Strickling 40@40 Laura Strickling, soprano, Daniel Schlosberg, piano Bright Shiny Things Soprano Laura Strickling was nominated for a Grammy in 2022 for her last CD, Confessions, and has followed…
Every Living Creature (CD Review)
Every Living Creature Choral music by Kenneth Leighton Rebecca Lea, Nina Bennet, soprano; Ciara Hendrick, mezzo-soprano; Nick Pritchard, tenor Finchley Children’s Music Group, Grace Rossiter, music director Londinium, Andrew Griffiths,…
Ralph Alessi Quartet on ECM (CD Review)
Ralph Alessi Quartet It’s Always Now ECM CD Trumpeter Ralph Alessi brought a passel of originals to his latest recording date, his fourth for ECM, It’s Always Now. Most are…
Thomas Adés – Dante (CD/DVD review)
Thomas Adés Dante Los Angeles Master Chorale, Los Angeles Symphony, Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Nonesuch CD Thomas Adés The Dante Project London Symphony Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Koen…
Balmorhea – Pendant World on DG (CD Review)
Balmorhea Pendant World Deutsche-Grammophon In recent years, Deutsche-Grammophon has been releasing crossover albums incorporating the work of pop/electronic artists, particularly those who sit in the post-rock and ambient pockets. Balmorhea,…
Dear Tick – Emotional Contracts (CD Review)
Deer Tick Emotional Contracts ATO Records Deer Tick’s first post-pandemic recording, Emotional Contracts (ATO), is produced by veteran Dave Fridmann, who has manned the console for the likes of Sleater-Kinney,…
Annika Socolofsky on New Amsterdam (CD Review)
Annika Socolofsky Don’t Say a Word Latitude 49 New Amsterdam Records “This unapologetic profession of love and vulnerability is something I have felt denied all my life. And it’s time…
Deerhoof – Miracle-Level (CD Review)
Deerhoof Miracle-Level Joyful Noise Recordings At a certain point in their career, many rock bands dread the audience reaction to saying “we’re going to play the new single” from onstage.…
Chet Baker – Blue Room (CD Review)
Chet Baker Blue Room: The 1979 Vara Studio Sessions in Holland Jazz Detective 2xCD A double CD (or limited edition vinyl, if you prefer) set of unreleased sessions from 1979…
Dominic Miller – Vagabond on ECM Records (CD Review)
Dominic Miller Vagabond Dominic Miller, guitar; Jacob Karlzon, piano, keyboard; Nicolas Fiszman, bass; Ziv Ravitz, drums ECM Records Vagabond is guitarist Dominic Miller’s third recording for ECM Records. Apart from…