Album Reviews
A soundtrack to imaginary birds through free improvisation
The jazz trumpeter and bandleader’s latest is rife with cinematic heft and rhapsodic intensity
The UK art rock band populate the stunning songs on their third album with a cast of villains
In a 2024 conversation during Jazz Is Dead‘s L.A. Philharmonic residency, label co-founder and hip-hop…
The New Orleans singer/songwriter returns after a long hiatus with his most eclectic LP, produced by Kenny Segal
A nearly 80-minute rap opus that spans from blistering noise to soulful jazz rap
Tamara Lindeman’s third album in four years juxtaposes musical improvisation with more personal reflections
The free jazz legend collaborates with Mats Gustafsson on a set of spoken-word pieces with stories from throughout his career
The group’s first album in seven years finds them continuing to explore and experiment
One of Canada’s most inventive bands offer their most cohesive statement yet
The Lousiana swamp rock singer/songwriter returns after 15 years with some of his strongest songs yet
Thirty years in, the Glasgow legends retain their sense of melancholy and grandeur
The singer/songwriter’s sophomore album (a 90-minute EP?) pairs haunting slowcore with epic drone