Self-released, September 2023 BY AKSHAJ TUREBYLU Having jammed together since 2015, Ryan El-Solh and Carmen Q. Rothwell—respective guitarist and bassist for experimental jazz group, Scree—and legendary drummer Gregg Keplinger have finally managed to record as the trio...
Clockwork Records, July 2023 BY DAVID BENEDICT Violent Hand of the Sleeping City is a thrilling musical trip through a 1970s-inspired crime film score that explores and celebrates the niche yet captivating genre of library music: music composed for specific use in...
säje, säje Self-released, August 2023 BY DAVID BENEDICT The vocal supergroup, säje (rhymes with “beige”), is the brainchild of vocalists/composers Sara Gazarek, Amanda Taylor, Johnaye Kendrick, and Erin Bentlage. The four talented musicians blend their voices to...
Obscure & Terrible, April 2023 BY HALEY FREEDLUND None of This Is Implausible is a record worth listening to twice in a row on your first sitting: once to take in the greater soundscapes, and then again with a magnifying glass and a fine-tooth comb. Spontaneously...
The Westerlies, Move Westerlies Records, March 2023 BY LILY RODRIGUEZ Move, the latest release by Seattle-born, Brooklyn-based brass quartet The Westerlies, takes a playful yet technically complex approach to horn instrumentation. Each piece explores the incredible...
