Author: Rob Moura
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Spectreview: Jeff Parker – Suite for Max Brown
Jeff Parker’s Suite for Max Brown is a simply splendid work that bridges the line between jazz and rock in unconventional ways.
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Spectreview: Passive Refraction – 27th Floor
Passive Refraction’s 27th Floor is a woozily soothing collaboration between lovers.
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Spectreview: SAULT – 5 & 7
SAULT’s two albums from 2019 are universally-enjoyable, funky post-genre bops designed for a wider audience in the new decade.
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Spectreview: Proofs – Descend Into The Particular
Proofs delivers a three-song EP that reinforces their ability to balance mathy aggression with melodic accessibility.
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Spectreview: Arthur Russell – Iowa Dream
Iowa Dream reimagines the late Arthur Russell as an eclectic singer-songwriter poised for a mid-‘70s mainstream breakthrough.
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Spectreview: Big Bite – Trinity
Big Bite's Trinity trades the searing haze of their debut LP for weightier, stomping dinosaur rock.
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Spectreview: Gabriel Birnbaum – Not Alone
Wilder Maker’s Gabriel Birnbaum shines on his adept, exquisitely constructed solo debut.
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Spectreview: Don Piano – Don Piano EP
Don Piano’s vivid self-titled EP dabbles in a breadth of styles all anchored by Sam Peterson’s deep, charismatic baritone.
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Spectreview: Guayaba – Fantasmagoria
Guayaba’s multi-faceted, wondrously heady Fantasmagoria literally feels pulled from the earth.
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Spectreview: ings – Lullaby Rock
ings’ Lullaby Rock is a triumphant debut LP and a profound panacea for today's daily onslaught of negativity.