The yearning, beautiful soul of Aretha’s forgotten sister.
Author Archives: Dancing to architecture
Permanent records and the life of objects
The record as an intersection, carrying the historical context of its content, of the people who once owned it, and the physical history of individual object itself.
Gordon Koang Unity
A testament of hope.
Lyrical Wax: The Wichita Train Whistle Sings
Dipping into the record collection, for no other reason than it’s a nice thing to do.
Bookmarks September
A desperate attempt to mop up a bunch of music that came and went in 2020, and meant something to me that I was too glum to record.
Dispatches right from the edge: Rough and Rowdy Ways and Blonde on the Tracks
Two releases offering a distinct consolation for the end times.
Lyrical Wax: Ram
Dipping into the record collection, for no other reason than it’s a nice thing to do.
Briggs Always Was
Briggs returns with an assured, diverse and strangely apolitical EP
Justin Townes Earle
A brief farewell to Justin Townes Earle.
Orville Peck: Show Pony
The mysterious theatrical cowboy’s delightful new EP.