Batsumi - Lishonile

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Semipop LifeFollow “The rules in brief: One per artist: Parliament-Funkadelic counts as one entity; the Jackson 5 and MJ are separate except…” last week →

Tyshawn Sorey - Abstrusions

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Semipop LifeFollow “Tyshawn Sorey: Members… Don’t! A live remake of Max Roach’s 1968 half-hour Members, Don’t Git Weary that goes on for…” on Aug 30th →

Inundaremos - Sangre Viva

Semipop LifeFollow “No Na: “Honk!” With that title, you’d be disappointed if the beat wasn’t heavily reliant on honking. You won’t be…” on Aug 23rd →

Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’ - Room On The Porch

Semipop LifeFollow “Nandipha808 & CAAZA: Who Made Who Not sure why this Few Vocal Album repurposes the title of an old AC/DC…” on Aug 16th →

Tomeka Reid - dance! skip! hop!

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Semipop LifeFollow “Asian Kung-Fu Generation: Fujieda EP Longrunning Yokohama indie-punks best known in my household for doing the “Rewrite” theme for the…” on Aug 2nd →

Station Model Violence - Heat

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Semipop LifeFollow “Febem, Fleezus, & CESRV: Brime!! EP “Maduro Tech Fleece”, referencing the fashion statement Venezuela’s ex-Prez made in US custody, proves…” on Jul 19th →

The Wellington - Fading Out

Semipop LifeFollow “Rodrigo Amado This Is Our Language Quartet: Wailers Sadly not reggae, just Joe McPhee switching to tenor for some hot…” on Jul 5th →

Mara Calder - Saints Don't Tip

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Semipop LifeFollow “Mara Calder: “Saints Don’t Tip” Fiona Apple meets Tom Waits is too easy, so I’ll save that for the album…” on Jun 28th →

Shaking Hell - Oh Great, Hassle!

Semipop LifeFollow “The Cucumbers: As You Heard Me Songs purportedly by fictional country songwriter Daisy Steinberg, and if you listen to plenty…” on Jun 7th →