Reviews

Philip Freeman on Cactus, Kansas, Blue Öyster Cult, ZZ Top, James Gang and Styx

Andrew Bird, Arcade Fire, Lambchop, Japanese Breakfast, Owen Pallett, G.L.O.S.S., Craig Finn and The Flaming Lips from Alex Riggs

Beatriz Miranda with one each from Sérgio Sampaio and Clara Nunes. The Nunes album isn’t on streaming as far as I can tell (at least in the US) but you can listen to the title track, ‘Canto das Três Raças,’ on YouTube

Heifetz in Brahms, James Primosch’s Carthage, Gould’s 1955 Goldberg Variations, and a gorgeous album by Anonymous 4 from Sean Wood

Nate Patrin on Traffic, War, O.V. Wright, Miles Davis, Alice Coltrane, Black Sabbath, John Cale and James Brown

Some mostly recent-ish ambient recommendations, including Chihei Hatakeyama, Massive Attack, zakè, Portishead, Hotel Neon, Eraldo Bernocchi, marine eyes, Asuna and Celer from Ned Raggett

Jeff Treppel with Xavion, Bewitcher, Fishbone, Hirax, Zeal & Ardor, Last Exit and Animals As Leaders

Guides

Rick Anderson on guitarist Bill Frisell, whose Have a Little Faith is a personal favorite. More guitarists should play Charles Ives

Miscellany

Added a couple of new lists, from Julian Cope’s Krautrocksampler and Japrocksampler. Jeff Treppel recommended Satori a while back and if you liked that there will be a lot on the japrock list that you will like — and if krautrock is more your speed stay tuned. I am not sure that I had ever listened to a full album from Cope’s The Teardrop Explodes either…they were a really good band!