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Album Review: Gia Margaret – Romantic Piano Ray Finlayson·May 31, 2023Words are a weighted topic for Gia Margaret. After an illness took her singing voice from her while...Album ReviewsReviews
Album Review: Richard Carr, Caleb Burhans & Clarice Jensen – August Dreams Ray Finlayson·May 30, 2023The most impressive feature of August Dreams might not ever be obvious to its listeners. Its creators –...Album ReviewsReviews
Album Review: Sad Boys Club – Lullabies From The Lightning Tree Ray Finlayson·May 24, 2023Being derivative isn’t necessarily a bad thing. As the adage goes: imitation is the highest form of flattery....Album ReviewsReviews
Album Review: Chaz Knapp & Mariel Roberts – Setting Fire to These Dark Times Ray Finlayson·May 18, 2023There’s darkness everywhere in some form or another. If it’s not the literal night time, then it’s a...Album ReviewsReviews
Album Review: Grandbrothers – Late Reflections Ray Finlayson·May 9, 2023For Grandbrothers’ latest album, location is key – so important in fact that the record probably would not...Album ReviewsReviews
Album Review: JFDR – Museum Ray Finlayson·May 3, 2023Jófríður Ákadóttir is in between states. The Icelandic musician (who goes by JFDR) found herself in existential turmoil...Album ReviewsReviews
Album Review: Nico Paulo – Nico Paulo Ray Finlayson·April 20, 2023For Nico Paulo, connection is all about the hands. Her self-titled debut album is peppered with references to...Album ReviewsReviews
Album Review: Issei Herr – Distant Intervals Ray Finlayson·April 12, 2023It’s almost impossible to discern it, but the music on Distant Intervals comes from a bedroom closet. Brooklyn...Album ReviewsReviews
Album Review: Lia Kohl – The Ceiling Reposes Ray Finlayson·April 11, 2023On The Ceiling Reposes, Lia Kohl makes use of the invisible world around us. Building on her previous...Album ReviewsReviews
Album Review: Kate Davis – Fish Bowl Ray Finlayson·March 30, 2023It’s Kate Davis’ past that makes her present particularly interesting. An immensely talented jazz player (“Prodigy is a...Album ReviewsReviews