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Matthew Stevens – Matthew Stevens

Albums
Self-titled and typically understated, at first glance the new album by Matthew Stevens might scan as a solo record, just like Pittsburgh the prior release under his own heading which has become one of my most cherished and listened to works of unaccompanied guitar. In fact this Matthew Stevens is a group outing with a stable lineup and a steady...

The Other Tracks of the Week 08.06.24

The Other Tracks of the Week
Playing a French double manual harpsichord at the head of an ensemble, like gummy sap Léo Dupleix shapes pure intervals into sweet melodic patterns and shimmering harmonic planes. The clarinetist Harry Skoler assembles a winning rhythm section with Joel Ross on vibes, Dezron Douglas on bass and Johnathan Blake on drums as Red Brick Hill revisits childhood haunts and...

Tracks of the Week 01.06.24

Tracks of the Week
Drawing from Sufi devotionals and odes to separation or unrequited love, Arooj Aftab's third studio album Vulture Prince proved as intoxicating as Shalimar or opium, the swirling ache of its six scorched songs managing to seamlessly incorporate everything from the improvisational sweep of the raga to the squelch and skank of reggae and the encompassing arch of jazz as...