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Bill Frisell- Orchestras
Label: Blue Note Genre: Modern Creative / Post Bop / Orchestral Jazz Reviewed by: Len Comaratta
Marrying intimate parlor jazz lyricism with wide-screen orchestrations, the selections here are pulled from a handful of concerts Frisell gave from 2021 to 2022, resulting in one of his most accessible and virtuosic albums.
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Chrome Castle- Future Fiction
Label: Black Cottage Genre: Psych Rock Reviewed by: Griffin Paddock
Instrumental psychedelic rock. Very cinematic, definitely reminds me of Applesauce Tears (who are also on the label). It's at its best when it's playing with L/R audio switches and swells, but sometimes it can fall into the trap of sounding like a pretty average jam band. Instrumentation is about what you would expect, standard drums, reverb-y guitar, little bass for texture. Definitely suffers from a lack of variety as a whole but makes up for it with being surprisingly interesting at points and nice to just space out to.
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Dent May- What's for Breakfast
Label: Carpark Genre: Indie Pop Reviewed by: Amir Lahoud
May's newest album is all fun lyrics and quirky guitars. Although masked with sounds of whimsy, What's For Breakfast can't help but sound like an album begging you to get your shit together. Or maybe the first track It's Time For Breakfast really just means its time for breakfast. Later tracks in the album focus on giving different components time in the spotlight, back seating the drums and guitars to make space for May's vocals and maracas.
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Label: 4AD Genre: Indie Rock/Folk For Fans Of: Big Thief, Diane Cluck Reviewed by: Payton Williams
A consummate performance by one of the best songwriters working today. Not only does Adrianne Lenker have the poetic ability to write affecting lyrics, but her arrangements are constantly complex and powerful. A once-in-a-generation artist. Some of these songs are as close as art can come to conveying the pure feeling of love and longing. A real masterpiece.
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ROANOKE LOCAL AND LIFELONG MUSICIAN, AMANDA BOCCHI, tells her story of battling opioid addiction and navigating motherhood. As a fierce recovery advocate, Amanda has not allowed her traumatic experiences to consume her, but rather
transformed her past into artwork that lends hope to the future. Her graceful lyrics provide insight into the tragedies of grief, the intricacies of falling in love, and both the pain and triumphs of overcoming an addiction.
An interview by Meredith Lane of Students for Sensible Drug Policy @ Virginia Tech
ROANOKE LOCAL AND LIFELONG MUSICIAN, AMANDA BOCCHI, tells her story of battling opioid addiction and navigating motherhood. As a fierce recovery advocate, Amanda has not allowed her traumatic experiences to consume her, but rather
transformed her past into artwork that lends hope to the future. Her graceful lyrics provide insight into the tragedies of grief, the intricacies of falling in love, and both the pain and triumphs of overcoming an addiction.