june 2022 – good to hear

Heroes Are Gang Leaders 
LeAutoRoiography
«Heroes Are Gang Leaders was founded in 2014 by poet, photographer and Professor Thomas Sayers and saxophonist James Brandon Lewis as a tribute to the late poet, activist, and Jazz Critic Amiri Baraka. Ellis and Lewis opened for Baraka at the St. Marks Church (The Poetry Project) in 2013. HAGL is a Literary Free Jazz Ensemble of writers and musicians dedicated to the sound extensions of literary text and original composition. Between 2014 and 2019 HAG recorded six projects… (The) yet to be released POPschutz war recorded in Berlin, Germany, during HAGLO’s first European Tour.» (Bandcamp)
Via Midheaven 


Dr. John
I Walked on Gilded Splinters 
Dr. John was working on Things Happen That Way, when he died of a heart attack in June 2019. Three years after his death, the album will finally be heard when Rounder Records releases it on Sept. 23. it’s the timbre, the accent, the modulation, the timing, the suspense, the mystery, the soul, and the wonder of this voice that had me hooked from the very first moment I heard Dr. John aka The Night Tripper. Produced by Karla A .Pratt, the musician’s daughter, this album draws it inspiration from Louisiana Hayride [radio show] and the icons of country and western.
Rounder Records | May 2022


The Holophonics
Donkey Kong Country 2 – Forest Interlude. Ska Raggae Dub
The Ska/Punk cover band from Denton/Dallas, TX, consisting of Eric Daino, Vocals, Guitar, Organ; Shane Robert Reider, Trombone; Tyler Waguespack, Bass; Will Huebner, Drums, Brian Handeland, Saxophones, say: «We play all the songs you love and all the songs you hate! Because every song sounds better as Ska and we intend to make you skank all night long!» Their horn section is their forte; they’ve been all over the musical news for covering hits from Billie Eilish’s Bad Guy to Michael Jackson’s Thriller.
Respawned Records | May 22


Kendrick Lamar
The Heart Part 6
Kendrick Lamar Duckworth is poetry in motion, and one of the most influential rapper sof his generation. As a child, he witnessed the filming of the music video ‘California Love’ by Tupac Shakur and Dr. Dre, a seminal moment. He graduated from high school with straight As, releasing his first full-length album at age sixteen. He «dropped ‘The Heart Part 5’ on May 8, 2022, five days before the release of his fifth album Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers… The overriding theme of ‘The Heart Part 5’ is spurning the notion of the black gang lifestyle as being glamorous.» (Songfacts)
Hammer Recordings | April 22


The Afghan Whigs
The Getaway
The Afghan Whigs announce their first studio album in five years How Do You Burn? — their ninth album overall, following the brace of widely-acclaimed records they’ve made since re-grouping in 2012,  For his supporting cast, core member Greg Dulli called upon several serial collaborators including the late Mark Lanegan, who was a regular in Dulli’s Twilight Singers, a partner in The Gutter Twins and a close friend. The Afghan Whigs, from Cincinnati, Ohio – Dulli, Curley, Nelson, Keeler and with Christopher Thorn now joining the band on guitar – will take How Do You Burn? out on the road beginning this spring.
Royal Cream/BMG | Mai 22

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