{"id":2236,"date":"2022-02-01T11:57:42","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T11:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/?p=2236"},"modified":"2022-02-01T11:57:42","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T11:57:42","slug":"february-2022-good-to-hear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/2022\/02\/01\/february-2022-good-to-hear\/","title":{"rendered":"february 2022 \u2013 good to hear"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Boy Named If\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>
\nElvis Costello & the Imposters\u00a0<\/strong>
\nA sensational Elvis Costello, who has never sounded better on vinyl, gives all on this extraordinary album that has found positive reception all around. \u00abSo much of the pleasure of\u00a0The Boy Named If\u00a0<\/em>lies in how The Imposters deliver everything from the slow-burning ballad \u2018Paint the Red Rose Blue\u2019 to the tight R&B groove of \u2018Magnificent Hurt\u2019 with the clean efficiency of a rock & roll combo. The Imposters have never sounded better on record \u2013 and they’ve never sounded more like the Attractions either, which isn’t entirely a coincidence \u2013 and that helps give\u00a0The Boy Named If\u00a0<\/em>its infectious kick: it may feel like an old-fashioned Elvis Costello album, but it sounds entirely fresh.\u00bb (All Music)
\nCapitol | January 22<\/p>\n

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Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival<\/strong><\/a>
\nAnna von Hausswolff\u00a0<\/strong>
\nThe daughter of the Swedish avant-garde sound artist Carl Michael von Hausswolff, composer, singer-songwriter, pipe organist, musician Anna \u00abhas written and released four full-length albums:\u00a0Singing From<\/em>\u00a0The Grave<\/em>\u00a0(2010),\u00a0Ceremony<\/em>\u00a0(2012),\u00a0The Miraculous<\/em>\u00a0(2015) and\u00a0Dead Magic\u00a0<\/em>(2018), often recording with a cast of other musicians. Her forthcoming release,\u00a0All Thoughts Fly<\/em>\u00a0sees Anna in solo instrumental mode. The entire record is just one solo instrument, the pipe organ, all songs written and played by Anna von Hausswolff. In Montreux, we hear six pieces; Anna performs sensational renditions of fan-favourites from\u00a0The Miraculous<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Dead Magic,<\/em>\u00a0with the backing of a full band including additional vocals from her sister, cinematographer Maria von Hausswolff.\u00bb
\nSouthern Lord | January 22<\/p>\n

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To Human Power<\/strong><\/a>
\nMirjam H\u00e4ssig Quartet<\/strong>
\nA dream world, sometimes stormy, contemplative and suddenly a pinch of Dadaism, that’s what A\u00e9! offers listening ears. Ay\u00e9! is characterized by the special instrumentation with harp, double bass, voice, ukulele and electronic beats. The musicians Mirjam H\u00e4ssig (voice, composition, ukulele), Julie Campiche (harp, FX), Manu Hagmann (double bass, FX), Nicolas Bianco (drums, electronics) form a multifaceted team, which musically attentively responds to each other and creates a warm and captivating atmosphere. The quartet joined forces in the summer of 2019 and has been working on their independent repertoire ever since. After the debut tour, the music was recorded and released in November 2021.
\nThe Orchard Enterprises | November 21<\/p>\n

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Laurel Hell<\/strong><\/a>
\nmistki<\/strong>
\nThe sixth studio album by the Japanese American rock singer-songwriter mitski is more electronic than her previous, more guitar-driven recordings. Pitchfork quotes mitski as saying: \u00abI needed love songs about real relationships that are not power struggles to be won or lost. I needed songs that could help me forgive both others and myself. I make mistakes all the time. I don\u2019t want to put on a front where I\u2019m a role model, but I\u2019m also not a bad person. I needed to create this space mostly for myself where I sat in that gray area.\u00bb Their sweet melancholy makes mitski\u2019s songs special. They are easy to listen and to dance to. Mitski (Mitsuki Frances Laycock) grew up in Japan and lived an international childhood before settling in the US and pursuing a musical career.
\nDead Oceans | February 22<\/p>\n

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Dawn FM<\/strong><\/a>
\nThe Weeknd<\/strong>
\nAbel Makkonen Tesfaye (he and mitski are both born in 1990), known professionally as The Weeknd, is a Canadian singer-songwriter and record producer. His songs are upbeat, but he had a troubled childhood. Weeknd\u2019s lyrics speak of his amorous needs and relationships. He began releasing his own music in 2009 to almost immediate success. He has a strong voice with a good range, he has soul, and he\u2019s street smart. That\u2019s why The Weeknd is the real deal, in him disco meets Marvin Gaye. He has opened for Drake, played Coachella and The Brooklyn Ballroom, remixed Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s \u00abDrunk In Love\u00bb, won a slew of prizes and became a superstar, heading the Superbowl, in February 2021.
\nXO | February 22<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Boy Named If\u00a0\u00a0 Elvis Costello & the Imposters\u00a0 A sensational Elvis Costello, who has never sounded better on vinyl, gives all on this extraordinary album that has found positive reception all around. \u00abSo much of the pleasure of\u00a0The Boy Named If\u00a0lies in how The Imposters deliver everything from the slow-burning ballad \u2018Paint the RedContinue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2236"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2236"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2236\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2237,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2236\/revisions\/2237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}