A trio of pairs top our list this week. Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray unleash their third disc of old-school roots rock and rockabilly as Heavy Trash, collaborating with a bona fide cast of contributors to create some of its finest tunes on a disc that expands its repertoire.
No-nonsense rap duo Themselves — Adam “Doseone” Drucker and Jeffrey “Jel” Logan — returns from a six-year silence to release a third album, a sample-driven disc that is both experimental and traditional.
Lastly,as Minamo, avant-violinist extraordinaire Carla Kihlstedt and prolific classical pianist Satoko Fujii create two worlds of experimental chamber music on two discs. (more…)
Saxophonist Dave Douglas continues his impressive oeuvre with a fun, horn-filled homage to New Orleans, Rock Plaza Central issues another dose of semi-orchestral neofolk, and John Zorn’s expansive second Masada book gets a jazzy installment with the Masada Quintet.
