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2026.67

Emily Nenni: Movin' Shoes

Nenni originally hails from Califronia, currently lives and works in Nashville, and recorded this latest album in Memphis. So, when I say it's got an old school sound, it's really three different old schools combined: Nashville country, Memphis soul, and a laid back west coast charm and wit. As with her previously rec'd releases, it's her consistently charming songwriting that pushes this into highest-praise realm for me. And maybe for you, too. Enjoy!

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2026.66

Adam Schatz: Civil Engineering

Schatz is a guy who is equally comfortable following a script, like when he's backing artists Iike Japanese Breakfast or Sylvan Esso, writing the script, as he does with his art rock project Landlady, and going completely without a script, as he does in this trio with bassist Carmen Quill and drummer Qasim Naqvi. His brand of freeform is an understated one, pieces unfolding in delightfully slow and quiet fashion. Moving easily and often simultaneously between sax, keys, and technology, Schatz creates something unique and compelling. Enjoy!

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2026.65

Yvonne Rogers: The Button Jar

There are few young musicians I'm as high on as this NYC-based pianist. While she almost exclusively performs as part of a group, either leading or sidepersoning, her latest is a purely solo performance. And while she is undoubtedly a jazz player, the record fully transcends genre. It is as if we have been given a private peek at the inner-voice narrative of a musician's mind: beautiful, complex, focused for a while and then wandering expertly and back again. Piano music at its finest. Enjoy!

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2026.64

Pearla: Song Room

At its base, the sophomore full-length from Pearla is a solo voice and guitar record. And the songs and voice are good enough, sparse observations on love, lyrics that you want to luxuriate in, that you don't need much more. But there is more: when it needs extra sadness, there's some pedal steel; when it needs a beat, there are drums; when it needs airy whispers of electronics, it's got that, too. And when it needs to be just a voice singing those songs and nothing else, well, there's plenty of that, too. Enjoy!

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2026.63

Dida Pelled: I Wish You Would

We lean a little New York City around here and today's pick is from an NYC artist I'm always happy to catch around town. Her latest album also features an impressive cast of NYC-regulars - Sullivan Fortner on keys, Tony Scherr on bass, and Kenny Wollesen on drums. The record is a love letter to the blues, the set of standards and favorites almost out of Jorma Kaukonen's repertoire. But (in case the album cover didn't give you the hint) this is the sexy, jazzy blues of an Israeli-born, NYC vocalist/guitarist, a different kind of love letter altogether. Enjoy!

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2026.62

John Zorn: Alea Iacta Est

Zorn's latest release is a masterclass in the kind of composing only he can pull off. The music moves between a range of genres and feels and energy barriers in a short amount of time, the four movements seemingly containing infinite mini-pieces. But the movement between them is the opposite of jarring, almost imperceptible. Of course, having top notch musicians to realize your genius helps and the band here, Brian Marsella on piano, Jorge Roeder on bass, and Ches Smith on drums, is as good as it gets. Enjoy!

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2026.61

Maston & Greg Foat: Moving Images

Greg Foat is a repeat offender around here. His output is a ratified extreme of quantity and quality: how does he put out so much music and how is it all so damn good? The latest is a collaborative effort with Maston, 12 tracks and 33 minutes, a dozen short bursts of exemplar grooves. It's their modernized take on library music and you feel like you could sit in each piece for an eternity and never tire of it. Enjoy!

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2026.60

Prymek & Sage: Shelter

When you navigate a forest you are moving through the spaces between the trees and in much the same way, listening to the debut full length from this duo is not so much navigating the notes, but navigating the spaces between them. Trading between guitar, piano, clarinet, harmonium and more, the music is sparse and delicate, the gaps between both infinite and finite. It's not so much the instruments as the sounds, layered on top of each other, inverting the spaces and making them quiet. A lovely meditation. Enjoy.

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2026.59

Memorials: All Clouds Bring Not Rain

Listening to this one through brings to mind an old favorite band of mine, Apollo Sunshine. Parts of it legitimately sound wonderfully quite similar to that early-aughts trio, but more of the connection is this UK duo's ability to smear together their far-flung influences into a singular theirs-alone sound. Unsurprisingly, I love the heck out of it and you probably will, too. And this is also a reminder that I'm always open for your recommendations, I listen to pretty much all of em, so never hesitate to pass along and I will do the same. Enjoy!

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2026.58

John Andrews and the Yawns: Streetsweeper

I love how Andrews named his solo effort the Yawns. His sound is so laid back, it's like the bare minimum that could still be called rock and roll. But it's definitely rock, with immaculate slacker vibes. What once felt like a hobby project for a musician often in the supporting role has become increasingly more its own awesome thing and the latest finds him at his best yet. The songs have a noticeable focus, they don't stick in your head, but rather leave you consumed with their overall laid-back energy. Enjoy!

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2026.57

Allison, Cardenas & Nash: Triological

At first glance, this might look like a no risk jazz quartet whose drummer didn't show, but they decided to play the gig anyway. But give it a minute or two and it reveals something much deeper. Without the rhythmic guardrails of the drums, the trio (bass, reeds, guitar) feels fully weightless and the conversational chemistry of the veteran players is easy to follow. Easy and quite pleasant. Playing all original music, they make it look and sound easier than it is. Enjoy!

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2026.56

Ezra: Whippersnap

It's been less than a year since I featured an album by this group, but they are already back and continuing to hone their sound. It's strongly (and welcomingly) reminiscent of work put out by combinations of guys like Fleck and Meyer 2-3 decades ago. Bluegrass, jazz, and classical alloyed into a single thing, a very heady thing. Here a piano features prominently, balancing the mandolin, banjo, and guitar nicely. The main attraction here is in the writing, the compositions forging a maturing voice. Keep em coming! Enjoy!

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