I’ve been all weird about blogging lately, because i have a bunch of posts ideas that have been blocking me. Posts too difficult to write because I’m not able to articulate my feelings on the topics sufficiently (ugh, one of them is Twitter, of course 😒).

Anyhow: Let’s just make this a music post, to unbreak the log jam. Here’s some stuff I’ve been listening to and loving.

Gabriel Garzón-Montano

I have been loving Gabriel’s output for a few months now. Golden Wings was a huge hit for me for a couple of straight weeks, and his album Jardín is also full of great stuff. The play counts on these youtube videos are criminally low.

Official video for Gabriel Garzón-Montano's "Golden Wings" Purchase the 7" here: https://shop.gabrielgarzonmontano.com/products/golden-wings-7 Download it here: https://stonesthrow.lnk.to/goldenwings Directed by - Max Basch Director of Photography - Zach Sky Edit by - Max Basch Produced by - Ben Shapiro Production Company - Seward Park Films Color by - Kath Raisch at Company 3 Lyrics Golden wings upon my feet, On clouds I dance.

Official video of Gabriel Garzón-Montano's "Fruitflies" from his new LP, Jardín ( Stones Throw Records).

Pan Amsterdam

What a fascinating old-school rap style. Great album.

Pan Amsterdam - Plus One. Single taken from Pan Amsterdam - The Pocket Watch http://vevo.ly/QpwUXs

Devon Lamarr Organ Trio

I have watched this live performance multiple times, along with another from The True Loves. What a fun band (and the albums are great too)

http://KEXP.ORG presents Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio performing during their warm-up set, live at Little London Plane during Upstream Music Fest. Recorded May 13, 2017.

Tenderlonious

I feel like you don’t hear so much jazz flute these days, so Tenderlonious’s whole album The Shakedown is worth listening to.

The title track from the new Tenderlonious album 'The Shakedown feat The 22archestra'. Buy / stream it now: https://22amusic.bandcamp.com/ https://IDOL.lnk.to/shakedown 'The Shakedown' - is 4 minutes of straight blaxploitation style funk! Intricate percussion meanders it's way in-and-out of a deep groove, and tasteful flute interjections channelling the spirit of Bitches Brew.

Jeremy Dutcher

Jeremy Dutcher’s album Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa recently won the Polaris prize. My understanding is that he learned songs of his ancestors recorded on wax cylinders, and added music. The result is incredible. It’s worth listening to over and over again.

We are time travellers. We can speak across time to ancestors and lean on their power and knowledge. "Mehcinut" (meh-jin-nud) is out on all platforms today!

Npomawsuwinuwok, nita wot toke kmilinaniya nisuwey lintuwakon; My people, well now I want to give you all a second song; Pomok naka Poktoinskwes // Fisher & the Water Spirit: http://smarturl.it/pomok You can also order my album, "Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa" http://smarturl.it/jeremydutcher Woliwon 'ciw // Thanks to; Teiya Kasahara - Soprano Brandon Miguel

I liked this Noisey article for more information.