2006-02-20
The enthralling new Streets of New York (released Feb. 21 on the equally new 00:02:59 label) finds the artist in his mid-fifties, his youthful energy unflagging, and he’s never sounded more committed to the themes he’s tackled. They range from the title track—a gritty paean to his adopted hometown that he describes as “my love song to the city”—to the chilling “Cell Phones Ringing (in the Pockets of the Dead),” his unflinching response to the 2004 Madrid train bombings. - James GambleBEN HARPER AND THE RELENTLESS SEVEN
Live From the Montreal International Jazz Festival
RATATAT
- LP3
MATTHEW RYAN
From a Late Night High Rise in Paris
Brandon Jenkins
The Flag
The Como Brothers Band
Imagination
WILLIE NILE
HOUSE OF A THOUSAND GUITARS
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