Paul Robicheau
Big Thief is a largely somber folk-rock outfit fronted by introspective singer/songwriter Adrianne Lenker that doesn’t care much about showmanship.
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This is the quintessential Club d’elf album, smartly arranged and surprisingly accessible without losing any of the group’s improvisational edges or exotic breadth.
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Forty years down the line, looking both backward and forward with its latest formation, Gang of Four still knew how to live a bit dangerously.
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Both experimental and welcoming, the double album proves more spontaneous in feel and expansive in style than past Big Thief outings.
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Canadian singer/songwriter Allison Russell’s Outside Child made two lists. And so did Little Simz’s Sometime I Might Be Introvert.
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From the pounded opening bars of “Prove It All Night,” it’s revelatory to see a young, lithe Bruce Springsteen as he prowls his domain, cocks his guitar, and belts his impassioned vignettes of blue-collar struggles and dreams.
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Both King Crimson and The Zappa Band made the best of treating old catalogs as historical repertory.
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Sleater-Kinney’s Carrie Brownstein gave Charlie Watts a shout-out, while Wilco’s Glenn Kotche displayed the words “Charlie is my Darling” (the title of a 1966 Stones tour documentary) on the head of his bass drum.
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“Once we have the chemistry in the room, it’ll come back,” says the Zulus’ guitarist Rich Gilbert.
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Both Newport festivals rose to the challenge of restoring live music in a year that made it difficult and welcome.
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Arts Remembrance: Tribute to Jazz Producer Alex Lemsky