Tom Moon

Dawes' Story Gets A Fine New Chapter

Tom Moon — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:38:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH8Jjz6PRYk

Atoms For Peace: Thom Yorke's Electronic Shadow-World

Tom Moon — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 23:30:00 +0000

When singer Thom Yorke stepped away from his influential rock band Radiohead in 2006 to release The Eraser, many thought the quirky electronic project was a one-off. Not so, it turns out. Yorke and producer Nigel Godrich called on rock-star friends for a tour, and since then, the group has convened occasionally in the studio.

Jim James: On A Spiritual Quest In The Digital Age

Tom Moon — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:20:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsvTfaAAVBg

Is Fleetwood Mac's Expanded 'Rumours' A Bit Much?

Tom Moon — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 21:46:00 +0000

An expanded version of Fleetwood Mac's 1977 album Rumours comes out this week, to mark the 35th anniversary of one of the top-selling albums of the '70s. The deluxe set includes demos, outtakes from the recording sessions, live recordings and a documentary DVD, along with a vinyl pressing of the original album.

The original 11 songs of the pop-rock classic Rumours can be experienced easily in one sitting. Apparently, that's just not enough anymore.

A 1969 Bootleg Unearths Miles Davis' 'Lost' Quintet

Tom Moon — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:27:00 +0000

After a slew of multidisc sets devoted to key points in the career of Miles Davis, you'd think Columbia Records would have unearthed every speck of consequential music by now. But not quite.

This week, Columbia brings out Live in Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol.

Bruno Mars Goes Anyplace And Everyplace On 'Jukebox'

Tom Moon — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:38:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-fA-gBCkj0

Neil Young Still Vital On 'Psychedelic Pill'

Tom Moon — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:03:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bemz-7fofcs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCbEOT4PTDc

Elina Duni: Love, Lust And Albanian Folk Songs

Tom Moon — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 19:13:00 +0000
The spread of formal jazz education has created a new breed of global musician: one who uses improvisation, and other devices associated with jazz, to transform folk and traditional music. The Albanian singer Elina Duni is part of this rising class. Her latest release, Matane Malit ("Beyond the Mountain"), offers a transfixing balance of old and new.
When Duni was growing up, the singer and composer says she didn't pay much attention to the folk music loved by her grandparents.

Lianne La Havas: A Cool Antidote For Late Summer's Heat

Tom Moon — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 20:34:00 +0000
It's gotten to that point in the dog days of August where the air is stale and nothing seems to be moving. But sometimes all it takes to snap me out of a late-summer heat coma is the sound of a new and electrifying voice — like that of Lianne La Havas.
The first thing that grabbed me about the 22-year-old British singer was a curious moment halfway through a song called "Lost & Found" on her debut record, Is Your Love Big Enough? The music is moving at a stately, confessional pace. She's sharing a lot, maybe too much, about being hurt by a lover.

A Posthumous Masterpiece Adds To E.S.T.'s Legacy

Tom Moon — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:10:00 +0000
When the pianist Esbjorn Svensson died in a scuba accident in 2008, many fans of his group, the Swedish trio known as E.S.T., wondered if there might be some unreleased experiments lurking in a studio vault. There were. Just out is a disc called 301, which was recorded in 2008 during sessions for the group's final album.
Usually the posthumous album is a downer, a collection of scraps that don't add much to a legacy, but that's not the case with 301.