π§ Elbow, "Little Fictions". Ahhhh, Elbow. One of the handful of bands that have never failed me, musically, lyrically, emotionally. Their music lives and breathes in my head. From the complex rhythmic weave of "Magnificent" all the way to the homey closure of "Kindling" - this record, like almost all of their catalog, has never let me down. #cosomusic #MPNP
π§ Sigur Ros, "ΓgΓ¦tis Byrjun". A sentimental favorite. This is the record that was playing when my first child was born. His mom had a rough labor with some complications. Her pain reached a fever pitch just as "Svefn-g-englar" peaked. He's 18 now. He says this record is indelibly stamped on his existence. Mine too. #cosomusic #MPNP
Todayβs socks. Granted, they were more effective when I would covertly reveal them to my colleague in a conference room. Not so much when I work at home. #thiscouldhavebeenanemail
π§ Sault, "11". The mysterious genre-crossing studio project Sault released FIVE albums two weeks ago and I am making my way through them. They are extremely different. "11" lays down sparse grooves in barren musical spaces. A late night alt-soul record for a relaxed mind. #cosomusic #MPNP
π§ Retirement Party, "Runaway Dog". Big guitars, locomotive drums and bass, and the amazing Avery Springer on vocals. This gives me the 90's college radio feels. Sadly they disbanded last year right after I finally got to see them live. #cosomusic #MPNP
π§ Amplifier, "The Octopus". I guess I'm on the prog train today (again). This is a monumental, epic record. Clocking in at a full 2 hrs, it's got prog, space rock, alt-rock, and psych. It's bombastic and over-indulgent, and wonderful. #cosomusic #MPNP
π§ Dredg, "The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion". Dredg's near-impenetrable concepts and proggy arrangements is what drew me to their music. Gotta love a band that makes you do your homework. After this record they took a very weird turn into pop-music and lost me. This record was inspired by Salman Rushdie's essay "Letter to the Six Billionth Citizen" (https://www.theguardian.com/books/1999/oct/16/salmanrushdie). #cosomusic #MPNP
π§ Blue Γyster Cult, "The Symbol Remains. One more before I have to start digging for new music (for my podcast). How these guys are still making music this good is a mystery and a miracle. This came out in 2020 and it hits hard from the first bar. It's solid BOC. #cosomusic #MPNP
π§ Yes, "Relayer". The 70's prog standard bearers answered the question "can they make a more interminable album than Topographic Oceans?" with a resounding....well....YES. I love it. It's everything people hated about this band. But the musical twists here blow Close To The Edge out of the water. And the lyrics were based on a book people had actually read. I've seen them play "Gates of Delirium" live and it was awe inspiring. @enceladus knows what I'm talking about. #cosomusic #MPNP
π§ Diagonal, S/T. I don't even know where I got this album, or how. It showed up in my daily "spin the wheel of music" exercise on my ALBUMS app. It's UK prog for sure, in a kind of ELP/Uriah Heep/Tull vein. Very little info is available on the band. Enjoying, not loving. Apparently I've had this for 15 years. π #cosomusic #MPNP
π§ The Cinematic Orchestra, "Every Day". This is about as "chill" as I get with my day time listening. A calm drift of free-jazz exploration without delving into skronk or dissonance. The melodies are simple, and the addition of Fontella Bass on vocalizations brought a new level of emotion to TCO's music. #cosomusic #cosojazz #MPNP
π§ Girls, "Father, Son, Holy Ghost". From rollicking surf rock to funk to moments right out of the Pink Floyd songbook, this (IMO) is a pivotal indie rock record, and achieves a level of originality while retaining it's retro intent. #cosomusic #MPNP
π§ Funkadelic, "One Nation Under A Groove". Yeah this is a go-to album for me, whenever things are....well...the way they are today. Just makes me feel good. Put it on and we can have a mega-groove-a-thon! #cosomusic #MPNP
π§ Art Blakey Quintet, "A Night At Birdland Vol 2". Clifford Brown, Horace Silver, Lou Donaldson, and Curly Russell joined Blakey for this stint at the NYC club in Feb 54. Rudy Van Gelder recorded it. This is what Lamaar the Concierge would call "GOOD jazz". #cosomusic #MPNP #cosojazz
Fans of LOW (the band). Sincere condolences on the loss of Mimi Parker. This was posted from the band's account. #cosomusic
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