Michael Sumsion

The legendary cosmic explorers’ first outing in two decades is an intoxicating, vital and welcome addition to the canon of astral jazz; space still is the place. Ever since the demise of outsize Afro-futurist visionary and bandleader Herman ‘Sonny’ Blount’ aka Sun Ra in 1993, his sprawling Arkestra has continued to honour his legacy, even weathering the loss of integral … [Read more...] about Sun Ra Arkestra: Swirling – Review

London-based pianist Rick Simpson honours the twentieth anniversary of Radiohead’s landmark album, Kid A, with his own interpretation of the entire disc, reimagining their acclaimed opus through a modernist jazz lens.  The award-winning pianist and composer Rick Simpson is a graduate from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and a gilded exponent of contemporary jazz who … [Read more...] about Rick Simpson: Everything All Of The Time: Kid A Revisited – Review

Boston-based indie-folkie Anjimile delivers pride, contentment and self-assurance in spades on their official full-length debut, a cohesive and finely engineered opus which cultivates strength from grief and self-discovery. The Boston-based, Texas-raised singer-songwriter Anjimile Chithambo’s sumptuous album, Giver Taker, was constructed in the wake of emotional torment … [Read more...] about Anjimile: Giver Taker – Album Review

Dylan Khotin-Foote’s woozy fourth album is a masterclass in muted, less-is-more beat-making; his expressive and smouldering soundscapes make for a quietly seductive and captivating ear massage. The Canadian producer Dylan Khotin-Foote alerted the world to his talents with his 2014 debut, Hello World, a gauzy slice of lo-fi electronica which flirted with the more melodic side … [Read more...] about Khotin: Finds You Well – Album Review

Alt-rock veteran Tanya Donelly hooks up with a majestic strings and harmony combo to tackle classic, heavy-rotation songs in fine, magisterial style on their self-titled collaboration. There are occasions in music when great moments spring to life by happenstance; ‘Tanya Donelly and The Parkington Sisters’, an impromptu project born out of a chance meeting at a local gig, … [Read more...] about Tanya Donelly and The Parkington Sisters – Review

Indefatigable, LA-based provocateur, singer-songwriter, renaissance man and queer icon Seth Bogart rounds up a coterie of chums and conspires to create heady, glammy anthems of reverb-laden garage-rock and summery jangle that’s easy on the ear and socio-politically savvy. The flamboyant Seth Bogart’s eponymous debut in 2016 was a critically revered breakthrough for the West … [Read more...] about Seth Bogart: Men on the Verge of Nothing – Review