I'd be lying if I suggested that the music of Ravi Shankar provided me with a spiritual awakening. Yet his very existence played a vital role in my development as a listener. Learning about the classical music of India via Shankar's celebrity was a genuine revelation. Through Shankar I first became aware of a musical universe beyond the radio and Soul Train. Or as Sun Ra put it, "There Are Worlds (They Have Not Told You Of)". Shankar died earlier this week.
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Here's the latest- and possibly the last- recording by the Natural State. RIYL: Mumford & Sons, Emmylou Harris, First Aid Kit.
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Man Bear's free new Infinity Cat EP is RIYL Big Star, Teenage Fanclub.
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Bittersweet- listen to "Kevin Walsh working at Hitt Records on Christmas Eve".
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I'd held off finalizing my year-end album list until I heard The Game's Jesus Piece. I needn't have waited. It's a bitter disappointment.
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2 Chainz has arrived.
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Kansas City Click: My official picks are published here.
(Original image by There Stands the Glass.)
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