I was initially mystified by the fashionable set's interest in Bohren & der Club of Gore. The German ensemble approaches jazz from a unique angle on the new album Piano Nights. It took me about 20 minutes to figure out that Bohren & Der Club of Gore wasn't merely a jazz-on-codeine novelty. Nor is it a somnolent swing parody. The narcoleptic jazz of Piano Nights is truly brilliant. Sometimes the cool kids are right.
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The new album by The Kansas City Symphony is titled Miraculous Metamorphoses.
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Here's a very nice performance of "Any Other Way" by the Grisly Hand.
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Marc Myers wrote a history of the song "Kansas City."
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This footage of Sharon Jones interacting with fans at Liberty Hall is great.
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Bummer covered Gary Numan's "Cars" in a promo video for the Middle of the Map festival.
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Here's a video of Claire and the Crowded Stage performing "Spanish Sun."
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Pharrell Wiliams' G I R L is absolutely nuts, and not necessarily in a good way. RIYL: Hooked on Classics, "Get Lucky", Stars on 45.
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St. Vincent's self-titled album is every bit as good as everyone says it is.
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Inner Fire, the new album by the Souljazz Orchestra, makes me very happy. RIYL: Mulatu Astatke, spirituality, Fania Records.
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Ledesi's The Truth is a by-the-numbers R&B album. And I like it. RIYL: Tamar Braxton, the radio, Marsha Ambrosius.
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Expectations can be a bear- I'm underwhelmed by my first impression of Ambrose Akinmusire's The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier to Paint. It's obviously "good," but… RIYL: Miles in '65, "The One," Dave Douglas.
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Kelis' performance Thursday at SXSW was triumphant. Here's a track from her forthcoming album.
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Kansas City Click: My official picks are published here.
(Original image by There Stands the Glass.)
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