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BBsitters Club, BBsitters Club & Party – ALBUM REVIEW #29

13 December 202013 December 2020Album Reviews, Music & Records Marc Louis-Boyard

Chicagoans BBsitters Club released BBsitters Club & Party in October 2020, and limited by time, we’re only bringing the good news in the middle of December.

Because the album delivers borderless energy and borderline maturity, this release caught our attention and took care of our many moods at first listen. Three months after, the feeling hasn’t disappeared.

That being said, do not get us wrong: this album contains more tact and genius that it may seem at first glance. Who said airiness couldn’t be treasured?

Takuya Kuroda, Fly Moon Die Soon – ALBUM REVIEW #28

20 September 202021 September 2020Album Reviews, Music & Records Marc Louis-Boyard

Excellent news from (and for) the jazz microcosm: trumpeter and Berklee graduate Takuya Kuroda is back with Fly Moon Die Soon, his fifth album.

Piri Piri (from his album The Rising Son) was our first encounter with Takuya Kuroda’s musical expression. This was already six years ago. As his album releases go by, we are delighted -but definitely not surprised- by the fact that Takuya didn’t lose any of his former spice along the way.

Fast Preacher (for Figure It Out, out now) – ITW #27

19 August 202020 September 2020Interviews, Music & Records Marc Louis-Boyard

Glamorous enlightened people of all kinds, rejoice! Daniel Hanson and his Fast Preacher project just released Figure It Out, or in other words, what you dreamed of hearing after typing “alternative” on your favorite search engine.

Remember TALsounds, Stuck and NIIKA? As demonstrated on Slow Culture more than once, Chicago is currently overflowing with inspirational musical power. Figure It Out, Fast Preacher’s latest release is no exception, and was in fact the missing spice to our recent cultural wonderments.

The album is out now (link to the project’s Bandcamp at the end of the article), and multiple music players will give you a taste of Daniel’s songwriting all along the interview.

Cathlene Pineda, Rainbow Baby – ALBUM REVIEW #27

2 August 202020 September 2020Album Reviews, Music & Records Marc Louis-Boyard

The first notes of Rainbow Baby instantly let us believe that keeping quiet about this album for long was an impossible mission. To be honest, at that time we didn’t know much about Cathlene Pineda despite her indisputable talent and extensive curriculum.

We first heard Cathlene’s music the exact same way we would have heard the music of an interesting stranger. Thanks to her vivid sense of communication and her generosity of spirit, we now hear Rainbow Baby the exact same way we would listen to the music of a friend.

And we really hope you will too.

Dan Drohan (for You’re a Crusher / drocan! out on June 26) – ITW #26

24 June 202024 June 2020Interviews, Music & Records Marc Louis-Boyard

On June 26, drummer Dan Drohan releases You’re a Crusher / drocan!, his not-so-solo project in the form of a double album.

This forthcoming album is the kind of creative work made to be enjoyed from A to Z without interruption. Not because the tracks are inaccessible, but because tasting them one by one would remove the true value of experiencing Dan’s music.

The music itself and the way it unfolds is unexpected, protean, highly energetic and yet delicate, definitely measured. Yes, pun intended.

Be Afraid, Remember Fun – ALBUM REVIEW #26

14 June 202014 June 2020Album Reviews, Music & Records Marc Louis-Boyard

Coming from Vancouver and signed on Hidden Bay Records, the band Be Afraid released Remember Fun on May 8th.

For the record (no pun intended), these six tracks were engineered through the summer of 2019, but not in any case does the music sound outdated.

Remember Fun is a memorable party of many colors, and you’re invited.