Connie Han reveals new strength to her songwriting sense on “Secrets of Inanna”
When it comes to the expectations around the album releases of a new musician, sometimes the deck can not only feel stacked against them but…
Right now is the right time to hear Vesna Duo’s take on The Rite of Spring
A name with roots in Slavic mythology and a goddess of youth and springtime, “Vesna” makes quite the apt name for the musical pairing formed…
Stepping into a “Surreal Circus” to start 2022
With the arrival of a new year comes the familiar wishes of happiness and joy, along with the embrace of ideas like renewal and redemption,…
Rachel Eckroth’s composer creativity thrives in the “The Garden”
Composer, pianist, vocalist, and clever arranger, Rachel Eckroth, reminds listeners on her newest LP, The Garden (Rainy Days Records, 2021), that imagery paired with music – even…
Jonas Myrin extends an unconditionally open hand “For the Ones We Love”
Jonas Myrin loves to embrace grandeur but, not for reasons of amplifying himself. This is easy to understand when one considers all the ways Myrin…
The music of Hannah Baiardi’s new album comes “Straight from the Soul”
Though Hannah Baiardi’s sophomore release, Straight from the Soul bears a title that implies a sense of directness, of being blunt in its musical personality,…
Torsten Jensen embraces “Progressions” with solo piano EP
Seeing a solo project emerge from an artist known previously for making music with a group might initially seem more like a move of regression…
Connie Han’s “Iron Starlet” shimmers with skill and humility
It feels like jazz pianist Connie Han has been an actively heralded musician in the music scene for years, despite only unveiling her sophomore release,…
The timely case of Michael A. Grant declaring “It’s Not Really The Apocalypse”
Writing an album that tackles evergreen topics, personality archetypes, or problems isn’t a new art. However, there’s something to be said for the cleverness of…
Sometimes all we need is time in a “A Safe Place”
It’s that time of year again: best of lists, top lists, most beloved reissues – the qualifiers go on. The summarizing is even more intense…