The band's synthy, indie-pop sound is maximalist, but not overloaded, closing out "Pharmacist" with a short, blown-out guitar solo. The leading single off Blue Rev, which will be out in October, chronicles the story of pharmacy run-in narrated by vocalist Molly Rankin and backed by a swirling, shoegaze-y guitar. With difficulties finally behind them, the band has returned right on time with "Pharmacist." YouTubeĪlvvays' third album didn't come without struggle the band's five-year path here was interrupted by an apartment break-in where demo tapes were stolen, a basement flood that damaged gear and complications at the Canadian border that resulted in delayed rehearsals. Bisio and Baker then return, the trio running through manic changes, ending the performance with an emotional closer that evokes the whispered, conversational early-'60s interplay of pianist Jaki Byard and bassist Charles Mingus.įor fans of Shipp and improvisation, "World Construct" is received as a gift of intimacy and connection that provokes us and stays firmly in the mind, challenging the listener to ultimately give it purchase into one's heart and soul.Ĭredit: Alvvays / Polyvinyl Record Co.
Following an elegiac solo-piano intro, Shipp gradually coaxes, nudges and then releases the rhythm section. The title piece from his latest trio release, "World Construct," is a live-feed experience of Shipp and regular allies, bassist Michael Bisio and drummer Newman Taylor Baker, allowing the music to rise and fall at its own accord. In the impressively vast and challenging body of work of NYC-based pianist-composer Matthew Shipp, that tradition remains a crackling, sentient consciousness. Whether through reverence, indoctrination or rote lip service, much is said about the tradition of jazz. With "Nattens Sista Strimma Ljus," however, Dungen proves that reinvention does not have to mean scrapping everything, and reunions are happiest in a familiar setting.Ĭredit: Matthew Shipp Trio / !K7 Music YouTube 7 via Mexican Summer), Dungen is also taking a fresh approach by incorporating turntables, samples and loops. It gets very real." While sobriety is spelled out in the title of the band's new collection En Är För Mycket och Tusen Aldrig Nog ( One is Too Much and a Thousand is Never Enough, out Oct. Much has changed since we last heard from the Swedish psychedelic rock quartet: Ejstes is sober, saying in a press release, "It has actually become even more trippy to experience music if you don't take away the edges of life. The kaleidoscopic feel of "Nattens Sista Strimma Ljus" ("The Night's Last Shimmer of Light") becomes almost otherworldly via Gustav Ejstes' Swedish vocals, his tenor swooping in and out of the maelstrom.
And after a six-year hiatus, Dungen returns with a song that says "hello again" with a customary refrain of scorching guitars, thunderous drums and reverb dialed to 11. Both parties realize that things have changed, while instinctively knowing that reconnecting on common ground is the first step in moving into unknown territory. When someone pops back into your life after a long absence, it is natural to want to pick up where you left off.
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