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Jen Shyu, Living s a Gift | Part 3: My Unsolved Regrets
Zero Grasses: Ritual For the Losses is the latest artistic statement from Jen Shyu, a vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and composer with the blazing heart of an artist and the curious mind of an ethnographer. It seems unlikely that we ll encounter another album this year with a more striking balance of formal invention and personal revelation.
One of the losses ritualized in Shyu s album title refers to her father, who died in 2019. Another is poignantly realized on Lament for Breonna Taylor. And on a suite in four parts titled Living s a Gift, Shyu incorporates lyrics composed by middle school students, describing the surreal privations of their pandemic experience.
Welcome to Seven in Seven, where each Thursday in this space we would typically take a look at concerts coming to the region over the next week. With most shows on hold due to the pandemic, hereâs a look at seven of the best albums being released April 9:
Cheap Trick â In Another World
Since the mid- 70s, Cheap Trick has been an indisputable American institution, beloved around the globe for their instantly identifiable, hugely influential brand of pop-rock n roll. They keep that trend rolling on album No. 20, In Another World, delivering oversized hooks, mischievous lyrics and seemingly unstoppable energy. Trademark anthems are countered by more introspective â but no less exuberant â considerations of times past, present and future on the LP. It fully showcases the band at its most eclectic, touching on a myriad of distinct sounds and song approaches, from the swampy Chicago blues number âFinal Daysâ to a timely rendition of John Lennonâ�