Cat Power’s (aka Chan Marshall) life long obsession with Bob Dylan is immortalized on her 2008 ode “Song to Bobby.” Some 15 years on, Marshall pays further tribute by recreating Dylan’s legendary Royal Albert Hall concert in the space where the original performance was misattributed.
No doubt the modern day post-punk has been a mainstay of British Isles based bands, with only a few notable American acts that could be described as purists. You can add Raleigh, North Carolina’s Truth Club alongside the likes of stateside heavyweight Protomartyr.
American writer James Weldon Johnson put it best when describing humanity’s subjection to whatever may come its way. “My arm’s too short to box with God,” he shared in trying to convey the futility of fending off what fate delivers.
Helena Deland’s latest album, Goodnight Summerland, pivots from the experimental and cerebral work that preceded it to a heart forward rumination on loss and the cobbling together of memories.
Jack Cooper (the main creative force behind Modern Nature) graces us with another helping of his wonderfully organic compositions on No Fixed Point In Space.