New Music Reviews (4/19) KEXP
Each week, Music Director Don Yates (joined this week by DJs Alex, Abbie, and Gabriel Teodros) shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP s rotation. These reviews help our DJs decide on what they want to play. See what we added this week below (and on our Charts page), including new releases from
Jupiter & Okwess,
Na Kozonga (Everloving)
The latest release from this Congolese band led by Jupiter Bokondji is an impressive, energetic set of various Congolese styles inflected with funk, rock and more, combining fiery electric guitars, percolating rhythms, call-and-response vocals and hypnotic song hooks. The album’s special guests include Ana Tijoux and Preservation Hall Jazz Band. DY
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How do you define a relentless groove? Is it the sludgy one chord churn of doom metal or the in-the-pocket funk of a two-chord vamp? To my ears, it’s the opening song from
Calm Down Cologne, the latest release from Garage A Trois. That track, which was created live in the studio by the supergroup composed of drummer Stanton Moore, guitarist Charlie Hunter and saxophonist/keyboard wizard Skerik, sets the stage for the rest of the five-song album.
Moore is of course a legend in his hometown of New Orleans and over the course of his long career he has collaborated with a vast array of musicians in virtually every genre. Hunter is a San Francisco Bay-area native who has carved out an incredible career playing bass and guitar parts on his trademark Hybrid Big6 instrument. Skerik is simply one of the most fascinating musicians most listeners may have ever come across.