Fountain of Grace [LP] [VINYL]

Stuart Nicholson wrote in the BBC Music magazine of the InchRarumInch series Inch... selected by the artists themselves, this series is of enormous importance in revealing the breadth of each artist's work, as much for the converted as the unconverted looking for a window into the remarkable ECM catalogueInch. An unceasingly brilliant contributor to more ECM studio recordings than any other musician, Jon Christensen finally has an album released under his own name. Band-leading has seldom been the great Oslo drummer's priority but in his selection of tracks for his Inch rarumInch disc, there is no mistaking the way in which Christensen has driven some mighty ensembles from his seat at the back. Includes titanic performances from Keith Jarrett's InchBelongingInch group, Terje Rypdal's InchWavesInch band, the Bobo Stenson Trio, Ralph Towner and more...

Forest Green Vinyl. Across two records that spoke to the quietest of bleeding hearts, Harmony Woods expanded on processing grief, trauma, and other aftermaths. GRACEFUL RAGE-their third and Bartees Strange-produced LP-allows revelations to blossom on their own terms. It's the Philly band at their most aware and assured, snug behind a radio-ready punch.

A decidedly meaner, sharper, and more pummeling affair than their critically acclaimed debut, Hank IV's second album, Refuge in Genre, sports eleven songs in 30 scorched-earth minutes. No visit to the lo-fi or 'S**t-gaze' Quonset huts this, Refuge in Genre was recorded in shattering hi-fidelity by Tim Green (The Fucking Champs) and mastered by Bob Weston (Shellac). The rollicking San Francisco quintet has been in the crosshairs of the Siltbreeze hunting rifle since just after the of their debut LP, Third Person Shooter, was. Attempts to their Dirty Poncho 7-inch were squashed (the honor went to Plastic Idol) so Siltbreeze did what any jilted paramour would decided to get even.