Georgia SEEKING THRILLS (2020)

Pop album to beat for the young year. Lusty full-bodied Robyn-lineage visions of a club that doesn't have to suck, a place to celebrate & recharge. hope it catches on, the people need it.

Harold Budd, Ruben Garcia & Daniel Lentz MUSIC FOR 3 PIANOS (1991)

released in the "Desert Shield" buildup to Desert Storm. how art not be immediately superior to religion, when it ceaselessly and often wordlessly undermines and protests war, while in the pulpits of an empire we hear no condemnation, just cowards in robes worn badly.

Harold Budd ABANDONED CITIES (1984)

wake up, donate something to tío bernie, have an espresso and hey praying can't hurt

Beirut GALLIPOLI (2019)

listened to this a lot this year. zach just sounds like expatriates itself, the music feels like very old streets, vermouth bars, small fish on small plates, living lightly in grand tragedy.

Max Richter SLEEP (2015)

sure, I don't think I've made it all the way to the end while awake, but that's the point, and it is a beautiful ride to get there, almost like travel in His Dark Materials, borne by witches, or thin tears in the air.