Crucial Listening #126: Fire-Toolz Beauty in djent-adjacency, solo-Jeep-screamo-touring, "bad guy" music. The multi-genre multi-instrumentalist discusses three important albums.
Crucial Listening #125: Babak Ahteshamipour Fishing the sound, math rock imposter syndrome, maximalist gratitude. The Athens-based sound and visual artist discusses three important albums.
Crucial Listening #124: Kalia Vandever Nostalgia rushes, unhurried solo guitar, Pharoah jumps in. The American trombonist and composer discusses three important albums.
Crucial Listening #123: Anton Newcombe (The Brian Jonestown Massacre) Uncomfortable DJ sets, golden ratio songs, the "best band in the UK right now". The primary member of The Brian Jonestown Massacre discusses three important albums.
Crucial Listening #122: Sham-e-Ali Nayeem Communal grief, tapes from the Halal Meat Shop, time-space departures. The Hyderabadi Muslim American poet, musician, interdisciplinary artist discusses three important albums.
Crucial Listening #121: Colin Stetson Ruinous beauty, hauling a bass sax up the stairs, Hendrix's face, worlds of breath. The saxophonist and composer discusses his important albums.
Crucial Listening #120: Xhosa Cole Intuitive resonance, cataclysmic dualities, bandleader grace. The UK-based saxophonist discusses three important albums.