We ride a Hellbound Train with Steve Tibbetts, an icon of Echoes who has a new double CD of music from across his 40 years at ECM. We talk about his unique approach to music and guitar.
We hear from an opera singer turned alt-rock diva when Zola Jesus talks about her new album, Arkhon. It’s a mix of religion and science fiction as she grapples with these dystopian times.
We’ll hear the hell-raising sound of Zola Jesus crying to the heavens on her album, Arkhon. We’ll also revisit a song from Kate Bush’s Hounds of Love album that isn’t “Running Up That Hill”.
New music by Australia’s Ry X, a former surfer who now rides waves of interior emotions in his dream pop. His new album is Blood Moon. We’ll also hear Röyksopp’s latest, Profound Mysteries.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, new music by Jeff Beck. He’s teamed up with actor Johnny Depp on the album 18, but the best tracks are Beck’s solo instrumentals. We’ll hear one of those.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, Delay Tactics. This trio, that includes guitarist Carl Weingarten, made their last album 38 years ago. Now they’re back with a new recording.
Jonathan Meiburg of Shearwater talks about their new album, The Great Awakening. It’s a subtle work of ambient songs employing nature sounds that Meiburg recorded all over the world.
Lumenette is the stage name of Christine Byrd, wife of Marc Byrd from the group Hammock. She’s sung on many of their albums and now she has her own dream pop release, “All Around My Head.”
New music by Angel Olson. The alt-rock singer has taken a country turn on her new album, Big Time, but she does it with a flare of Ambient Americana. It’s a big time in a chilled way.