Music of the Week 6/10

One pretty decent song off a not-so-great album by a returning funky spoken word hero, a chirpy one from Hot Chip, a joyous piece of garage pop by a re-named band, a new monster of a tune by a power jazz group, and a re-discovered (at least for me) recording by a "super group" (via Destination-Out!)

• Gil Scott-Heron: "I'm New Here" (XL)
• Hot Chip: "Brothers" (Astralwerks)
• The Soft Pack: "C'mon" (Heavenly/Kemado)
• Fight the Big Bull: "Mothra" (Clean Feed)
• New York Contemporary Five: Consequences (Fontana)
  

Coming back ...soon + Lavelle on Davis on the New Thing

I don't intend to use this blog on a too personal level outside the spheres of music consumption and the like, but I have had a few very busy weeks, hence the lack of updates. As things calm down, posting will resume.

Meanwhile, I stumbled across a post by jazz trumpet player Matt Lavelle on the Brilliant Corners blog, discussing the grumpy side of Miles Davis and his problems with "the new thing". Go read!