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Rolling Stone #1155, April 26th 2012

Radiohead Reconnect

How the most experimental band in music learned to rock again

by David Fricke

Thom Yorke walks into the catering room backstage at the American Airlines Arena in Miami wearing a dark T-shirt, tight red jeans and a crooked smile. "I'm feeling quietly excited – and quietly nervous," Radiohead's frontman says as he pours himself a cup of coffee. Yorke flew in from Britain late yesterday – his eyelids are still heavy with jet lag – and he is due onstage shortly for Radiohead's final rehearsal before the launch of their most extensive tour since 2008: 58 shows over 10 months in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. They open here tomorrow night.

"Everything – the production, the new lights, the set list – is still a work in progress," Yorke says. "But it's finally getting started." Soon he can be heard warming up his voice behind a closed door, practicing scales in a high, precise warble, holding notes in long, clean aaaahs.

Radiohead are not only beginning a tour; they are unveiling a rebirth. The band is ending one of the most challenging and confounding eras in its career: nearly three years of public silence and private chaos during which Radiohead struggled with reinvention and their future. They made some of their most beautiful music on their least popular album, last year's The King of Limbs, but didn't promote it and stayed off the road, uncertain how or if they could be a performing band again.

"We're still flailing around," Yorke admits, sitting in one of the band's dressing rooms. He recalls the early practice sessions for this tour. "I was freaking out, going, 'Oh, no, it's not enough time. I want to do all these new things.'"

But onstage, a little while later, he and the rest of Radiohead – bassist Colin Greenwood; guitarists Ed O'Brien and Colin's younger brother Jonny; drummer Phil Selway and new second drummer Clive Deamer, who has played with the group for the past year – sound exuberant and confident as they push through "Bloom," from The King of Limbs. What sounded on that record like a glassy enigma of loops and ghostly incantation is now rushing water, arranged by the new six-man lineup as a fury of rhythms and murky-treble guitars. "Morning Mr. Magpie" is also harder and faster than the version on Limbs, while "Meeting in the Aisle" – an instrumental from the sessions for 1997's OK Computer – is played with fresh pepper, like Turkish surf music with a trip-hop step.

Radiohead have worked up more than 75 songs for the 2012 shows, including material written during rehearsals this winter at their studio in Oxford. The band will run through a pair of newborns tonight, "Identikit" and "Cut a Hole." Yorke, 43, describes the former as "joyful, slow but with a wonky hip-hop beat." He beams. "That one wormed its way to the head of the class." Colin, who is 42, is excited about another new one, "Full Stop," particularly the part "where Thorn's voice jacks up into this amazing falsetto. The song just takes off."

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In an interview before practice, Yorke credits the addition of Deamer, who came from the British band Portishead, with Radiohead's live renewal. "Having another musician to go back over old stuff was as important as coming up with new songs," says Yorke. He's slumped on a couch, but his voice crackles with restless energy. "Along the way," he says, "you discard songs, because you can only do them in a certain way. To breathe new life into them is a good feeling. You don't have to ask, 'Oh, how does it go again?' It's 'How can we do this properly now?'"

The best example at this rehearsal is the title song from 2000's Kid A. Recorded at the height of Yorke's loathing of guitar-band convention, "Kid A" was barely a song at all – a cloud of whoosh with Yorke singing through a vocoder like a child robot. Tonight, it sounds huge and metallic, a bolt of argumentative double drumming with a striking, classical temper in the piano chords, played by Jonny.

"It was an anti-song," says O'Brien the next day, in an ocean-view lounge at Radiohead's hotel. "Now it's something warmer, particularly the end. Suddenly, it has this sunrise." For a long time, in a lot of the band's music, he admits, "nothing was allowed to be genuinely beautiful. Jonny was always so brilliant about throwing that slashing guitar through things.

"This is very much where we are – and Clive has brought this," says O'Brien, who turns 44 this month. "Didn't they say when the Beatles got Billy Preston everybody was on best behavior?" He laughs. "Having someone break up the energy – that's good. It got people out of old habits.

"You hear it all the time," says O'Brien. "These bands say, 'We're in the best phase of our lives,' and they don't make very good music. I'm reluctant to say that. It's not our best phase. It's another one – and it's a good one. It doesn't feel like a new band. It feels like a band that knows itself."

Yorke isn't so sure – yet. "It's weird not to have any definitive versions recorded," he says of the new songs, "because that's where you make the final decisions. To be rehearsing new stuff, not have it recorded, with a sixth member in the band . . ." He rolls his eyes in mock terror. "It's all very fluid. I'm not really sure what it is."

Jonny, 40, sitting on the sofa next to Yorke, remembers the singer arriving for the first day of practice in Oxford: "He came in and said, 'I had a dream that we had an extra month for rehearsing.' I thought, 'Wouldn't that be great?'"

"We haven't played in front of people yet, so we don't know if it's any good," says Yorke. "We might not even find out tomorrow." He flashes that crooked smile. "Maybe it will take a while."

Radiohead have been a recording band for two decades. This year marks the 20th anniversary of their debut EP, Drill, and the initial release of their seething Top 40 hit "Creep." Since then, Radiohead have enjoyed the weirdest forward motion of any major rock band. Their hit albums, including two American Number Ones, Kid A and 2007's In Rainbows, are slippery and jarring: blends and collisions of violent guitar dynamics, cryptic dance-floor electronics and barbed, elliptical balladry. Radiohead's last "conventional" album, according to their longtime co-producer Nigel Godrich, was their art-rock classic OK Computer. "Essentially, that was a guitar record dabbling in other dimensions," Godrich says. Radiohead have begun every subsequent album the same way. "We start," O'Brien says, "with what we don't want to do next."

There has been substantial outside work in recent years. Selway's first solo effort, Familial, came out in 2010. Yorke is almost done with the first studio album by his band Atoms for Peace. Jonny, a prolific writer for soundtracks and orchestras, just issued an album with Polish composer Krzystof Penderecki. An independent act since the end of their EMI contract in 2003, Radiohead also explore alternative ways of releasing music. In Rainbows was first available as a pay-what-you-choose download. A gorgeous 2009 track, "These Are My Twisted Words," was free.

The King of Limbs arrived as a complete shock: a download with a week's notice and no publicity by the band. A CD followed a month later. But the surprise attack, combined with the music's vexing restraint, backfired. "There were clearly people who were interested in the band's music, but they didn't know Radiohead had released a record," says Bryce Edge, one of the group's managers. To date, The King of Limbs has sold 307,000 copies in the U.S. – Radiohead's first album to fail to go gold here.

But that tally, Edge points out, "doesn't include all of the digital stuff we sold" – an estimated 300,000 to 400,000 copies purchased via Radiohead's website. "The majority of the sales were band-to-fan," says co-manager Chris Hufford. "Financially, it was probably the most successful record they've ever made, or pretty close. In a traditional deal, the record company takes the majority of the money."

Radiohead played only three concerts in 2011, after recruiting Deamer to help re-create the overdubbed tangle of drum loops on The King of Limbs: a surprise set at Britain's Glastonbury Festival and two hot-ticket gigs at New York's Roseland Ballroom. So now the band is going overboard: Its long U.S. itinerary includes festival dates, two at Coachella and one at Bonnaroo. O'Brien says the group has already "talked about the way the gigs might evolve, maybe doing them in three sections – three movements, if you like." Colin is excited about the prospect of studio time along the way. "Maybe we'll do some hit-and-runs," he says, "go in over a weekend somewhere and play."

The band is touring mostly in three-week legs with substantial breaks, in part for family matters. All the group members still reside in the Oxford area except for O'Brien, who lives in London, and all are married except for Yorke, who has been with his partner, Rachel Owen, since they were students at the University of Exeter. The five are busy fathers. Colin, Jonny and Selway have three children each; Yorke and O'Brien have two apiece. "My kids are changing schools in September," Selway, 44, notes. "I wanted to be around for that."

But there is a strong sense in the interviews conducted for this story over the past year – in Oxford, London, New York and finally Miami – of a band anxious to engage the world again after spending too much time too close to home. The first night at Roseland last September was, O'Brien claims, "a great lesson. The sound-check was a fucking nightmare. The monitors were rubbish – we couldn't hear ourselves. We felt underprepared. But you know what? It was all good. Our managers were like, 'Top-five gig!'"

"It was a fucking trip – the best adrenaline buzz I've had in absolutely years," Yorke crows. "It didn't feel like we were treading the old ground, walking over our graves. We were still wandering around in the darkness, stumbling. That was nice."

"It made us feel like a rock band again," Colin says, more thoughtfully, backstage in Miami. "It's fine to be in a band in a nine-to-five way: Get up with the kids, take them to school, do some work, come home. But I see my friends in Oxford who have jobs they work hard at that they don't enjoy, and it frustrates me. We have a job that is a passion. Roseland made us remember how great it could and should be."

Radiohead speak about The King of Limbs like it is unfinished business, an album with a future and an audience still waiting for it. The group is not touring this year "specifically to push that record," Selway says. But, he adds, "people hopefully will connect with it through that."

"It was amazing to just put the record out like that," Yorke says. "But then it didn't feel like it really existed." He mentions a chat he had about the album, a few months after its release, with Phil Costello, a friend of the band and a former executive at their old label, Capitol. "He was like, 'It's gone, just gone.' Really? Fuck.

"But that was the consequence of what we chose to do," Yorke concedes. "You can either get upset about it, or say, 'Well, that's not good enough.'"

It is a warm afternoon in New York, the day before the first Roseland concert, and Yorke – between sips of tea in a downtown hotel lobby – is recalling his Friday nights in college, working as a DJ while he was going for his bachelor's degree in art at Exeter. Radiohead were a part-time operation, writing songs and making demos under their original name, On a Friday, during the members' school breaks.

"I wasn't particularly good," Yorke says of his spinning, "because people were buying me drinks to get me to play what they wanted to hear. At the end of the night, I couldn't see the records." Yorke remembers mixing electro-dance tracks by a Belgian duo, Cubic 22, and the English trio 808 State with early Seattle grunge. He was especially keen on the way Manchester bands such as Happy Mondays and the Stone Roses were fusing Sixties psychedelia and British rave culture. "Which then stopped," Yorke complains. "Suddenly, guitars were the authentic way to go. We were a part of that."

Since OK Computer, Yorke has persistently fought to increase the distance between his band and customary rock instrumentation and record-making. "I talked about it endlessly while we were doing In Rainbows," he says. "It was a constant frustration that we were actually going the opposite way."

The King of Limbs is Yorke's student-DJ dream come true: rock fundamentals wholly transformed by electronics. The drum, bass and guitar parts are all samples, individually played by the members of Radiohead, then manipulated, looped and layered into tracks shaped by Yorke's reverie-like melodies and haiku-style lyrics. "Lotus Flower," "Codex" and "Give Up the Ghost" hover and throb more like suggestions than songs, exotic murmurs in no hurry to become declarative statements. "I can see why it's alienated people," Yorke says now of the album. "I didn't realize it was its own planet."

"We didn't want to pick up guitars and write chord sequences," Jonny says, sitting in a London cafe near Abbey Road Studios, where Radiohead made part of their second album, 1995's The Bends. "We didn't want to sit in front of a computer either. We wanted a third thing, which involved playing and programming." It was a long hunt: Radiohead worked on The King of Limbs in bursts from May 2009 to January 2011.

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Tall and shy, constantly sweeping a long curtain of black hair from his face, Jonny is the only member of Radiohead without a college degree; he left his studies in psychology and music at Oxford Polytechnic College when the group got its record deal in 1991. But he is arguably Radiohead's most gifted musician: a classically trained violist who also plays violin, cello and keyboards. Jonny also created the software program used to sample the instruments on The King of Limbs. "I was never happier," he says, "than when I was in my bedroom as a kid, working on rubbishy computer games.

"The brick walls we tended to hit," he adds, going back to the album, "were when we knew something was great, like 'Bloom,' but not finished. We knew the song was nearly something. Then Colin had that bass line, and Thom started singing. Those things suddenly made it a hundred times better. The other stuff was just waiting for the right thing."

"They are unlike any other band in the studio," says Godrich, who has worked on every album since OK Computer. "They could not record 'Bohemian Rhapsody,' because they don't have the attention span. If it's not happening straightaway, Thom gets confused. That's not his way."

Godrich cites one classic Radiohead song that was never finished in the studio, "True Love Waits," a popular concert ballad: "We tried to record it countless times, but it never worked. The irony is you have that shitty live version [on the 2001 mini-album, I Might Be Wrong]. To Thom's credit, he needs to feel a song has validation, that it has a reason to exist as a recording. We could do 'True Love Waits' and make it sound like John Mayer. Nobody wants to do that."

Radiohead did not support Limbs with an extensive tour last year for two reasons. One: "We thought it might not be playable," Jonny says. The other "was partly my fault," Yorke acknowledges. The album "released such a load of weird possibilities." He wanted to go right back into the studio, then decided against "carrying on in the same vein. We couldn't do that, we couldn't play live: 'Aw, shit, now what?'"

Deamer, 51, a veteran jazz and dance-music drummer who has also worked with Robert Plant, was the answer. "I've loved his drumming for ages," Selway says. "He seemed like the natural person to go to." In early 2011, the two started dissecting the new songs and deciding which of the many drum parts they could feasibly perform live. A year later, Selway is on the phone from Oxford after Radiohead's final day of tour rehearsals there: "Everything is wide open," the drummer declares in an ecstatic version of his soft, gentlemanly voice. "Seeing that dynamic between the six of us bearing fruit – we have started something. A lot of bands at this stage don't get that opportunity. Or they miss it when it's there."

But, Yorke says, "There is no way in hell we could have come up with what we're doing now, live, if we hadn't been sitting in front of turntables and samplers, piecing the record together in this method. There is no way it would have turned into this dynamic thing."

Asked which songs on The King of Limbs have changed most in performance, Yorke mentions "Lotus Flower." "With the two drummers it suddenly got nasty," he says. "I quite like it." And he agrees that "Give Up the Ghost" – a spare, repetitive ballad on the record – became something else at Roseland: a booming, circular prayer as Jonny sampled and manipulated Yorke's live vocal.

"You're sampling what the mic is taking from the room too," the singer explains. "It's getting the room back, again and again and again. What it's going to sound like in an arena. . ." Yorke's eyes go wide with delight. "I'd forgotten about that. It could be something."

On a cool midsummer evening in Oxford, Colin is strolling briskly to a pub in the old center of the city, noting historic sites along the way. He gestures at a narrow door leading into Modern Art Oxford, a prominent gallery. When they weren't playing together or in school, the young members of Radiohead hung out in the basement lounge, "talking forever, each of us over a single cup of coffee for five hours," Colin says.

Around the corner, he points to a store – part of Cult, a clothing chain – and notes with a bemused smile that Yorke worked in another local branch as a salesman. It is an improbable image: Yorke, a compact man of impatient energy and lethal irony, closing a deal on designer jeans.

Passing a phone booth, Colin remembers Radiohead's first, stumbling attempts to make records, before they got their EMI deal. "There was no e-mail or cellphones," the bassist says. "We'd find a call box, put money in it and call a studio." Once, when they asked how much a session cost, "the guy said, 'Nine hundred pounds.' We said, 'Thank you!' and hung up." Radiohead ultimately cut most of their first album, 1993's Pablo Honey, at a studio co-run by a producer who had worked with the Sixties-blues version of Fleetwood Mac.

Then there is the Bear Inn, a truly ancient pub (established 1242) with perilously low ceilings. Colin, an Oxford native, and Yorke – born in a small East Midlands town, Wellingborough, and raised for a time in Scotland – first met in their preteens. They were both taking classical-guitar lessons at Abingdon School, outside Oxford. At the Bear, the two managed to buy drinks even though they were underage and talked about their role models for the band they planned to form: New Order, Talking Heads and Yorke's favorite, R.E.M.

Over a pint of ale at a picnic table outside the Bear, Colin fondly recalls "that excitement of noise" at Radiohead's first local gigs, "when you play in a pub, borrowing some older guy's Fender bass cabinet and you've had four cans of lager to get your courage up. We did that for the first show we ever did. It was a 20-minute walk that way." He points down the street running behind the Bear, toward the Jericho Tavern. Radiohead made their concert debut there in 1986 under the name On a Friday, after their usual rehearsal day, when the members were all at Abingdon School. Selway, the oldest member, was 19; Jonny was not yet 15.

Later, standing outside a restaurant in a residential neighborhood, Colin notes another Radiohead shrine: the house near the corner of Magdalen Road and Ridgefield Road that Colin, Selway and O'Brien rented in the summer of 1991. The band stored its equipment there, and all five members lived there, in varying combinations, for about a year. "Good times," Colin says with a sigh, "although Jonny never did any of the washing up."

Selway characterizes that period as "good training for tour buses. There were piles of pizza boxes in the corner. It would get so unbearable that someone would have to do the cleaning. I was coming and going for most of the year. I seem to remember Colin moving into my room after I'd decorated it quite nicely."

Yorke arrived after he graduated from Exeter. "We would come back from gigs," he says, "and listen to the answering machine. There would be messages from 10 A&R men."

The Ridgefield Road house was the end of Radiohead's adolescence – the point at which they became a full-time band obsessed with their work and progression. Jonny describes one Christmas when he was still in high school and the others were home from college: "We rehearsed in some hall in town every day, including Christmas Eve. It was insane. There was no concept. We were working on songs for some nebulous future reason we had not clearly thought through.

"That's the kind of intense time we spend together," he says. "That's how it's always been. Our gang principally revolved around playing musical instruments, songs to talk about."

"I think that was when we wrote 'Creep,'" Yorke says when asked about that Christmas. "There are these periods when you get energized. You can't force yourself to hang out. But when we're working, when it's happening and it's all good, all that shit just occurs."

Yorke's aversion to the road surfaced early. So did his distaste for the play-the-game decorum expected of a major-label band. Manager Edge recounts "a famous gig" in Las Vegas "when we'd done some ridiculous routing because of the seeming lack of knowledge American promotion guys have of geography. We were doing a radio show, supporting Tears for Fears, and everyone was grumpy." During the show, "in a fit of pique," Yorke smashed half of the stage lights. Edge maintains that "the idea of him doing anything like that now is long gone."

But Yorke looks back on his not-much-younger self – particularly the tormented anti-star preserved in Meeting People Is Easy, the 1999 documentary of the OK Computer tour – without excuses. "I was bored," he states flatly, backstage in Miami, of his aggro-zombie aura in that film. "I loved that record. But the idea of being stuck with those songs for a year and a half, in the same form, no change, no nothing – I struggled with it. We'd finish a song, and I'd stand there, frozen.

"I understand now why we did all of those shows," Yorke confesses. "If we hadn't, we wouldn't be where we are. But I lost my nerve. We've been through different stages – that was a bad one."

"What's different about us," Jonny chimes in, "was that right from the beginning, our obsession was songs. As a byproduct, we tour now."

"It wasn't a bunch of mates" on Ridgefield Road, O'Brien observes, "more like a bunch of co-conspirators. We had this common goal. That's what it was all about, dreaming it up. All this stuff we have now – there was never any doubt it was going to happen. And it did, because the material world caught up.

"But I would say this – they are my brothers. Some of the others don't realize that. But we'll be at one another's funerals. We've been through this. We're family."

That is "a strength we don't really acknowledge to ourselves," Colin says. "We're far too English."

There is a physical side to it that I find interesting – the breath," Yorke says. He is trying to explain where he goes in his head and what he feels when he sings. "It's a meditative state, like standing in the tube station when the train is coming through. Things go past you – trains, people.

"It took me a few years to learn how to do it," he says of performing, during a breakfast interview in London last July. "Seeing people like Michael Stipe and Jeff Buckley – I realized it's a good place to go. It's OK to shut your eyes."

Later that day, Radiohead convene with Edge and Hufford to discuss touring in 2012. Afterward, O'Brien describes the meeting as "fraught." Yorke already sounds uneasy over his egg-white omelet: "The level of machinery freaks me out sometimes. You walk backstage, and there's people and stuff everywhere.

"We never wanted to be big," he says. "I don't want to be loved in that way. You can say it is selfish. You can also say this is someone who gets a kick out of what they do: trying to fuck with your head." Yorke enunciates the last phrase with relish.

"Because that's what it's all about," he continues, "casting the net wide, creating chaos and trusting something will come of it – not panicking, just going with the blind faith and all of these moving parts. This idea – where will the band be in five years? Fuck that. I'm just looking for little diamonds in the dust."

"Thom has the most acute bullshit detector in the band," O'Brien says, with awe, in Miami. "It's that balance – an intensely critical life, with an ability to feel, to have great intuition. We're not necessarily making the smartest business decisions. But we are following our intuition. It's about the art."

"This is a work in progress – that's the bit I like," Yorke confirms, just before that last practice. Then he says something else. "I was thinking, when I was on holiday recently – I've been doing this more than half my life." He pauses. "That's bonkers!" Yorke proclaims with an astonished laugh. "And it's cool. It's a job – and a good job.

"We actually need to get on a stage now and see where we're at," he declares, ready to play. "It's a large stage, and there will be a lot of people." There's more laughter. "But I've been told that's OK."

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Bluenosers in Barbados

Mar 2, 2018

Written By Richard Perry

Keith meets Shelley. An instant connection.

The man was sitting alone at the end of a bench inside the Speightstown, Barbados bus terminal. Behind him some teenagers were hanging out at the FLOW cellphone booth. The cool, shaded terminal was a welcome respite from a burning sun.

He appeared to be nodding off, so I hesitated before deciding to approach him.

“Pardon me, sir. Hello?”

He stirred.

“Can you tell me if the bus to Animal Flower Cave leaves from Gate 5?”

He lifted his head and looked at me with drowsy eyes. “You going to the Cave? Now?”

“Yes, my wife and I were told to look for the Connell Town bus. Is this the right gate?”

He stood up and pointed to the bench.

Searching for the right bus at the Speightstown terminal.

“You sit right here. Is that your wife? Go get her. You sit right here. I’ll show you. I live where the bus stops.”

He spreads his hands on the bench to show how close he lives to the bus stop.

We sat down and struck up a conversation with Mr. Keith Michael Vancooten.

“Vancooten,” I say. “That sounds like a Dutch name.

“Yes, my father was a Dutchman.”

Like most Bajans we’ve met in our two trips to this eastern Caribbean paradise, our new friend jumped at the chance to help us. He had a pleasant demeanour, but grew agitated at my repeated queries about gate numbers and departure times.

“Don’t worry ’bout that,” he’d snap. “You sit here. Come with me on the bus.”

“Don’t worry ‘bout that. You come with me.”

“But what time does…”

“Just sit by me. I’ll take you to my house.”

“But how long until…”

“You relax. Don’t worry ’bout that.”

Clearly, my North American anxiety over punctuality and schedules was starting to piss him off.

“So have you lived in Barbados your whole life?” asked Shelley.

“Yes, my whole life. Except for working the boats after the war. And I turn 93 in September.”

Sensing our disbelief (we both had him pegged for maybe 70 or 75) he produced his government ID.

We needed proof that Keith is actually 93!

“That’s me, see? Born 29-09-1925. It says so right here.”

I did the math. Yup. 93 in September.

“You must lead a clean life and eat really well,” I suggested. You don’t look your age.”

“Yes, I eat good, but not the last few weeks,” he said, patting his stomach. “Not feeling good here, but getting better�� yes, much better.”

A lady in a tight pink skirt walks by, glances at Keith and offers a wide smile. He nods back with a grin. “I know her from church.”

We asked him about his career and family. He was a bus mechanic for more than 40 years, but before then, at the end of the war, he sailed around the world as a ship’s engineer. “Freight and passengers. We carried both.”

Because he didn’t volunteer any information about his family, we sensed it might not be wise, or polite, to dig any deeper.

Fifteen minutes later, a blue transit bus spewing diesel fumes lurched into Gate 5, and Keith jumped up. “Let’s go, you sit by me. Here we go, follow me.”

Our ride north to the Animal Flower Cave.

No longer in the shade, another woman in the queue scrambled in her purse for the $2 bus fare as her ice cream cone dropped blobs of vanilla onto her arm and the concrete.

Half an hour later, after the noisy, kidney-pounding trip to the northern tip of Barbados, our spry Bajan guide prompts us off the bus.

“See what I mean? Look, there’s my house! You go walk to the Cave, down that road. When you come back, you come sit on my porch, right there, not in the sun. The bus will get you then, okay?”

“But what time does the next bus…”

“Don’t you worry. Just come sit on my porch. I’ll be here.”

Animal Flower Cave view – with crashing Atlantic surf.

We spend the new two and a half hours at the Animal Flower Cave buying gifts and marvelling at the pounding surf where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Caribbean Sea. We ordered salads and drinks at the cliff-side restaurant and then toured the underground cave. The group of teenagers ahead of us cooled off in a small pool and then posed for pictures in front of a frothy, roiling sea.

At this point, I start to worry that we might miss the last public bus back to Speightstown, so we make our way under the hot sun up the dusty road to Keith’s house. Sure enough, he’s sitting on his porch, smiling and waving us forward.

“You come and sit. Here, look at all the pictures of people who came here.”

Keith has fans the world over. This letter is from Oshawa, Ontario.

He opens a shopping bag full of photos and letters sent to him from Cave visitors over the years. He likes to point to himself in each picture. “You see, that’s me, sitting right here, right in this same chair.”

I try again. “Keith, what time do you think the next bus…”

“Relax, sit there. Only problem is, the last bus at 3pm goes and gets the school students.

“Did you say the LAST bus? Keith, it’s five past three.”

“It might come here. Might not. No problem. A van will come (an infamous ‘ZR’ van, that will gladly stuff 15 passengers into a space more suitable for nine.)

A white van pulsing with reggae music suddenly screams by, going in the opposite direction.

“No worries. He’ll come back. He’ll look at me, I’ll wave and yell ‘stop’ and he’ll stop and get you. Just relax.”

So with some extra time on his hands, Keith decides to show us his house. It becomes clear that he must be living on a very small pension. He has a few pressed shirts hanging in a closet; a tiny kitchen features a very tired refrigerator, lined with a thin black film of what looks to be mould. His tiny kitchen and bedroom open to the rear yard, where he also keeps a large trap.

Shelley asks him about it. “The monkeys destroy everything,” he says. “Look at those trees. They eat all the plants. I catch them and sell them to the wildlife reserve.”

“Keith,” I ask, “In this heat, you must like a cold Banks beer from time to time.”

“I used to, but then I joined the 7th Day Adventists. No more Banks.”

On our way back to the porch, we cross under a string clothesline hanging across his living room. It holds faded cards celebrating past Father’s Days and Christmases. Before we have time to ask him anything family-related, he’s back on the porch, eyes peeled for the white van, which, as he predicted, pulled to a stop.

“See? Go, run,” he barks. With no time for a proper goodbye, I clumsily press the last of our Bajan currency into his hand.

Our last selfie on Keith’s porch before our ZR van arrived.

“Thank you, Keith,” Shelley says as we sprint to our ride.

That evening, as we unwound from our long day in rural northern Barbados, we agreed that the real magic of discovering this island isn’t in the malls or the air-conditioned Massy grocery stores or on luxurious catamarans.

It’s hitting the road to small out-of-the-way places far from the crush of tourists. It’s trusting that serendipity will put you in front of the most amazing people when you least expect it.

#Barbados #animal flower cave #speightstown #holetown #travelwriter

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I posted 1,877 times in 2022

That's 1,710 more posts than 2021!

279 posts created (15%)

1,598 posts reblogged (85%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

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I tagged 650 of my posts in 2022

#greta van fleet - 148 posts

#gvf - 131 posts

#josh kiszka - 96 posts

#book club with mj - 82 posts

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#someone on twitter said this is what he looks like looking down at you with your head in his lap

My Top Posts in 2022:

if i speak………..

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i, for one, need to be sedated immediately!

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Fresh || J.M. Kiszka

pairing: josh kiszka x reader

word count: 2308

warnings: 18+ CONTENT! MINORS DNI! oral (m/f receiving), fingering. mullet!josh.

summary: josh surprises you with a new haircut, and he receives a good review.

a/n: i haven’t written smut in so long, but somehow the new cut has inspired me to make this. i apologize if this is lack luster, but hey, it’s a valiant effort in my opinion.

You have spent the past few months following Josh and the band around on tour with few and brief breaks in between. Currently, the band was on a ten-day break from the second North American leg of the tour, allowing you to find some reprieve in your home. Normally you would spend this time catching up on laundry, clearing out old food that went bad in the fridge while you were away, or with Josh to make up for some alone time.

Josh was out of the house for the day to do some studio work and “run some errands,” as he said. One of the errands included going to the hairdresser. This wasn’t too out of the ordinary for him to do since he would go every so often to get the dead ends off for his hair to maintain its signature shape. Ever since you and Josh started dating, he has stayed consistent with his hairstyle. It would change from being a bit too short or a bit too long every now and then, but nothing super crazy. You were obviously aware of his former hairstyles, but you were only used to his current style.

It was about 3pm when you decided to call it a day on doing chores. You knew you probably should have kept going, but you had nothing else to do for the next few days and decided to pace yourself. You were in the midst of watching TV when Josh called your phone.

“Hello?” you answered.

“Hey, hun, I just left the hairdresser and I’ll be home in about 15 minutes. I have to drop Sammy off first.” Josh said.

“You won’t believe what Josh did!” Sammy shouts from the passenger seat. Your brows furrowed at his statement.

“What do you mean?” you asked.

“Nothing, nothing,” Josh affirmed, “He means nothing. I’ll see you soon.” You exchanged your replies and ended the call.

The hell did Josh do? You thought. You became unnecessarily unsettled by Sam’s comment. He probably didn’t mean anything by it and just wanted to create drama for fun. Before Josh left for the morning, he didn’t mention what he was doing with his hair. Even when he had intentions of booking an appointment, he didn’t express his desire to possibly change his hair. You refocused your attention on your show when you heard the front door unlock. The couch in your living room faces away from the front door, having you to fully turn your body around to look at Josh.

“Hello,” Josh drew out the last syllable like a note. Instantly your jaw dropped, eyes going wide. Josh stopped in his tracks, “What’s up?”

“‘What’s up?’ That’s ‘what's up,’” You pointed at his hair. He had buzzed the sides of his hair making his hair into a mullet. It looked very similar to how his hair looked during the early days of the band, which you have shamelessly expressed your love for.

Josh ran his hand on the freshly shaved sides around his ears, blushing a bit. You darted up from your spot on the couch and made your way over to him. Your hands replaced his as you ran your hands through his curls, fingertips brushing the rough sides.

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My #1 post of 2022

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Song of the day: August 27 2024

Heartache Tonight by Eagles

About Eagles:

The Eagles are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1971. With five number-one singles and six number-one albums, six Grammy Awards and five American Music Awards, the Eagles were one of the most successful musical acts of the 1970s in North America and are one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold more than 200 million records worldwide, including 100 million sold in the US alone. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 and were ranked number 75 on Rolling Stone's 2004 list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". Founding members Glenn Frey (guitars, vocals), Don Henley (drums, vocals), Bernie Leadon (guitars, vocals), and Randy Meisner (bass guitar, vocals) were recruited by Linda Ronstadt as band members, some touring with her, and all playing on her third solo studio album, before venturing out on their own on David Geffen's new Asylum Records label.

(Via Wikipedia)

About Heartache Tonight:

The Eagles 1979 top charting (their last) hit and 1981 Grammy winner, somehow of different style than most of their more melodious and slower songs, nevertheless became a staple in their concert and the title for many cove groups concerts.

From the hugely successful album The Long Run which also yielded the hits “The Long Run” and “I can’t Tell You Why”.

The song writing story from a 2008 interview –Per Bob Seger –

"I wrote that with Glenn Frey. He had a little house that he leased from the James Cagney Estate when he was in the Eagles. He loved the house. It wasn’t very big. It had one bedroom and a huge living room. He would set up Don’s [Henley] drums in the living room. They would write there. Glenn had the verse and he didn’t know where to go with it. I was singing the verse, singing the verse and I suddenly popped into ‘It’s gonna be a heartache tonight’ and sang the whole chorus. He said, ‘Holy crap!’ Then he called Henley and [Joe] Walsh. They came down the same night. Joe Walsh was playing bass. Henley jumped on the drums and we kept polishing and stuff. That was it."

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#song of the day #heartache tonight #eagles #the eagles #Spotify

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MADAME X TOUR (2019)

The theater tour played in only 7 cities across North America and 3 in Europe. It featured multiple nights of shows in each city. The tour kicked off in New York City on September 17, 2019. After a mini residency of 16 nights, the tour visited Chicago, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, to end in Miami before Christmas. The European leg kicked off in Lisbon in January 2020, followed by tour dates in London and Paris. The tour was plagued by issues from the start. Firstly, there were planning issues and technical issues, resulting in a later start of the tour, several reschedulings and a few cancellations. Secondly, Madonna suffered from a serious injury, after a fall during rehearsals. This caused 5 dates in the US to be cancelled (including all 3 Boston dates), and 9 shows in Europe. Thirdly, the final two dates of the tour were forced to be cancelled amid the health crisis caused by the Corona Covid19 virus. The tour ended on March 8, 2020 with 75 shows performed (out of 93 originally scheduled). The show put a strong emphasis on the new album, with no less than 12 Madame X songs in the setlist. Several older songs were cut short to only a verse or chorus. Madonna also included some Fado songs that inspired her for the album. She took advantage of the intimate setting to have several interactions with the audience throughout the show.

CONCERT SET LIST

Act I

"God Control"

"Dark Ballet"

"Human Nature"

"Express Yourself" (A cappella chorus)

"Papa Don't Preach" (String intro)

Act II

"Madame X Manifesto" (Video interlude)

"Vogue"

"I Don't Search I Find"

"Papa Don't Preach"

"American Life"

Act III

"Batuka" (with video introduction)

"Fado Pechincha" (Isabel De Oliveira cover)

"Killers Who Are Partying"

"Crazy"

"Welcome to My Fado Club" (Contains elements of "La Isla Bonita")

"Sodade" (Cesária Évora cover)

"Medellín"

"Extreme Occident"

Act IV

"Rescue Me" (Dancers interlude)

"Frozen"

"Come Alive"

"Future"

Act V

"Crave" (Tracy Young Remix)

"Like a Prayer"

Encore

"I Rise"

Madame X - Music from the Theater Experience

TRACKLIST

1. God Control (Live) 2. Dark Ballet (Live) 3. Human Nature (Live) 4. Vogue (Live) 5. I Don't Search I Find (Live) 6. American Life (Live) 7. Batuka (Live) 8. Fado Pechincha (feat. Gaspar Varela) (Live) 9. Killers Who Are Partying (Live) 10. Crazy (Live) 11. Welcome to My Fado Club (Live) 12. Sodade (feat. Dino d'Santiago) (Live) 13. Medellín (Live) 14. Extreme Occident (Live) 15. Frozen (Live) 16. Come Alive (Live) 17. Future (Live) 18. Crave (Live) 19. Like a Prayer (Live) 20. I Rise (Live)

#MADAME X TOUR #LIVE CONCERT #THEATER #10s

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Green Wave: Sustainable Tourism Market Poised for $6.8 Trillion Growth, Investors By 2023-2032

Sustainable tourism Market Outlook

Sustainable tourism market is a type of travel that meets the needs of the travel industry, tourists, and the local community without compromising the requirements of future generations. Sustainable tourism includes all forms of ecotourism, environmentally conscious tourism, alternative tourism, responsible tourism, soft tourism, and tourism with minimal environmental impact. Travel that involves housing, entertainment, and shopping but also protects the local ecosystem is known as sustainable tourism. Its guiding principles ensure social equity, economic efficiency, and environmental protection. The government is attempting to increase ecotourism. It's critical to exploit the advantages of tourism in order to save the economy and ecology. It seeks to strike a balance between economic success and natural beauty.

The global market for sustainable tourism is expanding as a result of a rising environmental consciousness, changing consumer preferences for local experiences, and curiosity about foreign cultures and cuisines. Government laws, a lack of money, expensive travel, and a lack of investment might all hinder the growth of sustainable tourism. However, sustainable tourism might increase if more people opt for this mode of travel. A number of countries are also encouraging the growth of ecologically friendly transportation.

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Segment Analysis

The global sustainable tourism market has been segmented based type, booking channel, consumer orientation, tourism type, tourist type, and age.

On the basis of type, the market is segmented into Ecological Tourism, Eco Tourism/ Green Tourism, Soft Tourism, Community Tourism. The Ecological Tourism segment was attributed to holding the largest market share in 2022.

Based on booking channel, the global sustainable tourism market has been segmented into phone booking, online booking, and in person booking. The phone booking segment was expected to hold the largest market share in 2022.

Based on consumer orientation, the global sustainable tourism market has been segmented into men, women. The men segment was expected to hold the largest market share in 2022.

Based on tourist type, the global sustainable tourism market has been segmented into independent traveler, tour group, package traveler. The independent traveler segment was expected to hold the largest market share in 2022.

Based on age, the global sustainable tourism market has been segmented into 15-25 years, 26-35 years, 36-45 years, 46-55 years, and 66-75 years. The 26-35 years segment was expected to hold the largest market share in 2022.

Regional Analysis

The global sustainable tourism market, based on region, has been divided into the North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of the World. North America consists of US and Canada. The Europe sustainable tourism market comprises of Germany, France, the UK, Italy, Spain, and the rest of Europe. The sustainable tourism market in Asia-Pacific has been segmented into China, India, Japan, Australia, South Korea, and the rest of Asia-Pacific. The Rest of the World sustainable tourism market comprises of Middle East, Africa, and Latin America.

The largest market share for sustainable tourism was maintained by the North American regional sector. North America has a strong environmental policy framework in place that encourages sustainable tourism practices. This has led to the adoption of eco-friendly practices, conservation of natural resources, and protection of wildlife. Also, North America has been at the forefront of technological advancements, including the development of sustainable tourism technology, which has enabled the tourism industry to operate in a more sustainable manner. This has included the use of renewable energy sources, green buildings, and water conservation technologies.

Europe is one of the most significant regions in the sustainable tourism market, with many countries in the region taking steps to promote sustainable tourism. Many European governments have implemented strong policies and initiatives to promote sustainable tourism, including the development of sustainable tourism infrastructure, the establishment of sustainable tourism standards, and the implementation of environmental regulations.

Asia Pacific is anticipated to grow at fastest CAGR over the forecast period. This is owing to The APAC region has a rapidly growing middle class with increasing disposable incomes. This has led to an increase in domestic and international travel within the region. Also, The APAC region has a rich cultural and natural heritage that attracts a large number of tourists. Sustainable tourism offerings that showcase this heritage in a responsible and sustainable manner are increasingly popular..

Furthermore, the rest of the world's sustainable tourism market is divided into the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. The LATEM region has a rich cultural and natural heritage that attracts a large number of tourists. Sustainable tourism offerings that showcase this heritage in a responsible and sustainable manner are increasingly popular. Many countries in the region are implementing policies and initiatives to promote sustainable tourism, including the development of sustainable tourism infrastructure, the establishment of sustainable tourism standards, and the implementation of environmental regulations. The MEA region has vast natural resources and cultural heritage that have great tourism potential. The region is making significant investments in sustainable tourism, including the development of sustainable tourism infrastructure, the implementation of eco-friendly policies and practices, and the promotion of sustainable tourism standards.

Key Findings of the Study

The global sustainable tourism market is expected to reach USD 6828.1 billion by 2032, at a CAGR of 23.50% during the forecast period.

The Asia Pacific region accounted for the fastest-growing global market due to strong environmental policy framework in place that encourages sustainable tourism practices

Based on tourist type, the independent traveler segment was attributed to holding the largest market in 2022, with an approximate market share of 65.54%.

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Exploring the Historic Lighthouses of North Carolina

The beautiful state of North Carolina is home to some of the most amazing historic lighthouses in the United States. From the majestic Cape Hatteras Lighthouse to the breathtaking Ocracoke Island Lighthouse, the lighthouses of North Carolina provide a unique glimpse into the past. Many of these lighthouses are still standing today, providing a reminder of the hardworking Americans who built them and the important role they played in the history of the state.

Lighthouses of North Carolina

North Carolina is home to some of the most stunning lighthouses in the country, each with a story to tell. These lighthouses have been guiding mariners for centuries, and they continue to serve as an iconic symbol of the state’s rich maritime history. In this blog post, we’ll take a closer look at some of North Carolina’s most historic lighthouses and what makes them an important part of the state’s culture and heritage. Whether you are a tourist, mariner, or simply someone looking to explore the state, these lighthouses are a must-see attraction that you shouldn't miss.

1. Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in Buxton is one of the most iconic and photographed lighthouses in North Carolina. It stands at 198 feet, making it the tallest brick lighthouse in America. The lighthouse was built in 1870, and its distinctive black and white stripes have helped make it a recognizable icon of the Outer Banks. However, it wasn't an easy feat to build such a tall lighthouse on shifting sands. The lighthouse guide visitors to this day, and the views from the top are simply breathtaking.

2. Bodie Island Lighthouse

Located south of Nags Head, the Bodie Island Lighthouse was built in 1872 and features a unique first-order Fresnel lens. Standing at 156 feet, the striped brick tower emits distinct patterns of light, making it easy for mariners to differentiate it from other lighthouses. The lighthouse is open to visitors on April through October, and the panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean from the top are not to be missed.

3. Oak Island Lighthouse

Oak Island Lighthouse is a unique lighthouse that features a skeletal iron structure, making it quite different from the traditional brick lighthouses on this list. The lighthouse is located in Caswell Beach, standing at 169 feet. Once a beacon for the US Coast Guard, the lighthouse still illuminates the coast and is visited by thousands of tourists every year.

4. Ocracoke Lighthouse

The Ocracoke Lighthouse is another iconic lighthouse that was built in 1823. It stands in the small village of Ocracoke and is the oldest lighthouse in the area. It was originally built as a guide for ships and boats passing through the Hatteras Inlet. The lighthouse is 75 feet tall and features a brick structure that is whitewashed every few years. Although it is not open to the public currently, there are many tours available to enjoy its beauty from the outside.

5. Roanoke River Lighthouse

The Roanoke River Lighthouse is located in Edenton, a town steeped in history and tradition. Built-in 1886, this lighthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places and is a popular tourist attraction. It features a Victorian-style design and stands near the Roanoke River, making it a perfect site for visitors who appreciate lighthouses as well as natural beauty.

Preserving the Lighthouses

The lighthouses of North Carolina are a vital part of the state's history and culture. To ensure that future generations can enjoy these unique structures, many of the lighthouses have been preserved and restored. The Outer Banks Lighthouse Society is a non-profit organization that works to protect and preserve the lighthouses of North Carolina. They are committed to preserving the history of the lighthouses by organizing tours, special events, and educational programs.

Visiting the Lighthouses

Visiting the lighthouses of North Carolina is a great way to explore the state's rich history and culture. Tourists can take guided tours of some of the lighthouses or explore them on their own. Many of the lighthouses offer visitor centers with interactive exhibits and educational programs. There are also a variety of boat tours and other activities that allow visitors to get an up-close look at the lighthouses of North Carolina.

Conclusion

The lighthouses of North Carolina are a unique part of the state's history and culture. From the iconic Cape Hatteras Lighthouse to the breathtaking Ocracoke Island Lighthouse, these lighthouses provide a glimpse into the past. Thanks to the work of the Outer Banks Lighthouse Society and other organizations, these lighthouses have been preserved and restored for future generations to enjoy. Whether you take a guided tour or explore on your own, visiting the lighthouses of North Carolina is a great way to experience the state's rich history and culture.

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TOP 150 ALBUMS of 2022

150- Scarcity- Aveilut

149- Alice Glass- PREY//IV

148- Plains- I Walked With You a Ways

147- Sigh- Shiki

146- Bjork- Fossora

145- Boris- Heavy Rocks

144- Father John Misty- Chloe and the Next 20th Century

143- Vieux Farka Toure & Khruangbin- Ali

142- Palm- Nicks and Grazes

141- Deathcrash- Return

140- Rhodri Davis- DWA DNI

139- Hagop Tchaparian- Bolts

138- Cheekface- Too Much To Ask

137- Sarahsson- The Horgenaith

136- Sam Grendel- BlueBlue

135- Sam Gendel, Antonia Cytrynowicz- Live a Little

134- Makaya McCraven- In These Times

133- Julian Lage- View With a Room

132- Earl Sweatshirt- SICK!

131- Whatever The Weather- Whatever The Weather

130- Absent in Body- Plague God

129- Moin- Paste

128- Cheri Knight- American Rituals

127- Matt Ball- Amplified Guitar

126- Jairus Sharif- Water and Tools

125- Behemoth- Opvs Contra Natvram

124- Monster Rally- Botanical Dream

123- Ashenspire- Hostile Architecture

122- Death Cab For Cutie- Asphalt Meadows

121- Dave Douglas- Secular Psalms

120- Cult of Luna- Long Road North

119- Maria Moles- For Leolanda

118- Full Court Press- Full Court Press

117- Animal Collective- Time Skiffs

116- Luminous Vault- Animate the Emptiness

115- Mizmor & Thou- Myopia

114- KMRU & Aho Ssan- Limen

113- Sofie Birch- Holotropica

112- Avishai Cohen- Naked Truth

111- Philippe Bronchtein- Catch My Breath

110- Nik Colk Void- Bucked Up Space

109- Kelly Lee Owens- LP8

108- Nick Cave and Warren Ellis- Blonde

107- Infinity Knives, Brian Ennals- King Cobra

106- Johanna Warren- Lessons for Mutants

105- Joel Ross- Te Parable of The Poet

104- Brad Mehldau- Jacob’s Ladder

103- The Comet Is Coming- Hyper Dimensional Expansion Beam

102- Avishai Cohen- Shifting Sands

101- Patricia Brennan- More Touch

100- Madeleine Cocoas- Spectral

99- Skulcrusher- Quiet The Room

98- Caroline- Caroline

97- Knifeplay- Animal Drowning

96- Avalanche Kaito- Avalanche Kaito

95- Billy Woods- Aethiopes

94- Mamaleek- Dinner Coffee

93- Silvia Tarozzi & Deborah Walker- Canti di Guerra, di Livorno e d’amore

92- Melissa Aldana- 12 Stars

91- Joy Guidry- Radical Acceptance

90- Binker Golding- Dream Like a Dogwood

89- black midi- Hellfire

88- Akusmi- Fleeting Future

87- Arp- New Pleasures

86- Daniel Rossen- You Belong There

85- Junior Boys- Waiting Game

84- Shearwater- The Great Awakening

83- Florist- Florist

82- Szun Waves- Earth Patterns

81- No Age- People Helping People

80- Lucretia Dalt- ¡Ay!

79- Rich Ruth- I Survived, It’s Over

78- Colin Stetson- Chimaera I

77- Ulla- Foam

76- The Lord + Petra Haden- Devotional

75- Nonsun- Blood & Spirit

74- Bill Callahan- Reality

73- Aoife Nessa Frances- Protector

72- The Soft Pink Truth- Is It Going To Get Any Deeper Than This?

71- Kendrick Lamar- Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

70- High Pulp- Pursuit of Ends

69- Soul Glo- Diaspora Problems

68- Dawn Richard & Spencer Zahn- Pigments

67- Bartess Strange- Farm to Table

66- Burial- Antidawn

65- Keiji Haino & Sumac- into this juvenile apocalypse…

64- Beth Orton- Weather Alive

63- Jenny Hval- Classic Objects

62- Angel Olsen- Big Time

61- Nils Frahm- Music for Animals

60- Daniel Bachman- Almanac Behind

59- Wilco- Cruel Country

58- Boris- W

57- Goose- Dripfield

56- Steve Lacy- Gemini Rights

55- Sun’s Signature- EP

54- Gang of Youths- Angel in Realtime

53- Mary Lattimore & Paul Sukeena- West Kinsington

52- Aeviterne- The Ailing Facade

51- Pusha T- It’s Almost Dry

50- Black Country, New Road- Ants From Up There

49- Ashley McBryde presents: Linderville

48- Alina Bzhezhinska & Hip Harp Collective- Reflections

47- Pinegrove- 11:11

46- Various Artists- Here It Is: A Tribute To Leonard Cohen

45- Bonnie Light Horseman- Rolling Golden Holy

44- Chat Pile- God’s Country

43- Oren Ambarchi- Shebang

42- Oren Ambarchi, Johan Berthling, Andreas Werliin- Ghosted

41- Horse Lords- Comradely Objects

40- Brian Eno- FOREVERNOMORE

39- Anja Lauvdal- For a Story Now Lost

38- CC Sorensen- Phantom Rooms

37- Kali Malone- Living Torch

36- Heart of The Ghost- Summons

35- Miles Okazaki- Thisness

34- Weyes Blood- And in The Darkness, Hearts Aglow

33- Maggie Rogers- Surrender

32- Loraine James- Building Something Beautiful For Me

31- Eli Winter- Eli Winter

30- Oded Tzur- Isabela

29- Sharon Van Etten- We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong

28- Max Richter- The New Four Seasons: Vivaldi Recomposed

27-Heith- X, Wheel

26- Ian William Craig- Music For Magnesium_173

25- Cecile McLorin Salvant- Ghost Songs

24- Medicine Singers- Medicine Singers

23- Joe Rainey- Niineta

22- Andrew Bernstein- A Presentation

21- Bill Orcutt- Music for Four Guitars

20- Danger Mouse & Black Thought- Cheat Codes

19- Tanya Tagaq- Tounges

18- Destroyer- Labyrinths

17- Lambchop- The Bible

16- Sault- Air

15- Claire Rousay- Everything Perfect is Already Here

14- Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Hunter- Recordings from the Aland Islands

13- Yayamoto+Fowler+Parker+Hirsh- Sparks

12- Nickolas Mohanna- Sight Drawings

11- Jasmine Myra- Horizons

10- William Parker- Universal Tonality

9- Michael Giacchino- The Batman

8- Beach House- Once Twice Melody

7- Surya Botofasina- Everyone’s Children

6- OHYUNG- Imagine Naked!

5- The Smile- A Light for Attracting Attention

4- Sarah Davachi- Two Sisters

3- Immanuel Wilkins- The 7th Hand

2- Big Thief- Dragon New Warm Mountain

1- Rachika Nayar- Heaven Come Crashing

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