Treat your taste buds to these mouthwatering leftovers!
Trying to keep up with the daily deluge of music is like drinking from a firehose. While we do our best to share all the good music that comes our way, some gems inevitably slip through the cracks. That’s where The Leftovers features come in; each Friday, we serve up five tasty morsels that we couldn’t let slip away into easily digestible snippets. This week, we’re showcasing new music from, Shoko Nagai, Practical Anarchy, Buttering Trio and more. Lap up these delectable treats.
Shoko Nagai’s Forbidden Flowers is wild but tuneful, eclectic and compelling. Made possible by the NYFA Women’s Fund NYC grant, the unorthodox quartet features a stellar lineup of some of New York’s most adventurous players. A quartet of drums, trumpet, violin, and piano would be unique enough, but on top of that, Nagai plays Farfisa and Nintendo DS as well. Check out the brilliant new album and its eye-catching artwork below!
Consider yourself introduced to Prague, Czechia-based multi-instrumentalist, trumpet player and composer, Jahn Neu and his elegant new album, Flowers To Go. Across the seven tracks, he slips between jazz, lyrical blues, and electronica, guided by a trumpet that speaks with the clarity of a voice. As you know, we love artwork that captures the essence of the music inside, and the colourful and blossoming design by Tereza A Giardino does so to a T. Flowers To Go is an absolute gem, perfectly described by the adjectives intriguing and captivating. Thanks for the tip, TSMM.
Practical Anarchy serves up four improvised, distorted, and restless tunes that I am happy to devour. Listeners are led through three very distinct tracks: the soul-stirring ‘Blind Faith’, the wildly exhilarating ‘Altered States’, and the slowly unfolding ‘Fade To Light’. The closer, and our personal favourite, ‘Honeymoon’, offers a vibrant ending. There’s no agenda here, no tidy narrative arc, just a raw outpouring from three musicians chasing freedom through noise, texture, and instinct. Highly recommended.
Warm and gentle, the latest track from Buttering Trio is gorgeous! Provocatively titled ‘Fuck For Peace’, the song’s gentle instrumentation serves as the backdrop to KerenDun’s powerful refrain of “Shouts of pleasure Fuck For Peace”. We love it ☮️
A musician of Adam Rudolph’s calibre is a rarity, if not a once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon. His limitless imagination is showcased through countless remarkable albums over the past 40 years. He proves all of this once more on Vibe Ride. “With every record, the goal is to explore new creative territory,” explains Rudolph. Back at it with his Hu Vibrational ensemble, their signature percussion-heavy blend of world music, ambient, electronica, and improvised spiritual jazz is thrillingly unpredictable. Get on board and ride the vibe!
