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Big concert week last week, we went down to Hampton and saw Sturgil Simpson on his Why not? tour. I got to see him a few years back when he was touring the Metamodern Sounds album, but that was in a much smaller room. Luckily he translates well to a small arena.

And Hampton Coliseum was a good place to see music. I’d never been before and the sound was great.

In a year that has had a lot of great albums for me, this one is right up there. I’ve enjoyed a handful of songs from their earlier releases, but this is a stem-to-stern winner to my ears. The Radiohead influence is pretty obvious, but there is also a nice Storm-In-Heaven-Verve thing going on. It’s tailor made for my wheelhouse. Highly recommend.

I’ve been listening to (and loving) this one for a couple of weeks and I cannot remember where I found it. It’s a good one, no doubt. Two married couples make up the band and there’s some excellent Gum Country (my fave record of 2020) vibes and enough guitar fuzz to draw My Bloody Valentine and Lush comparisons.

The album artwork is great, too.