A Long Drink Of The Blues (Vinyl LP) Jazz

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'Breakfast' is released through Moshi Moshi Records

"Two Lullabies"

Joell Ortiz

an emotionally charged two-year period that in his words was "hectic

and his solos were built with logic

they are a band that until now could only be truly understood by witnessing in a live environment - but with Brutalism it surely feels like they have captured the intensity of that live sound

Nabi is an incredible piece of slow-burning

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After more than a decade in the game

it's a romantic vision of a Europe filtered through the lens of an outsider

As the title suggests

plus she is also godmother to one of Felix Dickinson's kids