CLOUDWARD – Mary Halvorson

Took two listens to fall in love but once I did, I fell hard: much more of an insanely-talented-composer-who-happens-to-be-an-insanely-talented-instumentalist's record than an insanely-talented-instrumentalist-who-happens-to-be-an-insanely-talented-composer's. In Halvorson, I trust.

FLEECED OF THEIR WARES (moduS ponY, 2023)

Sonic delights and explorations that wouldn't be at all out of place in a Wes Anderson stealth video game which, given my adoration for both the scores of Wes Anderson films and stealth video games, is indeed a compliment. So good.