"Even before this thing hit, I resolved to try to listen to some new music," Lloyd tells us of the wide-ranging quarantine playlist he's given us. "Not necessarily new to the world, but new to me."
William Tyler, who played in the mid-'90s lineup of Silver Jews, hosted a tribute to the late David Berman in Nashville over Thanksgiving weekend, and he'll be part of another one at Portland Bunk Bar on January 4, which would've been Berman's 53rd birthday...
The new event from Pitchfork and the Art Institute of Chicago features performances throughout the museum from Deerhunter, DJ Koze, Mount Eerie, William Basinski, Laurie Anderson, Kamasi Washington, Perfume Genius and more over three nights.
Even if you don't know cellist Oliver Coates by name, you probably have heard music he's played on, including Radiohead's A Moon Shaped Pool, Jonny Greenwood's The Master and Phantom Thread scores, and Mica Levi's Under the Skin score. He also put out his own very good solo album this year...
Always one of the most unique year-end lists, UK site The Quietus have just revealed their Albums of the Year 2017. At #1 is Peasant by modern British Folk singer Richard Dawson.