My biggest musical accomplishment was being asked to play trumpet in the 5th Grade Jazz Band. It’s been all downhill from there.

“I was born by a river in a little tent.” To the standard eye, this is a sentence that can be used to teach grammar and propositions to a 1st grader. To all of my soulful people out there who truly do get it, this is the opening line to one of the greatest songs … Continue Reading

When I first heard that Geoff Barrow was working on a rap project I was ecstatic, for like 8 minutes. Then I kind of just forgot about it and never bothered to listen to the 41 track beast that is, Quakers. Portishead has long been one of my favorites, so I suppose I just never … Continue Reading

But you know what isn’t awful? The new Ryat album, Totem, which should be out on Brainfeeder some time soon. Here’s an older song she did with Taylor McFerrin as well as my favorite from the new album. Owl [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Place In My Heart