Happy Again isn’t exactly happy. But the delightfully deadpan new album from roots mainstays Bill and the Belles is full of life, humor, and tongue-in-cheek explorations of love and loss.
The buzz began well over a month ago, maybe ever since James Francies’ 2018 Blue Note debut, Flight. As bright as that one was, Purest Form is more expansive, melding
This collaboration between two incredibly gifted, sensitive, and imaginative musicians, guitarist Bill Frisell and Icelandic bassist/composer Skúli Sverrisson even goes beyond the concept of interplay. They don’t so much as
Whether you’re a Portuguese national or have enjoyed visiting the beautiful country sitting by the Atlantic in western Europe, it won’t take much to realize what makes its people move
