The Listener

Howe Gelb

I’m tired of not doing the things you never ask. I think now might be enough. Heads up.

Trios Live

Joshua Redman

We’re all locked in like bawdy linen before the ocean. It’s just as well. We were never sweet like tea.

Other Planes of There

Sun Ra

I am the innocuous outlaw — wary of strife and too weak to flee.

The Peel Sessions (1991–2004)

PJ Harvey

I’m not equipped for sparks and woe. I’m abundantly diminished. Who can sponsor me? Or change my circumstance? Managers are whispering. Has it always been like this?

New Skin For The Old Ceremony

Leonard Cohen

Was it a bit, sprawling with the debased and the numinous? Did the pose make the prayer? I won’t believe it. I need you wise. 

Oh Yeah

Charles Mingus

Fix on the violence of a rustling backstop, and damn your cleats. They’re coming!

Halfway to a Threeway

Jim O'Rourke

Feels like catch and release, but you never know. Gather the eggs, brother.