MARK TURNER holds on tight for a mesmerising display of Neath-born ragtime virtuosity
Album reviews with Ian Sinclair: April 7, 2020
Latest releases from Thundercat, Baxter Dury and Mapache
ALAN MORRISON introduces a UK poet whose despised daytime occupation provides the subject for his writing
MARK TURNER wallows in the virtuosity of Swansea Jazz Festival openers, Simon Spillett and Pete Long
PAUL DONOVAN recommends three new books that explore the human relationship with nature
Doomed adolescents, when the missing person is you, classic whodunnit, and an anti-capitalist eco-thriller
WILL STONE takes a ticket to indie disco heaven, but misses the rarely performed tunes
Thundercat
It Is What It Is
(Brainfeeder Records)
★★★
MUCH like 2017 breakthrough Drunk, the new album from Los Angeles bassist and singer Stephen Lee Bruner, aka Thundercat, is a delicious sprawling smorgasbord of styles, taking in jazz, funk, soul, hip-hop and soft rock.
And, like Drunk, it's co-produced by Flying Lotus, with a who’s who of gifted artists guesting on the record.
More from this author
Reviews of new releases by Jens Lekman, Big Thief, and Christian McBride Big Band
IAN SINCLAIR reviews new releases from The Beaches, CMAT and Kathleen Edwards
From training Israeli colonels during the slaughter to protecting Israel at the UN, senior British figures should fear Article 3 of the Genocide Convention that criminalises complicity in mass killing, writes IAN SINCLAIR
New releases from Cassandra Jenkins, Ryan Davis & the Roundhouse Band, and Case Oats
