Bob Fish

A soundtrack for inner landscapes, Nightwater exists in a world we never expected to enter. While we struggle with new realities Gabriel Birnbaum allows us to explore a never neverland of the everyday. What we see depends on where we look. Examine carefully.

Creating outsized sonic landscapes, Girl Skin illustrates an uncanny ability to evoke the grandeur in everyday relationships. Shade Is On The Other Side leaves listeners in awe of Sid Simons’ ability concoct symphonic folk music…homemade masterpieces.

Siobhan Miller’s All Is Not Forgotten is a perfect antidote for these unsettled times. She brings out the best in a musical landscape, from traditional to modern. Along the way, we all share the experiences that help us weather the sorrows and the joys life offers.

Extended Play creeps up on you revealing a wealth of sounds despite the fact that all the sounds you get come from just Jo’s vocals and Dan’s guitar. Subtly, Sky Barkers cast their spell. Resistance is futile.

On their self-titled album, Westward The Light seems to have captured the majesty of the landscape as well as the heritage of the land. Four Scottish musicians provide a glorious glimpse of their talent.

Rather than being defined in by African music, or protest music, Tamikrest is a band that expands those vocabularies. Tamotaït not only enlarges the world we know, it also pushes us closer, illustrating a path to what music can become.

Amalie Bruun successfully bridges the gap between Death Metal and acoustic folk making Folkesange an album you owe it to yourself to hear again and again.

Pavey Ark’s debut album tugs at the emotions with joy and sorrow in equal measure. Close Your Eyes And Think Of Nothing is, in a sense, a call to arms from a band that demands to be heard. It is a perfect antidote for these uncertain days.

Boogieing with the best of them, Green Leaf Rustlers show why they are an uncontrollable force of nature. For those who have been lucky enough to see them, the memories will last a lifetime. For the rest of us, at least we have From Within Marin.

Nadia Reid has the temperament to say the things that often go unspoken, the things that bother us. On Out Of My Province, she has created an album of musical maturity and emotional depth. There can be no greater compliment.

This is music of uncommon grace and nuance…a gentle elixir. Under the guise of Cabane, Thomas Jean Henri has created a work that is never fragile, yet filled with beauty. Grande Est La Maison works its way into your heart and soul, like a rose. There are thorns, but without them would the flower be as beautiful?

Featuring an impressive cast including Bill Frisell, John Paul Jones, Matt Chamberlin, and Dave Mathews, Danny Barnes continues his message of finding the good that helps us get through these hard times. It’s one thing you can always count on. Just like his music.