I first stumbled upon Juana Molina's music in 2007. Her album Un Dia was a revelation, and I am not sure I had ever heard anything like...
BLOG | NOV. 22, 2024
New album and video, The Way Out of Easy, from Jeff Parker ETA IVtet
The Way Out of Easy is the second album Jeff Parker (Tortoise) has released that was recorded live by Bryce Gonzales at The Enfield Tennis Academy to a stereo Nagra tape machine on a hand built tube console that he designed and built.
Besides Parker on guitar, the record features Josh Johnson on sax, Anna Butterss on bass and Jay Bellerose on drums. Look for a full conversation with Bryce about his ETA sessions upcoming in Tape Op, along with comments from Jeff and ETA founder Ryan Julio.
The two LP/CD/DD version of The Way Out of Easy, with liner notes by Bryce, is out today with the full album streaming December 12, 2024.
In the meantime, check out the first single and video, "Late Autumn".
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