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3. J_ust, B_ye<br />
This South Korean acoustic singer-songwriter paints a reflective,<br />
cloudy-day picture with shaft-of-light vocals and<br />
sweet, plaintive guitar that promises to slow down the stress<br />
beat of the season and breathes in like pure, crisp winter air.<br />
1. Shakey Graves, Can’t Wake Up<br />
His unmistakable voice burns like charcoal embers lifting<br />
through smoky, nostalgic song work, and it’s clear this release<br />
from earlier this year is cult favorite Austinite Shakey Graves’<br />
most complete, present and evocative work to date. The heavy,<br />
full-course-meal vibes of these tracks are brilliantly and deftly<br />
executed, distilling the complexity of the music into a soundscape<br />
that swallows you whole.<br />
2. Kaveh Rastegar, Light of Love<br />
Dipping into the darker side of the night, the new album<br />
from bass guitarist Kaveh Rastegar is driving and symphonic,<br />
but smooth enough to make you warm all over. Knockout<br />
collaborations such as those with Gaby Moreno, David Garza,<br />
and Becca Stevens round out the vocals; not one track<br />
disappoints.<br />
Bonus<br />
Track<br />
Foxes & Lions, Foxes & Lions,<br />
Pt. 1<br />
The rich, perfectly blended vocal harmonies and<br />
solid, fresh Americana arrangement of Los Angeles<br />
up-and-comers Foxes & Lions’ latest EP is so adaptable<br />
and satisfying, you’ll find yourself putting this<br />
six-shooter on repeat. It’s the perfect fire-watching<br />
soundtrack on a “hot toddies and long-johns” kind<br />
of night… and I have it on good authority it doubles<br />
as a great audio running-buddy to take along<br />
while you jog off that last slice of pie. So eat up.<br />
101<br />
QP
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