The Great Bailout - Moor Mother: Review
Review By Lav: Moor Mother is a Philly-based poet and versatile jazz musician who has spent more than a decade pushing the boundaries of both her songwriting and the often increasingly abstract and experimental sonic palettes she lends it to. I've enjoyed the past two Moor Mother albums quite a bit in particular her 2022 effort JAZZ CODES . But The Great Bailout might surpass that in terms of both conceptual ambition and sheer intensity. I would consider this record more sonically experimental than its predecessor, but not because it has more going on. In fact, the album sort of kills with quiet sometimes. Guilty is a riveting start to the record where Moor Mother teams up with Lonnie Holly who contributes surprisingly eerie vocals to this chillingly minimal instrumental space. I love the fluttering strings that exist in the sucking isolation and how challenging they come off despite how sweet they sound.The repetition of the phrase "did you pay off the trauma" sets up...