That Cohen/Waits vocal comparison is spot on. Both had that gravelly thing but Cohen's delivery felt more deliberate, almost liturgical, which made You Want It Darker so intense. The timing on that album release is haunting tbh. I grabbed a first pressing of In the Wee Small Hours last year and its wild how the sequencing on that album still influences how people structure breakup records today, way before anyone used the term "concept album." Curious about that Bill Callahan track, the Matt Kinsey collab sounds promising since hes been doing interesting textural stuff lately.
Wee Small Hours is an all-timer! I have a 1956 mono repress that’s well-loved but plays great. I also have parts 1 and 2 of the 7” version, which is kind of cool. Glad to hear Basic is still going strong I I saw them open for Etran de L’Air a couple of years ago and it was a cool set.
As for 2026, Dry Cleaning’s third album comes out on Friday and throws down quite the gauntlet for the year!
That Cohen/Waits vocal comparison is spot on. Both had that gravelly thing but Cohen's delivery felt more deliberate, almost liturgical, which made You Want It Darker so intense. The timing on that album release is haunting tbh. I grabbed a first pressing of In the Wee Small Hours last year and its wild how the sequencing on that album still influences how people structure breakup records today, way before anyone used the term "concept album." Curious about that Bill Callahan track, the Matt Kinsey collab sounds promising since hes been doing interesting textural stuff lately.
Thanks for the comment. I just preordered the Callahan. We’ll see! What are you looking forward to hearing in 2026?
Wee Small Hours is an all-timer! I have a 1956 mono repress that’s well-loved but plays great. I also have parts 1 and 2 of the 7” version, which is kind of cool. Glad to hear Basic is still going strong I I saw them open for Etran de L’Air a couple of years ago and it was a cool set.
As for 2026, Dry Cleaning’s third album comes out on Friday and throws down quite the gauntlet for the year!