There is something distinctly architectural about the way Suris constructed "Rare Brew," the latest collection from the husband-and-wife duo Lindsey and David Mackie. While this release bills itself as a curated retrospective remastered for 2025, calling it a "greatest hits" feels like a disservice it is more like wandering through a house where every room operates under a different law of physics. https://open.spotify.com/album/2lJujS5F8Ch91IQXLzlBGo?si=n-5V5DyFSUq9b81ao11SSg You start on...

Block’s ‘Whitecaps On The Hudson ’ arrives not so much as a pristine reissue but more like a rediscovered journal, its pages softened by time and emotional humidity. Here’s Block, a name practically synonymous with anti-folk’s charmingly crooked spine, revisiting a period where the Hudson’s currents mirrored a life in turbulent flux – sobriety found, marriage lost. https://open.spotify.com/album/4qw8Zz28Ld5xptsA2O87CH The quest for 'home' beats like a tell-tale...