Some months there’s no unifying principle, just a bunch of cool tunes hanging out with each other. This is such a month. Could this be Nathan Arizona’s fave for Feb.?:
Al convinced me to reconsider my ambivalence about Big Thief. This song is not typical of their output. Perhaps that’s why I like it:
Not many performers more compelling than Dana Margolin:
Quite the mash-up of musical forms here: