Reader writers tackle Morbus Chron's feral-to-cerebral death prog and 14 more new records.
by Peter Margasak, Miles Raymer, Leor Galil, Kevin Warwick, Monica Kendrick, Bill Meyer, Luca Cimarusti, Kim Kelly, Tal Rosenberg, Erin Osmon and Philip Montoro
Carla Bozulich, Boy (Constellation) After several phenomenal albums with her versatile, razor-edged band Evangelista, singer-songwriter Carla Bozulich took things into her own hands for the new Boy—she not only played many of the instruments but also produced and mixed the record (Italian drummer Andrea Belfi provides most of the beats, while Bay Area multi-instrumentalist John Eichenseer contributed keyboards, viola, and electronics). The press materials for Boy call it Bozulich's "pop record," and that's true insofar as the songs follow standard verse-chorus-verse forms—her focused, aspirated singing and the music's harrowing textures aren't exactly sweet and accessible.…[ Read more ]