Hello dears! Here’s what I’ve got this year: vitality, oddness, fury, pleasure, the continued beating of our shared hearts. No song-by-song story this time— the slow December drafting/chiseling time I’d given over to this writing in years past was spent, instead, grading my students’ wonderful work— but I hope you love wandering through the music with me. A few from 2020 that caught up to me late (Roisin Murphy, Arbor Labor Union, ChocQuibTown, mid-century Indian violin), many songs that were gifts from particular friends and particular moments, a few hours of good life. Enjoy!
Jay Aquinas Thompson 