Top Ten Albums of April
1. Tilo Weber- Tesserae
2. Zsófia Boros- El último aliento
3. El Michels Affair and Black Thought- Glorious Game
Roots-y.
4. Adam Larson- With Love, From New York City
5. Tee Grizzley and Skilla Baby- Controversy
Detroit lions.
6. Thomas Adès- Dante
Hell, purgatory and paradise.
7. Danish String Quartet- Prism V
Bach, Beethoven and Webern.
8. YoungBoy Never Broke Again- Don’t Try This at Home
Untold riches.
9. Brandee Younger- Brand New Life
Starting over.
10. Kiko El Crazy- Pila’e Teteo
Dembow frenzy.
Top Ten Songs of April
1. Shirley Collins- “High and Away”
Storm’s a-brewin’.
2. Margo Price and Particle Kid- “Hands on the Wheel”
I feel like going home.
3. Smokey Robinson- "Beside You"
Cruisin’.
4. Stik Figa featuring Blu and The Expert- "Uknowhut?"
What?
5. Killer Mike featuring El-P and thankugoodsir- "Don't Let the Devil"
Nobody speak.
6. MC Yallah- "No One Seems to Bother"
The truest type of world music.
7. Thundercat and Tame Impala- "No More Lies"
Truth.
8. Armani White and A$AP Ferg- “Silver Tooth”
Novocain.
9. NLE Choppa- "Talk Different"
Money changes everything.
10. Jessie Ware- “Begin Again”
Age of Aquarius.
Top Ten Concerts of April
1. Jean-Yves Thibaudet at the Folly Theater
2. Adam Larson, Matt Clohesy and Jimmy Macbride at Westport Coffee House
3. Willi Carlisle and Betse & Clarke at Knuckleheads
4. John Mellencamp at the Midland theater
5. Drew Williams, Seth Davis and Brian Steever at Westport Coffee House
6. Booker T. Jones at the Folly Theater
7. Joseph Genualdi at Grant Recital Hall
8. Anne-Marie McDermott’s master class at Grant Recital Hall
9. Thomas Lacy at Southminster Presbyterian Church
10. Nate Nall, Matt Hopper and Joey Panella at the Market at Meadowbrook
My Instagram photo.
The previous monthly survey is here.