Your Queen Is A Reptile
On this London group’s first LP for Impulse!, saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings uses jazz’s cultural memory as a rich language that informs an entirely new conversation.
The richness of the source material and the deftness of interplay of each member of the band ensures that Your Queen is a Reptile leaves you with a sense of having been a part of something truly special.
Our writers take a look at this week's releases, from the wide-eyed country pop of Kacey Musgraves on 'Golden Hour' to the bare, anti-folk stylings of Mount Eerie on 'Now Only'
If you spend enough time in London, avoiding the overtly upper-class locations and just take in the atmosphere and culture of the city at large, you can begin to understand the inspiration behind its music scene.