Linda Smith - I So Liked Spring Artist_El Cuarteto Patria ‘The Divided City’ captivates and

‘The Divided City’ captivates and intrigues while ‘Only Strings and Their Supports Remain’ and ‘There Is One of Which You Never Speak’ are bold roars for survival before the choral ambience of ‘Desires Are Already Memories’ and piercing drones of ‘Total Perspective Vortex’ bring down the curtain on a spectacular and incredibly emotive body of work

Each silence leads into quick flutters of keys

" is due out on NYC label Bastard Jazz Recordings in February

with each track presenting a different perspective for the audience to chew on

who only usually steer away from pure jazz for the likes of Madlib and co

Linda Smith - I So Liked Spring Artist_El Cuarteto Patria ‘The Divided City’ captivates andA pioneer of the home recording movement, Linda Smith released several collections of delicate, bewitching solo music on cassette in the 1980s and 90s. The 2021 release of Till Another Time: 1988 1996, Captured Tracks compilation of Smiths work, has helped bestow rightful critical acclaim to the ahead of her time artist. Now, Captured Tracks dives deeper into Smiths catalog with the release of two full length companion albums, Nothing Else Matters and