Acoustic Café recently welcomed Eric D. Johnson – also known as Fruit Bats – for a live set. The most recent Fruit Bats album, Baby Man, is “the most stripped-down effort in the 25 years of Fruit Bats, easily duplicated in our studios!” Check that out right here, or find it on the radio this week. Baby Man is out now via Merge and looking for spins!
"Gary's waiting, waiting, waiting!" There's a new live 1992 recording of "Summer Babe" from @pavement_band, featuring wild, frenetic original drummer Gary Young. @IndependentIPR releases #LouderThanYouThink soundtrack next year!
https://amanaplanacanal.com/2025/12/03/new-music-from-pavement/
https://youtu.be/ClMRpQRujfE
.@AndWeAreSTS included Mary Halvorson's #AboutGhosts among the 50 best jazz albums of 2025. She "leans into that large‑ensemble thinking in a way that lets the group move like a single organism rather than a backdrop for solos."
https://www.shatterthestandards.com/p/the-50-best-jazz-albums-of-2025
https://youtu.be/zdE1wQBmA2w
![@leifvollebekk is at radio now with 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, along with two additional versions of album standout track “Peace Of Mind,” via @secretcityrecords. The record is both ethereal and grounded, evoking a deep sense of introspection and blending narrative lyrics with one-take lead vocal performances, cinematic arrangements, rich soundscapes, and lush orchestration. Vollebekk – who self-produced and plays piano, guitar, bass, B3 organ, harmonica, accordion and Moog synthesizer – compiled an impressive supporting cast including drummer Jim Keltner, steel guitarist Cindy Cashdollar (Bob Dylan, Van Morrison and Rod Stewart), and bassist Shahzad Ismaily. The album was mixed by Tchad Blake (Tom Waits, Arctic Monkeys, Tracy Chapman) and mastered by Greg Calbi.
@bedroomdisco: “By far the best work by this talented singer-songwriter to date.”
@americana_uk_: “[Vollebekk] has delivered a superb piece of work.”
@exclaim.ca: “Vollebekk’s subconscious is both amplified and reconstructed.”](https://amanaplanacanal.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)
