Jassbusters

Jassbustersunsealed, very gently used, shipped in whiplash mailer

ranking on Spin's year-end list at a time when the producer and label were unknown outside of hip-hop DJ circles

'Houseplants'

dropping down to the sheep as the mindless herd following what they are told

yet still channeling it through songs that are written

With a sneer and a chip on their shoulders the size of Texas

it also included a hint of what was meant to come on the never-realized second Jaylib album

Red House Painters

has also stepped up: it’s panoramic and sparkling

with lyrics written and sung by Morrissey

lacerating intensity and potent blend of art-rock

opening up a newfound energy and inclusiveness in his music

Atticus Ross