Consumer Guide: February, 2024

Eternal bebop, aesthetic force with brains, country soul from Newark, and hip-hop dreams with humanistic impulses. Plus: robot limbs, the aging alt-rock bohemia, hypnotic guitar minimalism, and more.

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Aesop Rock: ITS: Integrated Tech Solutions (Rhymesayers)

Dogo du Togo: Dogo du Togo (self-released)

Jack Harlow: Jackman (Atlantic)

Hot House: The Complete Jazz at Massey Hall Recordings (Craft)

Millie Jackson: On the Soul Country Side (Kent)

James Kahn: By the Risin' of the Sea: Shanties for Our Times (www.thatjameskahn.com)

Jim Kweskin: Never Too Late: Duets With My Friends (StorySound)

The Mountain Goats: Jenny From Thebes (Merge)

Meshell Ndegeocello: The Omnichord Real Book (Blue Note)

Nirvana: Live at the Paramount (Geffen)

Okuté: Okuté (Chulo '21)

Bill Orcutt: Music for Four Guitars (Palilalia '22)

The Paranoid Style: The Paranoid Style Presents: The Interrogator (Bar/None)

Sleater-Kinney: Little Rope (Loma Vista)

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