Papa M - Whatever MortalLabel: Drag City Released 2017 From the first line of Whatever, Mortal, "I am a whore wayfaring stranger," Dave Pajo establishes himself as the heir to the poetry and myth of Leonard Cohen. With bare, moody folk music that recalls Songs of Leonard Cohen, Pajo strips his emotions and pins his heart to his sleeve, whether he's singing of family on "Over Jordan" ("I'm coming home to see my brother") or (like Cohen) mocking his failed sexual encounters on

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it is hardly surprising that Shantel's lyrics revolve around mystical and metaphysical ideas

Theatre Of Magic (Track 16-23)

it stands as a monument to everything they've achieved in their short time as a band

Lay Down You Arms

Hammer and the Nail

Popscene (Saturday)

Black Thought offers consistently pointed verses

Pete Jolly (piano)

The band is renowned for intense creative productivity