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Cat: XL 1176LP. Rel: 11 Oct 21
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Side 1 - Track 1. Signal From The NoiseSide 1 - Track 2. Unfolding (Momentum 73) (feat Laraajii)Side 2 - Track 1. City Of Mirrors (feat Arthur Verocai)Side 2 - Track 2. Beside April (feat Karriem Riggins & Arthur Verocai)Side 3 - Track 1. Love Proceeding (feat Arthur Verocai)Side 3 - Track 2. Open ChannelsSide 4 - Track 1. Timid, IntimidatingSide 4 - Track 2. Beside April (feat Arthur Verocai - reprise)Side 4 - Track 3. Talk Meaning (feat Arthur Verocai, Terrace Martin & Brandee Younger)

Canadian trio Badbadnotgood have made us wait for Talk Memory, their fifth album. Arriving a decade after their first full-length, and some five years since the release of their acclaimed fourth LP, it's a much more expansive and cinematic affair than its predecessors - both in scope (it includes more nods towards post-rock and jazz-rock, for example) and sound (a number of tracks feature string arrangements by Brazilian arranger Arthur Verocai). It's a dazzling affair all told, with the band's choice of improvisational composition techniques and an impressive guest list (Laraaju, Karriem Roggins, Terrace Martin and Brandee Younder all appear) resulting in a string of epic, life-affirming compositions. Picking highlights is tough, but we'd suggest checking slow-burn, constantly building epic 'Signal to the Noise' and the buzzing, psychedelic jazz-rock of 'Beside April'.