Our Roots Run Deep - Dominique Fils-Aimé (2023)

Jazzy modern soul music with overlaid vocals in places, as well as a cooking live band.

The connective tissue all through this record is a vocal showcase. African, jazz, and American songbook melodies anchor the tracks, with an impressive array of harmonic techniques.

Call it discipline or restraint or whatever. There’s a bit of the “no-fluff” ethos of hardcore on display: If you have 90 seconds of material, then you have a 90 second song.

Tracks I Liked

Hide From The Drama - bluesy and desolate

Give Me a Reason - a smoky jazz club in your head.

Feeling Like a Plant - conga drums! or bongos, or djembe, or something like it anyway.