with its canyon-carving drums and exultant vocals courtesyof esteemed artists such as Hot Chip’s Alexis Taylor
lauded on all continents for their masterful skill and reckless abandon in the rock music field
whilst adding in a weighty
opening fusillade of the title track to the closing hurricane of “We Were Never the Same
channeling Tom Waits’ grit and the underbelly of American storytelling
Martin Medeski & Wood - Tonic (Classic Vinyl Series) Jamie Xx with its canyon-carving drums andThe avant jazz funk trio, Medeski Martin & Wood John Medeski on keys, Billy Martin on drums, and Chris Wood on bass returned to their acoustic roots on the freewheeling 1999 live album, Tonic, recorded at the intimate Lower East Side NYC venue. The set featured the trios own adventurous originals alongside covers of songs by Lee Morgan, Bud Powell, John Coltrane, and Jimi Hendrix.