Screenshot of Sondra Radvanovsky in the trailer of the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Cherubini’s “Medea” by There Stands the Glass.
Top Ten Albums of September
1. Sarah Davachi- Two Sisters
Ecumenical drones.
2. Caroline Shaw and Attacca Quartet- Evergreen
A Mozart among us.
3. James Brandon Lewis- Molecular Systematic Music
Live mutations.
4. Julian Lage- View with a Room
With Bill Frisell, Jorge Roeder and Dave King.
5. Charles Lloyd- Trios: Ocean
Celestial trio with Gerald Clayton and Anthony Wilson.
6. Laura Jurd- The Big Friendly Album
Howdy.
7. Ohma- Between All Things
8. Billy Woods- Church
Unanswered prayers.
9. Jeff Parker, Eric Revis and Nasheet Waits- Eastside Romp
No ordinary guitar trio.
10. Björk- Fossora
Ridiculously good or just ridiculous?
Top Ten Songs of September
1. Mister Water Wet- "Caged at Last"
Everything at once, sparingly.
2.. Santigold- "Ushers of the New World"
I prefer to stand, thank you.
3. Channel Tres- "No Limit"
A slick shocker.
4. M.I.A.- "Beep"
Bop.
5. LCD Soundsystem- “New Body Rhumba”
Workout.
6. Stormzy- "Mel Made Me Do It"
An old-school tour de force.
7. Smino featuring J. Cole- "90 Proof"
Strong.
8. Little Big Town- "Three Whiskeys and the Truth"
Fleetwood Mac sounds better than ever.
9. Kany García and Christian Nodal- "La Siguiente"
Romantic duet.
10. Clutch- "Three Golden Horns"
Clutch is my favorite novelty act.
Top Ten Concerts of September
1. Blackstarkids- recordBar
2. Lucibela- Old Church Concert Hall
3. Algara, P.S.Y.W.A.R. and New Obsessions- Farewell
4. Porridge Radio and Blondshell- Doug Fir Lounge
5. Live Skull- recordBar
6. Ozomatli- KC Live
7. Gorillaz and EarthGang- Moda Center
8. Billy Cobham- Dolores Winningstad Theater
9. Roger Waters- T-Mobile Center
10. The Shins and Joseph- Pioneer Courthouse Square
Temporarily displaced unhoused people were not pleased.
Last month’s survey is here.