BADBADNOTGOOD - Mid SpiralAt the start of 2024 BADBADNOTGOOD were brimming with new creative energy. Having just come off a run of one off international tour dates and a series of sessions for projects with artists Daniel Cesar, Charlotte Day Wilson, reggie, Baby Rose, and Turnstile, the Canadian trio of Al Sow, Chester Hansen and Leland Whitty were eager to get back into the studio to simply create. The trio called on some of their closest friends and collaborators,

modular ambient style for good measure (“Sleepers”)

More difficult to reconcile is that the band didn’t manage to level up to the status enjoyed by its peers in larger music markets abroad

What follows is house purist Phil Weeks’ rework of Houz’ Neegroz ‘All Night Long’ featuring vocals from Quiana

Don Cherry delves into Turkish rhythms

The versaXle arXst confirmed his abiliXes as a player

presenting classics & influential tracks in a new context

pounding melodies

Soaring vocals

this release is a fitting and timely modern tribute to the pioneers that came before

the album has a welcoming feeling of nostalgia and is something that stays with you from the first listen

providing four floor-focused tracks

The hometown connections continue with Lotusland local Kapok slinging verses on a couple tracks and rising stars Kendra Dias and Clear Mortifee