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- Summary: The latest full-length release from John Carroll Kirby was inspired by a trip to Costa Rica.
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- Record Label: Stones Throw
- Genre(s): Electronic, Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Neo-Electro, Jazz-Funk, Ambient Dub, Electric Jazz
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Jun 29, 2023Overall, this is peak John Carroll Kirby and, dare I say, his strongest album to date. It hits all the points you want, and then some.
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MojoJun 29, 2023A left-field jazz date transversing elation and sadness, and electronic weirdness peaking on off-radar standout Gecko Sound. [Aug 2023, p.88]
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Jun 29, 2023Taken as a whole, Blowout is Kirby's most adventurous record as well as his most accessible, thanks to hip arrangements, imaginative compositions, and focused, expert musicianship.
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UncutJun 29, 2023Entirely irresistible. [Aug 2023, p.33]
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Jul 5, 2023Thrown on at a barbecue, dinner party, or drab commute, Blowout is sure to enliven the mood. Yet Kirby’s work also rewards careful listening, sprinkled with moments that jolt you to attention as surely as they soothe.