Cultural Reset: For about five years, Disney and Nickelodeon taught a generation of kids to crave the fantasy of being discovered through music. But streaming and internet algorithms ruined the business model.
In 1996, Phish’s Trey Anastasio formed a free-form jazz ensemble that came and went without much fanfare. 30 years later, their only album opens a door to a world of improvisational music that goes beyond jam bands.
Just as the tension between the Robinson brothers sparks so much of the Crowes’ magic, the band’s 10th album finds a natural balance between raucousness and reflection.