A Reader staffer shares three musical obsessions, then asks someone (who asks someone else) to take a turn.
Joshua Virtue, “Loosey” Joshua Virtue raps in the duos Free Snacks and Udababy, which both put out music this winter—the former Eat Good Tape in December, the latter a self-titled EP in January. Virtue released the full-length Post Faith Dialogues in March, which includes the killer “Loosey.” When he performed it at his release party that month, dozens of people screamed along as he belted out rubbery rhymes on the song’s hook. That moment convinced me that Virtue and his prolific collaborators are something special.
Infinite Spirit Music, Live Without Fear When I told pianist Soji Adebayo about his 1980 record fetching $3,000, he said, “I’m glad I made something that people are willing to pay that much money for.” Originally, Infinite Spirit Music was only available to 300 people in Chicago, but now, thanks to a Jazzman reissue, the group’s cosmic messages of love can be heard worldwide.
