Bob Dylan’s Desire is a fever dream of an album. Released in 1976, it drips with mystery, lust, and longing, none more so than “One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below),” a track that feels like a whispered secret from another world. Equal parts folk ballad and gypsy lament, the song is a smoky swirl of imagery and sound, tethered by Dylan’s urgent delivery and the ghostly harmonies of Emmylou Harris.
In 2002, when O was released, it wasn’t just an album—it was a raw and intimate conversation, laid bare between Rice and Hannigan. The record emerged from a deeply personal place in Rice’s life, blending acoustic folk with melancholic reflections on love, heartbreak, and vulnerability. The songs were minimalist in arrangement but monumental in emotional depth.
Martin Frost is a clarinetist musician extraordinaire. My late discovery of his immense and sublime featured soloist talent/proficiency came while writing the “Why Amadeus ” article. Whether we find Martin playing Mozart Concertos for Clarinet, Bach, Haydn, or Rhumbas by Chick Corea, he excels with fluidity, expertise, perfect articulation, control, and humility