Whatever the 1975 are, they don't feel fake. They have a faith in their listeners, & they make music intent on challenging the status quo. There's an earnestness & reality to their music that never flounders. WHEN YOU SLEEP is an epic, messy, gaudy, human, beautiful record that hits all the biggest Pop notes, while still leaning towards artsiness.

The next artist to join the Int'l Anthem roster is London-based saxaphonist and bandleader ALABASTER DePLUME. Adding to the IA canon, "To Cy & Lee" draws from many sources, from Japanese folk to Ethio-jazz to traditional Celtic music. The result is a stirring collection that recreates an "ancient" or "primitive" sound, sounding like folk music in the same way that composers like MAURICE RAVEL and BELA BARTOK imagined their pieces, while maintaining the intuitive senses of artists like JULIUS EASTMAN or ARTHUR RUSSELL. OBVIOUSLY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

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