Consumer Guide: April, 2023

Honed and loud pronouncements from a 67 year old, indelible copyrights from a 77 year old, some 58-year-old saxophone wisdom, and uniquely individualistic hip-hop from two born-in-the-'80s rappers.

Gina Birch: I Play My Bass Loud (Third Man) As with The Raincoats, a beloved album released lo these 43 years ago, my initial response here was something like “Dig your spirit lady but isn’t this a little crude?” But much faster than with The Raincoats—two-and-a-half plays in, say—I was completely hooked on the solo debut of this 67-year-old dyed blonde…