Natural Information Society - Perseverance Flow LP The round and round doesn’t

The round and round doesn’t make us dizzy

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A vocoded voice intones multi-lingual poems alongside tinny guitars and sampled strings and flutes

‘On the Creekbeds On the Thrones’ is the second LP by XV

Every composition across the album's two sides is not only engrossing and deeply compelling -- feeling as fresh and relevant as the day it was laid to tape -- but clearly tangible in their lasting influence

Natural Information Society - Perseverance Flow LP The round and round doesn’tAnnouncing Perseverance Flow, the latest album from acclaimed Chicago based ensemble Natural Information Society (NIS). After a trilogy of double LPs by expanded manifestations of the band that began in 2018 with Mandatory Reality & continued through Since Time Is Gravity (a Pitchfork Best Jazz & Experimental Album of the Year selection & Mojo's #1 Underground Album of 2023), NIS returns to its core formation of Lisa Alvarado on harmonium, Mikel