Music Friyay: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Robert Fripp & Brian Eno, Cate le Bon

By Joanna C. Valente

Here’s some music, new and old, you should listen to and check out:

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Ghosteen

The band’s 2019 album that just dropped is an incredibly beautiful exploration on grief and loss. All of it is perfect.

Robert Fripp & Brian Eno - Evening Star

This 2019 collaboration between the musicians birthed an ambient masterpiece both calm and eerie. My favorite? “An Index of Metals IV.”

Cate le Bon - Mug Museum

This 2013 album is pop rock that doesn’t feel dated or trite, but does its job in making you excited, happy, and a little bittersweet. My favorite? “Are You with Me Now?”

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Joanna C. Valente is a human who lives in Brooklyn, New York. They are the author of Sirs & Madams, The Gods Are Dead, Marys of the Sea, Sexting Ghosts, Xenos, No(body), #Survivor (forthcoming, The Operating System), and is the editor of A Shadow Map: Writing by Survivors of Sexual Assault. They received their MFA in writing at Sarah Lawrence College. Joanna is the founder of Yes Poetry and the senior managing editor for Luna Luna Magazine. Some of their writing has appeared in The Rumpus, Them, Brooklyn Magazine, BUST, and elsewhere. Joanna also leads workshops at Brooklyn Poets. joannavalente.com / Twitter: @joannasaid / IG: joannacvalente / FB: joannacvalente