Music Friyay: Gil Scott-Heron, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Robyn Hitchcock

By Joanna C. Valente

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

Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces of a Man

This 1971 album couldn’t be more timely.

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - 100 Days, 100 Nights

This entire album is genius and don’t tell me you won’t listen to “Nobody’s Baby” on repeat.

Robyn Hitchcock - The Man Upstairs

If you don’t want to cry and also jump for joy out of your skin while listening to this, I don’t know what to tell you. “The Ghost in You” is a gift.

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Joanna C. Valente is a human who lives in Brooklyn, New York. They are the author of several books, including Marys of the Sea, #Survivor (2020, The Operating System), and Killer Bob: A Love Story (2021, Vegetarian Alcoholic Press). They are the editor of A Shadow Map: Writing by Survivors of Sexual Assault and 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