Lykke Li is hard at work on her follow-up to 2008′s smash hit Youth Novels. “Possibilities” is off the new album, and it fits Li’s softer, more emotive side. And it is this side that I find most appealing. “Possibility” is directed much like a scene from a David Lynch film; Immediately what comes to mind are his works Mulholland Drive and Inland Empire. It has overlapping video, a cleverly shaky camera, and an itchy focus finger. This works well as the song is shrouded …

Jazz never fails to amaze me. Just when I think I’ve figured out an artist, they throw a curve ball and once again I’m blown away. In shopping for jazz albums there are a few things I keep in mind: I love classic staple artists like Charles Mingus, but I also have a major Jones for hip album covers. This two-sided affinity led to the purchase of Mingus at Carnegie Hall.