The Jazz Butcher: The Highest In The Land (2022)

I've loved the Jazz Butcher for the longest time, enchanted by their unique blend of jangly guitar pop and humorous British whimsy, so it was particularly sad when band alter-ego Pat Fish passed away last year. Fortunately, he left behind a final posthumous release, and it's a real treat. As with Bowie's final album a few years back, there's a sadness to the record, which may or may not be right there in the music but is inescapable with the knowledge of Fish's untimely demise. Many of the songs...