I feel like I didn’t get a lot accomplished this week because I only got the one review in here for Lift. But we’re always hard on ourselves when it comes to unrealistic goals: that dismay refuses to take into consideration the fact that I also worked a 50 hour work week, produced, edited, and uploaded a podcast, took care of my family, and had about an hour where I got to really groove on and share music with two of my friends.

That last part’s important, because one thing I’ve always be sure to acknowledge is how vital it is to have those people who point the way to new and exciting avenues of music. This time it was (surprise no surprise) Erik who introduced me and our mutual bud Baxter to the joys of bndcmpr.co which allows you to create playlists out of anything that’s on Bandcamp. So we created accounts and shared some of our favorite new music. In that spirit, this week’s edition of (Un)Focused Definition sets its sights on those albums I discovered thanks to two dear friends, lights in a dark time that always know how to use the gift of music to not only keep us together, but keep our heads afloat in the deep, dark water.

• Ana Lua Caiano – “O Bicho Anda Por Aí”
• Chuck Johnson – “Teleos”
• Sierra Ferrell – “Fox Hunt”
• Luke Wyland – “Unwinding”
• Cassandra Jenkins – “Aurora, IL”
• Aoifie O’Donovan – “War Measure”
• ELUCID – “IKEBANA”
• Richard Thompson – “Turnstile Casanova”
• Thus Love – “Birthday Song”
• Thank – “Writing Out A List Of All The Names Of God”
• Gillian Welch – “The Bells And The Birds”
• Bartosz Kruczyński – “Dreams III”
• Sheer Mag – “Moonstruck”
• 137 – “Bass Clarinet One”

Once again no commentary; if I had enough forethought I would have asked Erik and Baxter to contribute some commentary around the albums they selected. We’re also going to do something different this time: You can find Erik’s full playlist here, and Baxter’s here. You can even find this playlist here. Discover some fantastic music, support the music you love through Bandcamp, and if you’re so inclined, sign up for bndcmpr (it’s free) and start making your own great mixes.

Be safe, be good to each other. See you next week.