Daily Archives: July 15, 2026

Let’s get this right out of the way: Despite what the name implies, no accordions were harmed, or even used, in the making of Slow Accordion’s eponymous debut.

What is present on this record is an intoxicating, purely improvised conversation between four seasoned players operating on

Editor’s Note: We invited Nashville artist and blues devotee Sophie Gault to dig into Ma Rainey’s Paramount recordings, arriving as a new box set on July 24. Sitting in the kitchen one summer night, you hear the sound of a muted trumpet leading into a song. It’s accompanied by a slight lingering static. While listening, […]