Mary Halvorson - About Ghosts (2025)
About Ghosts offers angular guitar phrasing, unexpected intervals, and detailed ensemble interplay. The record is technically impressive and full of subtle harmonic ideas, but it rarely changes temperature or intensity. Tracks sit in a thoughtful, controlled mood without building toward dramatic peaks or emotional release.
The musicianship is clear and the arrangements are precise, yet the effect remains cerebral rather than immersive. Themes appear and fade, but the record holds to a consistent dynamic level that becomes predictable over time. It’s intellectually stimulating, but isn’t designed to move beyond that.
In the end, About Ghosts feels like an exploration of ideas rather than a journey. It’s smart and well-crafted, though limited in emotional resonance or narrative development.
Genre: avant-garde Jazz
Country: US
Final Verdict: 59% (Forgettable Album)
Yearly Ranking: 730th / 845
Highlight: About Ghosts
Made me think of:
John Zorn
Marc Ribot
Henry Threadgill
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