Album of the Day

Nonkertompf, by Mike Keneally (1999): I've raved about Keneally's genius before (and I will again, believe me), but the more I listen to Nonkertompf, the more I think this is the peak of his skills. He played every single bit of music on this 74-minute disc. The 35 tracks range from groovy & complex "full band" pieces to brief more avant-garde snippets and closes with a several minute solo piano improv. "Click" just puts a huge smile on my face every single time I hear it, for instance. As cool as the album is, seeing Mike and his live band put several of the shorter bits through their paces (in a segment called "Nonkerchunk") is even better!