What About the Body by DonnyMcCaslin published on 2018-06-28T19:07:33Z #SCfirst As the bandleader on David Bowie's final album Blackstar, saxophonist Donny McCaslin witnessed firsthand the musician's penchant for reinvention. With his upcoming studio album — a daring fusion of vibrant electronica, and bombastic alt-rock due this fall — McCaslin applied that mindset to his own work. The first taste McCaslin has offered from his forthcoming full-length is "What About the Body," a raucous, propulsive blast of improvisational alternative music that encapsulates his bold new direction. For the single, McCaslin recruited Blackstar bassist Tim Lefebvre and brilliant songwriter and lyricist Ryan Dahle (Limblifter, Mounties). The track's heady blend of saxophone and flute, pianos and Wurlitzer, electric bass and pummeling drums captures McCaslin's core roots while also bringing in more recent influences such as Radiohead and Bon Iver. And delivered by Dahle, the tune's forceful lyrics — "Left-wing, right-wing / What about the body?" — hint at modern unrest. Genre Alternative Rock Comment by Big Mike and the Roses love this one 2019-04-06T00:46:30Z Comment by Brooshski greeeetings 2018-08-01T20:10:42Z