HALVORSON/KNUFFKE/WILSON - Sifter

"A buoyant, good-time feel runs throughout the record, driven by tightly synchronized pulses, shifting harmonic unity, and rhythm section interplay that ranges from chunky strums and skipping triplet figures to raunchy backbeats and fluid timekeeping. Across boppish head-solos-head structures and more contemplative ballads, the ensemble balances playful rhythmic distortion and brass-led narrative development with understated, folk-tinged guitar work, resulting in exultant music that combines accessibility with intellectual depth"