Luke Temple and The Cascading Moms :: Certain Limitations

While his nimble, soft guitar phrasings and textured harmonies often evoke experimentalists like Bill Frisell or Egberto Gismonti, in Certain Limitations, Temple has formed a trio with Kosta Galanopoulos and Doug Stuart (who they dub “the Cascading Moms”) to throw this recognizable aesthetic on top of contorting, broken rhythms—especially in the second half of the record, with the revolving-effervescent “It’s All About Timing” and the compressed-syncopated “Second Half.” The result is another gem of effortless pop perfection, that can be idle in form without ever giving up its frenzied steam.