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Published on November 12, 2025
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“‘Standard Stoppages’ explores, exploits and explodes time in a […] hands-on fashion.”
Dennehy’s inventiveness finds its rival in fellow Grammy nominees Third Coast Percussion, whose “Standard Stoppages” explores, exploits and explodes time in a more hands-on fashion. The album includes works by Jlin, Jessie Montgomery, Tigran Hamasyan, Zakir Hussain and Musekiwa Chingodza, each realized by the ensemble with lucid precision and a bit of wild abandon.