Jaimie Branch Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)) Side Photo Phonograph 11

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Pounding their way through interesting

the album's head-scratching moments are outweighed by the near-brilliant ones

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ex-Hurricane Ophelia and Storm Brian hit the British Isles

Jaimie Branch Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)) Side Photo Phonograph 11In July of 2022, just one month before jaimie branchs death sent shockwaves around the world, the trumpet player and composer was in Chicago at International Anthem (IARC) studios putting finishing touches on an album. It was a suite of music she had composed and then recorded with her flagship ensemble, Fly or Die, over the course of a residency at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in Omaha, Nebraska. In her wake, the album was near complete,