Wilson Marks (album release), Some Say Leland

Wilson Marks’ music rolls a cavalcade of endless surprises. His jazz instincts, layered atop contorting pop and sly wordplay, ring playfully provocative across fourth LP Canaries in the Coal Mine, which balances his creative cataclysm between existential angst and intimate, moving moments. Marks refuses to be pinned down, but sparks with touches of everything from the Beatles to Simon & Garfunkel whirling in a Harry Nilsson-esque blender. Aaron Parks and James Suter join to form a trio to translate Marks’ swirling soundscapes live, while Lindsey Verrill and Dan Grissom reconvene the subtle chamber folk of Some Say Leland to open. – Doug Freeman