Linda Perhacs, Parallellograms (CD)

The original 1998 CD of Parallellograms predates press coverage for the folk-psych movement, and to some extent the whole movement itself. Unfortunately, it also predates Perhacs herself being located, so it's mastered from vinyl and sounds fairly murky. By 1970 the hippie movement was fading, so Perhacs was in some ways a throwback—she has far more to do with it than the rising LA singer-songwriter phenomenon. Parallellograms is a bit inconsistent, but its fascinating and remarkable moments far outweigh the times where it sounds more like an above-average folk album. Jazz drummer Shelley Mann even turns up as a session musician!