David Amos
@somacdivad.bsky.social
Husband, father, writer, musician. Native Houstonian.
🌐 Website: davidamoswrites.com
🧠 Mind: commonbook.davidamoswrites.com
🌐 Website: davidamoswrites.com
🧠 Mind: commonbook.davidamoswrites.com
#AnAlbumADay 2026-40
Zuversicht - Nils Wülker
Nils was unknown to me, but the rest of the personnel are all jazz heavyweights. A solid listen that I will definitely come. back to.
Check out my blog for the full review.
#jazz #trumpet #music
www.davidamoswrites.com/blog/an-albu...
Zuversicht - Nils Wülker
Nils was unknown to me, but the rest of the personnel are all jazz heavyweights. A solid listen that I will definitely come. back to.
Check out my blog for the full review.
#jazz #trumpet #music
www.davidamoswrites.com/blog/an-albu...
An Album a Day #2026-40 | David Amos | Author & Technical Writer
Zuversicht - Nils Wülker
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February 11, 2026 at 4:45 AM
#AnAlbumADay 2026-40
Zuversicht - Nils Wülker
Nils was unknown to me, but the rest of the personnel are all jazz heavyweights. A solid listen that I will definitely come. back to.
Check out my blog for the full review.
#jazz #trumpet #music
www.davidamoswrites.com/blog/an-albu...
Zuversicht - Nils Wülker
Nils was unknown to me, but the rest of the personnel are all jazz heavyweights. A solid listen that I will definitely come. back to.
Check out my blog for the full review.
#jazz #trumpet #music
www.davidamoswrites.com/blog/an-albu...
February 10, 2026 at 2:10 PM
#AnAlbumADay 2026-39
Cosmique Hyptnotique (self-titled)
This record sounds like what you'd get if you'd asked a talented high-schooler to compose an avant-garde soundtrack for Spongebob Squarepants.
Check out my blog for the full review.
#weird #music
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Cosmique Hyptnotique (self-titled)
This record sounds like what you'd get if you'd asked a talented high-schooler to compose an avant-garde soundtrack for Spongebob Squarepants.
Check out my blog for the full review.
#weird #music
www.davidamoswrites.com/blog/an-albu...
An Album a Day #2026-39 | David Amos | Author & Technical Writer
Cosmique Hypnotique - Cosmique Hypnotique
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February 10, 2026 at 2:03 AM
#AnAlbumADay 2026-39
Cosmique Hyptnotique (self-titled)
This record sounds like what you'd get if you'd asked a talented high-schooler to compose an avant-garde soundtrack for Spongebob Squarepants.
Check out my blog for the full review.
#weird #music
www.davidamoswrites.com/blog/an-albu...
Cosmique Hyptnotique (self-titled)
This record sounds like what you'd get if you'd asked a talented high-schooler to compose an avant-garde soundtrack for Spongebob Squarepants.
Check out my blog for the full review.
#weird #music
www.davidamoswrites.com/blog/an-albu...
#AnAlbumADay 2026-38
Rites & Revelations - Laura Jurd
One of the few albums that's given me a similar listening experience as Bitches Brew. The best avant garden record I've heard in a while.
Check out my blog for the full review.
#jazz #trumpet #music
www.davidamoswrites.com/blog/an-albu...
Rites & Revelations - Laura Jurd
One of the few albums that's given me a similar listening experience as Bitches Brew. The best avant garden record I've heard in a while.
Check out my blog for the full review.
#jazz #trumpet #music
www.davidamoswrites.com/blog/an-albu...
An Album a Day #2026-38 | David Amos | Author & Technical Writer
Rites & Revelations - Laura Jurd
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February 10, 2026 at 1:59 AM
#AnAlbumADay 2026-38
Rites & Revelations - Laura Jurd
One of the few albums that's given me a similar listening experience as Bitches Brew. The best avant garden record I've heard in a while.
Check out my blog for the full review.
#jazz #trumpet #music
www.davidamoswrites.com/blog/an-albu...
Rites & Revelations - Laura Jurd
One of the few albums that's given me a similar listening experience as Bitches Brew. The best avant garden record I've heard in a while.
Check out my blog for the full review.
#jazz #trumpet #music
www.davidamoswrites.com/blog/an-albu...
Saddened by the apparent demise of music? The world of jazz is thriving and offers the spontaneity and human connection you might be craving.
#jazz #music
youtu.be/ZNp9mstmSv8?...
#jazz #music
youtu.be/ZNp9mstmSv8?...
The 2026 Grammys...Proof Jazz is Saving Music
YouTube video by Open Studio
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February 8, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Saddened by the apparent demise of music? The world of jazz is thriving and offers the spontaneity and human connection you might be craving.
#jazz #music
youtu.be/ZNp9mstmSv8?...
#jazz #music
youtu.be/ZNp9mstmSv8?...
#AnAlbumADay 2026-37
Minimal - Percussions de Strasbourg
A mallet percussion record that evoked some strong but forgotten memories. Oh, and it also has some beautiful music on it.
Check out my blog for the full review.
#minimal #percussion #music
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Minimal - Percussions de Strasbourg
A mallet percussion record that evoked some strong but forgotten memories. Oh, and it also has some beautiful music on it.
Check out my blog for the full review.
#minimal #percussion #music
www.davidamoswrites.com/blog/an-albu...
An Album a Day #2026-37 | David Amos | Author & Technical Writer
Minimal - Percussions de Strasbourg
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February 8, 2026 at 2:08 AM
#AnAlbumADay 2026-37
Minimal - Percussions de Strasbourg
A mallet percussion record that evoked some strong but forgotten memories. Oh, and it also has some beautiful music on it.
Check out my blog for the full review.
#minimal #percussion #music
www.davidamoswrites.com/blog/an-albu...
Minimal - Percussions de Strasbourg
A mallet percussion record that evoked some strong but forgotten memories. Oh, and it also has some beautiful music on it.
Check out my blog for the full review.
#minimal #percussion #music
www.davidamoswrites.com/blog/an-albu...
#AnAlbumADay 2026-36
We Want Waan - Waan
I took a chance on an electronic record and was pleasantly surprised. Maybe I need to listen to more electronic music...
Check out my blog for the full review.
#electronic #music
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We Want Waan - Waan
I took a chance on an electronic record and was pleasantly surprised. Maybe I need to listen to more electronic music...
Check out my blog for the full review.
#electronic #music
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An Album a Day #2026-36 | David Amos | Author & Technical Writer
We Want Waan - Waan
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February 8, 2026 at 2:05 AM
#AnAlbumADay 2026-36
We Want Waan - Waan
I took a chance on an electronic record and was pleasantly surprised. Maybe I need to listen to more electronic music...
Check out my blog for the full review.
#electronic #music
www.davidamoswrites.com/blog/an-albu...
We Want Waan - Waan
I took a chance on an electronic record and was pleasantly surprised. Maybe I need to listen to more electronic music...
Check out my blog for the full review.
#electronic #music
www.davidamoswrites.com/blog/an-albu...
#AnAlbumADay 2026-35
Solo Three - Erik Hall
A fascinating study in texture that prompted me to reflect on what makes repetition in music interesting and not boring.
Check out my blog for the full review.
#minimal #classical #music
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Solo Three - Erik Hall
A fascinating study in texture that prompted me to reflect on what makes repetition in music interesting and not boring.
Check out my blog for the full review.
#minimal #classical #music
www.davidamoswrites.com/blog/an-albu...
An Album a Day #2026-35 | David Amos | Author & Technical Writer
Solo Three - Erik Hall
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February 8, 2026 at 2:03 AM
#AnAlbumADay 2026-35
Solo Three - Erik Hall
A fascinating study in texture that prompted me to reflect on what makes repetition in music interesting and not boring.
Check out my blog for the full review.
#minimal #classical #music
www.davidamoswrites.com/blog/an-albu...
Solo Three - Erik Hall
A fascinating study in texture that prompted me to reflect on what makes repetition in music interesting and not boring.
Check out my blog for the full review.
#minimal #classical #music
www.davidamoswrites.com/blog/an-albu...
February 5, 2026 at 4:55 PM
February 5, 2026 at 1:44 PM
#AnAlbumADay 2026-34
Lost in The Wonder - Cory Wong
Lightweight and frivolous. Maybe that's what makes it worthwhile.
Check out the full review on my blog.
#pop #guitar #music
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Lost in The Wonder - Cory Wong
Lightweight and frivolous. Maybe that's what makes it worthwhile.
Check out the full review on my blog.
#pop #guitar #music
www.davidamoswrites.com/blog/an-albu...
An Album a Day #2026-34 | David Amos | Author & Technical Writer
Lost in the Wonder - Cory Wong
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February 5, 2026 at 3:09 AM
#AnAlbumADay 2026-34
Lost in The Wonder - Cory Wong
Lightweight and frivolous. Maybe that's what makes it worthwhile.
Check out the full review on my blog.
#pop #guitar #music
www.davidamoswrites.com/blog/an-albu...
Lost in The Wonder - Cory Wong
Lightweight and frivolous. Maybe that's what makes it worthwhile.
Check out the full review on my blog.
#pop #guitar #music
www.davidamoswrites.com/blog/an-albu...
February 3, 2026 at 1:49 PM
“I believe the isolationists will lose in the long run because they are not only out of step with the majority but they are out of step with reality and because theirs is an impoverished version of who we can be.”
www.meditationsinanemergency.com/when-love-th...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com/when-love-th...
When Love Thy Neighbor Is a Cry of Resistance
Today marks one full year for this newsletter, and here's the 77th post (I thought once a week was going to be a lot, but there's so much going on I wrote almost 1.5 times a week over the past year). ...
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February 3, 2026 at 1:27 PM
“I believe the isolationists will lose in the long run because they are not only out of step with the majority but they are out of step with reality and because theirs is an impoverished version of who we can be.”
www.meditationsinanemergency.com/when-love-th...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com/when-love-th...
#AnAlbumADay 2026-33
Gospel Music - Joel Ross
A few great moments, but otherwise a flat landscape without much emotional topography.
Check out my blog for the full review.
#jazz #music
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Gospel Music - Joel Ross
A few great moments, but otherwise a flat landscape without much emotional topography.
Check out my blog for the full review.
#jazz #music
www.davidamoswrites.com/blog/an-albu...
An Album a Day #2026-33 | David Amos | Author & Technical Writer
Gospel Music - Joel Ross
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February 3, 2026 at 3:44 AM
#AnAlbumADay 2026-33
Gospel Music - Joel Ross
A few great moments, but otherwise a flat landscape without much emotional topography.
Check out my blog for the full review.
#jazz #music
www.davidamoswrites.com/blog/an-albu...
Gospel Music - Joel Ross
A few great moments, but otherwise a flat landscape without much emotional topography.
Check out my blog for the full review.
#jazz #music
www.davidamoswrites.com/blog/an-albu...
Ceramic horse, Qin Dynasty, China (221–206 BCE)
Photo taken by me in 2026.
#photography #history #horse #China
Photo taken by me in 2026.
#photography #history #horse #China
February 2, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Ceramic horse, Qin Dynasty, China (221–206 BCE)
Photo taken by me in 2026.
#photography #history #horse #China
Photo taken by me in 2026.
#photography #history #horse #China
Congrats to pianist Sullivan Fortner on his Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Album for 2025’s “Southern Nights.”
Here’s Sullivan and trumpeter Theo Croker performing “Prayer For Peace,” which isn’t from that record but well worth a listen.
#jazz #music
youtu.be/N9NnUbt-WH0?...
Here’s Sullivan and trumpeter Theo Croker performing “Prayer For Peace,” which isn’t from that record but well worth a listen.
#jazz #music
youtu.be/N9NnUbt-WH0?...
Theo Croker & Sullivan Fortner - A Prayer for Peace | Live at ACT Art Gallery
YouTube video by ACTMusicOfficial
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February 2, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Congrats to pianist Sullivan Fortner on his Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Album for 2025’s “Southern Nights.”
Here’s Sullivan and trumpeter Theo Croker performing “Prayer For Peace,” which isn’t from that record but well worth a listen.
#jazz #music
youtu.be/N9NnUbt-WH0?...
Here’s Sullivan and trumpeter Theo Croker performing “Prayer For Peace,” which isn’t from that record but well worth a listen.
#jazz #music
youtu.be/N9NnUbt-WH0?...
February 2, 2026 at 1:15 PM
#AnAlbumADay 2026-32
Indigo -- Nabou
A wonderfully introspective album from a Belgian trombonist who might be one of modern jazz's most unique voices.
Check out my blog for the full review.
#jazz #trombone #music
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Indigo -- Nabou
A wonderfully introspective album from a Belgian trombonist who might be one of modern jazz's most unique voices.
Check out my blog for the full review.
#jazz #trombone #music
www.davidamoswrites.com/blog/an-albu...
An Album a Day #2026-32 | David Amos | Author & Technical Writer
Indigo - Nabou
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February 2, 2026 at 4:43 AM
#AnAlbumADay 2026-32
Indigo -- Nabou
A wonderfully introspective album from a Belgian trombonist who might be one of modern jazz's most unique voices.
Check out my blog for the full review.
#jazz #trombone #music
www.davidamoswrites.com/blog/an-albu...
Indigo -- Nabou
A wonderfully introspective album from a Belgian trombonist who might be one of modern jazz's most unique voices.
Check out my blog for the full review.
#jazz #trombone #music
www.davidamoswrites.com/blog/an-albu...
New entry in the common book today.
> Midnight is the hour when men desperately seek to obey the eleventh commandment, “Thou shalt not get caught.”
— Martin Luther King, Jr., “A Knock at Midnight”
#quotes #mlkjr #blackhistorymonth
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> Midnight is the hour when men desperately seek to obey the eleventh commandment, “Thou shalt not get caught.”
— Martin Luther King, Jr., “A Knock at Midnight”
#quotes #mlkjr #blackhistorymonth
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The ethic of midnight
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February 1, 2026 at 8:12 PM
New entry in the common book today.
> Midnight is the hour when men desperately seek to obey the eleventh commandment, “Thou shalt not get caught.”
— Martin Luther King, Jr., “A Knock at Midnight”
#quotes #mlkjr #blackhistorymonth
commonbook.davidamoswrites.com/notes/quotes...
> Midnight is the hour when men desperately seek to obey the eleventh commandment, “Thou shalt not get caught.”
— Martin Luther King, Jr., “A Knock at Midnight”
#quotes #mlkjr #blackhistorymonth
commonbook.davidamoswrites.com/notes/quotes...
“[They] bore true witness against themselves by their expressed hatred of every action of their lives. Yet they did not change themselves or anyone else by these complaints, for after their explosion of words their feelings reverted to normal.”
— Seneca, “De Brevitate Vitae”, ca. 49 AD
— Seneca, “De Brevitate Vitae”, ca. 49 AD
With midterm elections approaching, Texas Republicans are publicly questioning ICE's tactics following deadly and controversial enforcement actions. Analysts say the rhetoric reflects growing political vulnerability.
Texas Republicans shift messaging around ICE tactics amid election-year risks
With midterm elections approaching, Texas Republicans are publicly questioning ICE's tactics following deadly and controversial enforcement actions. Analysts say the rhetoric reflects growing political vulnerability rather than a true break from the party's tough stance on immigration.
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February 1, 2026 at 7:33 PM
“[They] bore true witness against themselves by their expressed hatred of every action of their lives. Yet they did not change themselves or anyone else by these complaints, for after their explosion of words their feelings reverted to normal.”
— Seneca, “De Brevitate Vitae”, ca. 49 AD
— Seneca, “De Brevitate Vitae”, ca. 49 AD
#AnAlbumADay 2026-31
R&B Organ Trio - Corey Fonville, Sam Fribush, Charlie Hunter
Medicinal music for a late-night recharge. The only downside is that it only lasts 18 minutes.
Check out my blog for the full review.
#soul #music
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R&B Organ Trio - Corey Fonville, Sam Fribush, Charlie Hunter
Medicinal music for a late-night recharge. The only downside is that it only lasts 18 minutes.
Check out my blog for the full review.
#soul #music
www.davidamoswrites.com/blog/an-albu...
An Album a Day #2026-31 | David Amos | Author & Technical Writer
R&B Organ Trio - Corey Fonville, Sam Fribush, Charlie Hunter
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February 1, 2026 at 5:09 AM
#AnAlbumADay 2026-31
R&B Organ Trio - Corey Fonville, Sam Fribush, Charlie Hunter
Medicinal music for a late-night recharge. The only downside is that it only lasts 18 minutes.
Check out my blog for the full review.
#soul #music
www.davidamoswrites.com/blog/an-albu...
R&B Organ Trio - Corey Fonville, Sam Fribush, Charlie Hunter
Medicinal music for a late-night recharge. The only downside is that it only lasts 18 minutes.
Check out my blog for the full review.
#soul #music
www.davidamoswrites.com/blog/an-albu...
#AnAlbumADay 2026-30
Flowers - Soulive
It's great to hear more from Soulive. Especially since Flowers—released today!—has that "it" factor.
Check out the full review on my blog.
#funk #music
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Flowers - Soulive
It's great to hear more from Soulive. Especially since Flowers—released today!—has that "it" factor.
Check out the full review on my blog.
#funk #music
www.davidamoswrites.com/blog/an-albu...
An Album a Day #2026-30 | David Amos | Author & Technical Writer
Flowers - Soulive
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January 31, 2026 at 3:09 AM
#AnAlbumADay 2026-30
Flowers - Soulive
It's great to hear more from Soulive. Especially since Flowers—released today!—has that "it" factor.
Check out the full review on my blog.
#funk #music
www.davidamoswrites.com/blog/an-albu...
Flowers - Soulive
It's great to hear more from Soulive. Especially since Flowers—released today!—has that "it" factor.
Check out the full review on my blog.
#funk #music
www.davidamoswrites.com/blog/an-albu...
Hunting for a good fishing spot.
Photo taken by me in 2026.
#photography #nature #birds #water #photosky
Photo taken by me in 2026.
#photography #nature #birds #water #photosky
January 30, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Hunting for a good fishing spot.
Photo taken by me in 2026.
#photography #nature #birds #water #photosky
Photo taken by me in 2026.
#photography #nature #birds #water #photosky
January 30, 2026 at 1:37 PM