​On Max’s latest album Flowers you can hear him stretch the limits of his own pre-determinations in a way that feels historical and futuristic all the same—timeless and lived-in yet existing someplace beyond the folk bonafides that have long encapsulated Kahn’s off-kilter lilt. The songs get personal without losing his trademark brightness. He’ll always try to be funny about the things that are following him around, be it death, marriage, and whatever triumphs and tragedies fall someplace in-between.

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-Matt Mitchell