Acetone was in peak form

Jim Shepard and early Fad Gadget

Listen to the kalimba

Fat Possum reissues four titles from his early career that comprise an essential introduction to his best songs

in the prime of the Ensemble’s career

SML - Small Medium Large LP Magazine Acetone was in peak formSML is bassist Anna Butterss (Jeff Parker, Daniel Villarreal, Makaya McCraven), synthesist Jeremiah Chiu (Ariel Kalma, Marta Sofia Honer), saxophonist Josh Johnson (Jeff Parker, Makaya McCraven, Nate Mercereau, Marquis Hill), percussionist Booker Stardrum (Amirtha Kidambi, Carl Stone, Lee Ranaldo, Patrick Shiroishi), and guitarist Gregory Uhlmann (Sam Wilkes, Meg Duffy, Perfume Genius). Their debut album Small Medium Large began as a collection of