Keyboardist Ryan Burns' Postponed Parade happened, in large part, because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The vexing virus that hit us in 2020 made getting together difficult and dangerous—for music-making or anything else. So here is what Burns did: During Covid-19 times he recorded and released a single tune each month, from May to October 2020. These sessions took place in his contributing musicians' houses, with the exception of "Shoreline," recorded in a studio, but with everyone in a separate room. It pays to be careful.

Every tune features a different line-up, with some repeat appearances, notably drummer Matt Jorgensen—Origin Records honcho and leader of the group MJ+451, where Burns plays—who shows up on three tunes. His house was probably one of the ad hoc studios. A cohesion of Burns' vision is the glue; all of the tunes have a modernistic, groove-oriented sound.

The disc opens with the funky "Up & Up," sounding like a