Ava Mendoza – Alive Alone, Alive Together

This review examines experimental guitarist and vocalist Ava Mendoza’s latest album release, a collection of eight tracks featuring reimagined versions of compositions from her 2021 instrumental work and 2024 effort, alongside one previously unreleased piece. Recorded during 2025 North American and European touring, the project showcases Mendoza’s collaborative partnership with drummer Hamid Drake, whose intricate rhythmic approach complements her textured, reverb-heavy guitar work. The opening track demonstrates her command of fretboard technique through psychedelic, nervously energetic passages, while subsequent pieces blend blues, experimental rock, and free jazz idioms. Drake’s precise drumming and Mendoza’s vocal delivery—occasionally approaching spoken-word territory—create layered soundscapes that navigate between accessibility and avant-garde sensibility. The album functions simultaneously as documentation of sonic evolution and showcase of restless artistic reinvention.

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