Album Review: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers -The Best Of Everything (Geffen)
As advertised, The Best Of Everything is two discs full of all the hits and more from Tom Petty, both solo and with The Heartbreakers. And Mudcrutch too.
Album Review: Weezer – The Black Album (Warner Bros)
Years in the making, Weezer’s Black Album finally sees the light of day just a few short weeks after their Teal Album was released.
Album Review: Gary Clark, Jr – This Land (Warner Bros)
Gary Clark Jr is pissed off. And that anger serves as the driving force on his latest album…one that finds the Texas guitar-slinger focusing on songs rather than shredding.
Album Review: Julia Jacklin – Crushing (Liberation)
The Melbourne-based artist’s debut album, Don’t Let The Kids Win, made a case for Jacklin as a songwriter who deserves to be heard. Now, on her follow-up long player, she’s got something important to say.
Album Review: The Long Ryders – Psychedelic Country Soul (Cherry Red)
It’s a welcome return from The Long Ryders after a 30+ year wait in between albums.
Album Review: Hayes Carll – What It Is (Dualtone)
When we last heard from Texas troubadour Hayes Carll he was singing about heartache and divorce on 2016’s Lovers And Leavers. What a difference a few years makes.
Album Review: Ryan Bingham – American Love Song (Thirty Tigers)
The Weary Kind singer enlists Dylan guitarist Charlie Sexton to produce this sprawling follow-up to 2015’s Fear And Saturday Night.
Album Review: The Lemonheads – Varshons II (Fire)
Well, we haven’t heard any new songs from Evan Dando in about 15 years, but here he is with the latest version of The Lemonheads covering 13 tunes…some well-known, others obscure.
Album Review: Michael Franti & Spearhead – Stay Human Volume II (Thirty Tigers)
Michael Franti is back with what might very well be the quintessential summertime album.
Album Review: Mavis Staples – Live In London (Anti-)
Mavis Staples celebrates her 79th birthday by making one of the best albums of her long and illustrious career.
Album Review: AJ Lambert – Careful You (Alpha Pup)
AJ Lambert is a Sinatra who is glad she’s not a Kennedy. In fact, she covers the Shona Laing Kiwi classic on her debut album, Careful You.
Album Review: Tiny Ruins – Olympic Girls (Milk!)
Freshly minted on Courtney Barnett’s Milk! Label, Tiny Ruins’ third album proves that this is a band in the truest sense of the word, not just an outlet for Hollie Fullbrook’s songs.
TOY – Happy In The Hollow (Tough Love)
Well, David Gilmour may be selling off his guitars, but no need to despair as long as there are bands like TOY around to keep that psychedelic rock flag flying.
Album Review: The Delines – The Imperial (Décor)
Every once and a while a record hits you straight in the heart upon the very first listen. Such is the case with The Delines’ second album, The Imperial. The combination of Willy Vlautin’s cinematic songwriting and Amy Boone’s soulful vocals make this album virtually irresistible.
Album Review: The Dandy Warhols – Why You So Crazy (Dine Alone)
It’s been a long, strange trip leading up to The Dandy Warhols’ 10th album. With Why You So Crazy, the band takes us on a wayward musical journey that goes everywhere and nowhere.
Album Review: Sharon Van Etten – Remind Me Tomorrow (Jagjaguar)
Indie darling Sharon Van Etten returns with her 5th album and her first since 2014’s Are We There.
Ray Davies – Our Country: Americana Act ll (Legacy)
The former (and possibly future) Kinks front man continues his exploration of his relationship with the US where he has lived, off and on, for the past 20 years.
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Hope Downs (Ivy League)
For those lucky enough to catch RBCF at Laneway Fest this year they will know all about their wonderful slacker-jangle and swagger.
Petal – Magic Gone (Run For Cover/Cooking Vinyl)
Paranoia, anxiety, guilt and pain…these are the building blocks that make up Magic Gone, the second album by Petal…aka Kiley Lotz
Melody’s Echo Chamber – Bon Voyage (Fat Possum)
What do you get if you mix the sound of downbeat producers Air with the creepy vibes of David Lynch, the sultry vocals of Melanie Pain and then force it all through a psychedelic lemon squeezer? Well, this, I imagine.