Album Review: John Paul White – The Hurting Kind (Single Lock)
You probably know John Paul White as one half of late, lamented The Civil Wars. But, with the release of his third solo album, you should reacquaint yourself with this fine singer-songwriter.
Album Review: Norah Jones – Begin Again (Blue Note)
Seventeen years after her breakthrough debut album, Come Away With Me, Norah Jones still seems intent on distancing herself from the sound that made her a household name.
Album Review: Seafog – Animal Lovers (Zelle)
Port Chalmers noisemakers Seafog’s third album is epic in both sound and size.
Album Review: Weyes Blood – Titanic Rising (Sub Pop)
The fourth album by Natalie Mering finds the indie songstress revelling in the lush sounds of the early 1970s.
Album Review: Stephen Malkmus – Groove Denied (Matador)
Malkmus fans came close to being denied Groove Denied, but finally his record label relented and has allowed the little beast to wander out on its own.
Album Review: Strand Of Oaks – Eraserland (Dead Oceans)
Strand Of Oaks’ Timothy Showalter teams up with the members of My Morning Jacket and the result is a stunning journey from the depths of despair to a new-found emotional high.
Album Review: Son Volt – Union (Transmit Sound/Thirty Tigers)
Jay Farrar channels the ghost of Woody Guthrie on this collection of politically-charged songs.
Album Review: Jenny Lewis – On The Line (Warner Bros)
With an all-star band and a controversial producer, Jenny Lewis makes the best album of her career.
Reissue Review: Flamin’ Groovies – Gonna Rock Tonite! (The Complete Recordings 1969-71) (Grapefruit/Cherry Red)
With the possible exception of Big Star, San Francisco’s Flamin’ Groovies have got to be the ultimate cult band.
Album Review: Over The Rhine – Love And Revelation (Great Speckled Dog)
One thing we all could use right now is a little Love And Revelation. Americana couple Linford Detweiler and Karin Bergquist, aka Over The Rhine, show up with some just in time.
Album Review: Patty Griffin – Patty Griffin (PGM/Thirty Tigers)
Patty Griffin graces us with her tenth studio album…a self-titled affair that is quietly contemplative, yet profoundly moving.
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.