Lucinda Williams – Good Souls Better Angels (Highway 20/ Thirty Tigers)
Lucinda Williams checks in with her 14th studio album…12 songs full of anger, resentment and soul.
Album Reviews
X – Alphabetland (Fat Possum)
Well, if nothing else, this pandemic has brought us a few musical surprises. First we had two new songs from Bob Dylan, then one from The Rolling Stones. Now, from seemingly out of nowhere comes a new album from LA punk icons X.
Fiona Apple – Fetch The Bolt Cutters (Epic)
With rave reviews paving the way…a rare “10” from Pitchfork…Fiona Apple breaks her eight-year silence with Fetch The Bolt Cutters. So, does Apple’s 5th album live up to the hype?
Ron Sexsmith – Hermitage (Cooking Vinyl)
Normally, the arrival of a new Ron Sexsmith album would mean sitting through a dozen or so well-crafted songs that deal with the usual singer-songwriter tropes…heartbreak, loneliness, uh….heartbreak.
M Ward – Migration Stories (Anti-)
Despite being recorded mostly in Canada, M Ward’s 10th studio album, Migration Stories, is just about pure Americana.
Pearl Jam – Gigaton (Universal/Republic/Monkeywrench)
They’re still around! Pearl Jam present us with their first album since 2013’s Lightning Bolt. Gigaton is an album that rocks remarkably hard for a group that’s been together for thirty years.
Yumi Zouma – Truth Or Consequences (Inertia)
Now spread out between London, New York and New Zealand, the four members of Yumi Zouma have reunited for this, their third album.
Anna Calvi – Hunted (Domino): Album Review
Anna Calvi has released a reworking of her last studio album, Hunter, bringing some friends on board, including Julia Holter, Courtney Barnett and Idles’ Joe Talbot. Here’s Marty Duda’s review.
Album Review: Angie McMahon – Salt (Dualtone)
It’s not just the voice, but the overall intimacy of the songs and the recording that causes Angie McMahon’s debut album, Salt, to grab the listener’s attention.
Album Review: Black Pumas – Black Pumas (ATO)
Straight from the heart of Texas, this Austin-based duo has produced one of the best debut albums heard in years.