Album Review: Willie Nelson – Ride Me Back Home (Legacy)
Four wives, seven children, 69 studio albums and 86 years on this earth. The numbers don’t lie, Willie Nelson is an institution. And his new album proves that he just gets better with time.
Album Reviews
Album Review: The Black Keys – Let’s Rock (Easy Eye/Nonesuch)
This new Black Keys album comes five years after their previous long player. Did they wait too long, or not long enough? I’m not sure.
Album Review: The Raconteurs – Help Us Stranger (Third Man)
A mere 11 years after their previous album, The Raconteurs reconvene to bring us their third long player, Help Us Stranger.
Album Review: Chris Shiflett – Hard Lessons (East Beach/Thirty Tigers)
Foo Fighters’ guitarist Chris Shiflett sets up shop in Nashville for a quick set of country-rockers, added and abetted by Nashville’s hottest producer, Dave Cobb.
Album Review: Iron & Wine and Calexico – Years To Burn (Sub Pop)
Nearly 15 years after their first collaboration, Iron & Wine and Calexico mix it up again.
Album Review: Rickie Lee Jones – Kicks (The Other Side Of Desire/Thirty Tigers)
Rickie Lee Jones turns in her fourth (count ‘em) covers collection, and it’s a winner.
EP Review: Soaked Oats – Sludge Pop (Dot Dash/Rhythmethod)
Self-described Dunedin “sludge-pop” quartet Soaked Oats turn up with their third EP, released digitally and on 10’ coloured vinyl.
Album Review: David Bowie – Clareville Grove Demos (Parlophone)
This collection of six songs recorded as demos in early 1969 finds the young David Bowie still searching for a musical voice that will connect with an audience. That audience was just a few months away.
Album Review: Bruce Springsteen – Western Stars (Columbia)
Bruce Springsteen returns with his 19th album and first album of all new material since 2012’s Wrecking Ball.
Album Review: Neil Young & Stray Gators – Tuscaloosa (Reprise)
Neil Young’s archive series marches on with this latest concert recording from February 5th, 1973.