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 Reviews
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.