Seth James, a Texas guitarist born and bred, releases Good Life produced by Kevin McKendree and recorded at the Rock House in Franklin, TN on Cherry Bomb Records in August. “Brother” sets the stage for the record with a slow piano boogie woogie reminiscent of a party night in New Orleans complete with horn flourishes and enthusiastic backup signer call-outs. “You can’t count the stars in […]
Fionn Regan’s Cala (Abbey Records), the Spanish word for creek, continues to build on Regan’s fascination with waterways and water imagery. His 2017 release, The Meetings of the Waters was released to critical acclaim. Cala finds Regan performing all the recording and performance duites himself and dives in deep to pristinely finger-plucked acoustic guitar majesty within just a few bars of the album […]
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Although he hails from Ohio, on Suthernahia — to be released in August via Broken Jukebox Media — Ben Davis Jr. and his backing band, The Revelry, sound like they were born on the open road. Produced and recorded by Eddie Ashworth and featuring Davis Jr.’s touring band, The Revelry (Erik Miller on drums, Levi […]
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Jesse Dayton’s Mixtape Volume 1 (Blue Elan Records) is Just What I Needed on a Wednesday evening in the midst of a rough week; pop a cold beer, pop in this record, you’ll be dancing in your living room and singing along before the first track is over. If you throw it in on the way […]
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As I let Penny and Sparrow’s latest release, Finch (out on Thirty Tigers 8/2/19), fill my immediate airwaves, the word pretty comes to mind. Pretty like the first unexpected flower to peek out in the early spring, pretty in a way that makes you smile, pretty in a way that makes it hard to turn […]
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Time on the road with The Felice Brothers, the Gun Outfit, and Conor Oberst has honed William Lawrence’s musicianship to a precision instrument. On Slow Dancing on a High Wire, Lawrence wields that instrument with the skill of a highly trained professional. Slow Dancing on a High Wire immediately puts the listener in a dreamy […]
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Brad Sanzenbacher’s Dying Old Flower kicks off with the sound of an open road accompanied by fiddle and harmonies reminiscent of a southern family reunion. Brad and Sabiné Heusler-Schick’s vocals intertwine with an ease of siblings even though they’re not. Precise and emotive production and performance by Kenny Schick, with fiddle by Amberly Rosen, provide […]
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