With Warren Zanes (Del Fuegos, author, kids’ music aficionado) producing and an impressive cast of female musicians including Phoebe Bridgers, Aimee Man, Allison Moorer, Shelby Lynne, Patty Griffin, Rosanne Cash, Angie McMahon, Iris Dement, and Courtney Marie Andrews among others, Come On Up To The House: Women Sing Waits (Dualtone) forgoes unique arrangements for reverent adherence […]
If You’re Going to the City: A Tribute to Mose Allison available via Fat Possum Records on November 29th features performances from a wide variety of artists including Taj Mahal, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Chrissie Hynde, Iggy Pop, Ben Harper, Robbie Fulks, Loudon Wainwright III, Peter Case, Richard Thompson, Dave and Phil Alvin, Frank Black, […]
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On Sometimes Rain, New York City singer-songwriter Andy Aylward embraces left-of-the-radio early 80’s college rock in a way that builds upon this legacy while avoiding derivative sonic motifs. A simple four-piece band line-up consisting of Aylward (guitar, vocals), Justin Hla-Gyaw (lead guitar), Evan Gill Smith (bass), and Daryl Cozzi (drums) proves there is still power […]
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Anti-folk whimsical ascetic Bonnie Prince Billy returns with I Made a Place, his first full length release of original material since 2011’s Wolfroy Goes to Town. Available November 15th from Drag City, Bonnie’s longtime home, I Made a Place builds on the foundation laid by Billy’s album teaser singles released this fall, “At the Back […]
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Just over three years have passed since Leonard Cohen passed away, but now through the thoughtful and nuanced production of his son, Adam Cohen, along with assistance from Michael Chaves (engineering/mixing) and a collection of talented players, a new collection of songs emerges – Thanks for the Dance. Like much of Cohen’s work Thanks for […]
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The Late Spring from June Star arrives in late fall to stoke our fires for the oncoming winter. Bristling with the heat of a barely contained fire, June Star’s confessional country rock invites us in to battle the blaze or find close comfort dancing to keep warm. Baltimore based June Star has been the primary […]
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Sold Out to the Devil: A Collection of Gospel Cuts by the Rev. Scott H. Biram is a remastered collection of “Scott H. Biram’s unique, demented twist on gospel music” available from Bloodshot Records as part of their on-going 25th anniversary celebration via 1000 limited edition “I See the Light” white vinyl and 1000 CDs; […]
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Marty Robbins’ “El Paso” from Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs maintains its strength still 60 years on from its inception. A pinnacle of narrative song craft pinning the lonesome cowboy lament, “El Paso” is a touchstone on the historic trail of American music. To at once honor this legendary recording as well as expand upon […]
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For Robbie Fulks the silliness that he is known for has been replaced here with an undeniable sincerity that bristles with an intensity that vacillates between restraint and exuberance on his reinterpretation of Bob Dylan’s Street Legal. On 16, Fulks’ source material demands a new voice from him, and he delivers – at times he […]
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Out now on Foxy Lady Records, Meet Me on the Far Side of a Star, the latest release from Austin-based goth cabaret songstress Christine Smith, finds Smith mining traditional piano balladry for a set of beautifully mysterious and dark songcraft. Although embellished with appropriate accompaniment throughout the record: cello, violin, saxophone, accordion, drums, harmony vocals, […]
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