Author: John Moore

Zach & Maggie – The Elephant In The Room (Self-Released) Even three songs deep into The Elephant In the Room, the 10-song effort from husband-and-wife band Zach & Maggie, you’re still not sure what to expect as the album plays on. The opening title track, with vocals and violin supplied by Maggie sounds like a […]

Little River Band – Ultimate Hits; Masterpieces (Universal Music) It’s a little shocking that it took the recent yacht rock rebirth, (the seemingly ironic, but in reality propelled by pure love, revival) to finally bring the music loving world’s attention back to musicians like Hall & Oates, Fleetwood Mac and Christopher Cross. But just as […]

Last Year’s Man – Time Is A Sparrow (Self-Released) On his second release under the moniker Last Year’s Man, Tyler Fortier offers yet another beautiful sweeping folk album brimming with pain, heartache and ultimately optimism if you listen hard enough. The opening track, “Better Left Unsaid,” with his near whispered vocals laying over a mix […]

Caitlin Rose – CAZIMI (Pearl Tower Records / Missing Piece Records) It took seven years for Caitlin Rose to follow up her sophomore effort, but CAZIMI, her latest, proves the time off – though not intentional – did little to blunt her creativity. Across a dozen tracks, Rose excises her influences from Graham Parson and […]

Nikki Lane – Denim & Diamonds (New West Records) While Nikki Lane hasn’t completed ditched the Americana world, her latest, Denim & Diamonds, is her most rock-centric record yet. The stroll into the rock lane likely comes courtesy of her producer, Queens Of The Stone Age frontman Josh Homme, who also played guitar on the […]

Mr. Sam And The People People – People People People People! (Free Dirt Records) There is something irresistibly endearing about the music from People People People People! the debut album from Mr. Sam And The People People. Cumbersomely playful title aside, the nine tracks that make up this record are uncompromisingly positive, making for one […]

Brittany Collins – Things I tell My Therapist (Self-Released) By John B. Moore The title of Brittany Collins’ first LP is more than just a smart quip. Based on the soul baring revelations spread across the nine tracks that make up Things I Tell My Therapist, Collins was definitely working through some personal issues here. […]

Various Artists – Something Borrowed, Something New: A Tribute to John Anderson (Easy Eye Sound) By John B. Moore Over the past four decades John Anderson has sold millions of albums and managed to influence an entire generation of country and Americana musicians. And yet, he’s still not as widely known as he should be […]