Miles Hewitt Vainglory The video for “Fortune and Her Orchestra,” the first single from Miles Hewitt’s second album, Vainglory, contains one of my favorite tropes – Sad-Guy Walking. And, because it’s a seven-minute video, he does a LOT of walking. But Hewitt has given himself (and us) a lot to think about on that walk. […]
Maya de Vitry – All My Faith This is a creative-sounding singer-songwriter effort with little in the way of being totally different or innovative. But, & that’s a big but,…Ms. de Vitry is a practitioner of following her own muse & sculpts a sound derived from many past sources while being ebullient & creative. Much […]
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Lance Cowan – The Air That You Breathe I’ve reviewed the critically acclaimed Nashville-based singer-songwriter Lance Cowan’s work in the past but always try to assess the newest with a fresh look. This is Mr. Cowan’s latest 11-track 3rd solo set, The Air That You Breathe (Drops July 24/Patio Records/Lantzapalooza Muzik/40:03), which boasts some fine […]
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Patrick McCormic – Crisis of Confidence It’s always a pleasure to hear a set of songs begin with a singer with a diversified voice who doesn’t sound like dozens of other singers & wannabes. Patrick has a cool-effecting vocal that begins with the title track Crisis of Confidence (Drops July 24/Independent/41:43) produced by Jim Reilley. […]
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Charles Wesley Godwin Christian Name On Christian Name, an album inspired by the devastating loss of a child, Charles Wesley Godwin narrates his journey through despondency, grief, and redemption to a new understanding of his faith. Godwin explains, “These songs really meant a lot to me. There’s parts of me and parts of the things […]
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Michael Falzarano – Sunrise Over the Unknown Another veteran musician who played with Jorma Kaukonen, & Hot Tuna with his own sparkling solo project & heavy themes, like recovery, the journey back, some inspirational pieces, one with lyrics (“Cupful of Rain”) by the late Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter. This showcase is Michael’s 6th solo […]
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Mary Flower & Leon Cotter – Chants of Rain This interesting album opens with the kind of melody the late Leon Redbone would gladly play. It’s an instrumental “Mary’s Rag,” with the acoustic guitar fingerpicking clarity of Portland’s Mary Flower against the warm notes of Leon Cotter’s clarinet. Benny Goodman & Artie Shaw would be […]
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Tuskhead One Step Forward and Two Steps Back Tuskhead is songwriter musician Patrick van Zandwijk, who hails from the Netherlands and whose country (and Western) Americana style with touches of heavier blues rock and grooves is dubbed Dutchicana. Tuskhead has a new 6-song EP One Step Forward and Two Steps Back just out, that hearkens […]
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The Rolling Stones’ last album of new material, 2023’s Hackney Diamonds, was their first such CD in 18 years. Now, a little less than three years later, they’re back with Foreign Tongues. They must have realized that at this point, waiting another 18 years to record again wouldn’t work out so well. Time is not […]
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Gary Stewart – One Track Mind These are archival recordings of the late Kentucky son Gary Stewart (1944-2003), mostly pre-RCA & basically demos, & home studio work tapes. They’re unpolished, narrative-oriented songs with blemishes intact. It’ll appeal to the Gary Stewart fan base & completists & be a curiosity to listeners who appreciate the legendary […]
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