Music Reviews: Sad Daddy Ozark Shine plus Two Vintage Soul Albums This writer pays attention anytime the ultra-talented Melissa Carper’s name shows up, and it shows up often these days. The singer, songwriter, and upright bass player has been adding to her discography at a steady rate. She has also been recording with Kelly Willis […]
Jesper Lindell – Royal & 3614 Jackson Highway (2 Separate Albums) This is Swedish artist Jesper Lindell’s latest 9-track album Royal (Yep Roc/Brunnsvik Sounds AB/Gamlestans Gramophone Company/29:34), released stateside June 26th & for the benefit of our European promoters, I’m including Jesper’s previous release, also with 9 tracks, 3614 Jackson Highway – which dropped earlier […]
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Music Reviews: Talking Heads’ Tentative Decisions, plus Mississippi Sheiks, Jesper Lindell, and James Houlahan You can point to obvious antecedents for many new wave and punk bands. In Blondie’s music, for example, you can hear the influence of so-called girl groups from the 1960s. You can also draw a straight line from the Ramones to […]
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