Brooke Ashton

REVIEW: Brooke Ashton “The Love of Song”

Brooke Ashton The Love of Song For Brooke Ashton, songwriting has always been less about churning out another song than connecting with music itself. Her new album, The Love of Song, feels like an album that arrived when it was ready. It wasn’t rushed or released before its time. This album reveals a patient process. […]

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Son Little

REVIEW: Son Little “Cityfolk”

Son Little Cityfolk Son Little’s new album, Cityfolk, reflects his heritage. His house in Atlanta flooded, and, due to a variety of other circumstances, he ended up recording in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, where he connected with Alabama Shakes’ Ben Tanner. “Just by showing up, it brought something out,” Son Little explains. “I realized, in moving […]

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Sassparilla

REVIEW: Sassparilla “Honey, I’m Using Again”

Sassparilla Honey, I’m Using Again Portland-and-Colorado-based Americana and back-porch soul band Sassparilla releases their new album, Honey, I’m Using Again, a collection of songs exploring motifs of loss, addiction, and survival. Produced by songwriter Kevin Blackwell and recorded in his studio basement in Golden, Colorado, Blackwell credits producer/engineer Chet Lyster for teaching him how to […]

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Jeremy Pinnell

REVIEW: Jeremy Pinnell “Decades”

Jeremy Pinnell Decades Kentucky singer-songwriter Jeremy Pinnell recently released his new album Decades, produced by 3x GRAMMY® Award-winning producer/singer-songwriter Shooter Jennings (Brandi Carlile, Tanya Tucker). Decades was recorded with Jennings over the course of a week of live-in-the-studio performances. Musicians featured on the album include Chris Masterson (Steve Earle), Ted Russell Kamp (Shooter Jennings), Patrick […]

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