Music Reviews: The Wandering Hearts, Willie Nile, Christopher Cross, Iron Horse, and the Black Watch The Wandering Hearts, Déjà vu (We Have All Been Here Before). Original material dominates Wild Silence, The Wandering Hearts, and Mother, the three previous albums from this British folk-rock trio. For its latest outing, however, the group eschews self-penned tracks, […]
Willie Nile – The Great Yellow Light This is veteran New York artist Willie Nile’s 21st album, with its title referenced to “Vincent Van Gogh’s letters to his brother, Theo & the light that inspired him in Arles, France, where he lived (1888-1889).” The 10 tunes in The Great Yellow Light (Drops June 20/River House […]
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Bentley’s Bandstand: May 2025By Bill Bentley All Things Swamp, DRESSED. When it comes to New Orleans music, it is such a wondrous gift to the world that when players get together to jump into the bayou spirit there is no way to go wrong. And when the nine-piece All Things Swamp band gets rolling, it […]
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Willie Nile, Live at Daryl’s House Club. Rock singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Willie Nile has been releasing albums since 1980, but he has been particularly prolific over the last two decades when he has issued the lion’s share of his notable CDs. This latest release, his fifth live album, preserves an impassioned 2022 performance at […]
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Dexys’ Do-over Kevin Rowland’s overlooked 1999 album, My Beauty, got a deserved second chance with its 2020 rerelease. Now Too-Rye-Ay, the sophomore LP from Rowland’s band, Dexys Midnight Runners, is getting another shot in the spotlight as well, thanks to a recently issued three-CD 40th-anniversary edition. Unlike My Beauty, Too-Rye-Ay didn’t go unnoticed when it […]
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