[rating=7.00] “No longer motivated by fear”, sings Kevin Galloway on the opening track “The Light” off the new record of the same name from his band Uncle Lucius. Thought The Light is
[rating=6.00] Unbeknownst to me, Guided by Voices, Robert Pollard’s revolving member and ragtag band of merrymakers, released their hi-fi masterpieces, Do the Collapse and Isolation Drills, on vinyl for Record Store
[rating=7.00] Given Charlie Hunter’s use of a seven (once eight) string guitar, it should come as no surprise that, with Curtis Fowlkes on trombone and Bobby Previte on drums and
[rating=7.00] Ben Jaffe and Suzanne Santo have been making music as HONEYHONEY for close to a decade. With Santo’s strong lead vocals, banjo, and violin melding together with Jaffe’s soft
[rating=7.00] Every now and then an artist seems to suddenly emerge from the ether and create an album that compels people to literally scratch their heads and wonder where he
[rating=8.00] Evan Phillips is having a hell of a year. Fresh off Resolution Road, his beautiful collaboration record with Tim Easton and Leeroy Stagger (Easton Stagger Phillips), Phillips’ new solo
[rating=9.00] Self-produced at Brooklyn Recording, the sound quality of The Bad Plus Joshua Redman is as stark and uncluttered as the album’s cover art. Yet, it serves a distinct purpose:
[rating=7.00] Heather Maloney’s sound is timeless. The Northampton singer-songwriter has a clear and pure voice, and she uses it to tell down-to-earth tales in polished folk songs. Her new record
[rating=8.00] The opening, sixteen minute plus, “Vibration & Light Suite” on the Chris Robinson Brotherhood’s (CRB’s) latest release is representative of the band’s style and sound; clean meandering guitar lines,
[rating=7.00] After nearly 30 years, the Indigo Girls have achieved far more than their limited musical palette might have initially promised. After all, unless you’re Simon and Garfunkel or the
