[rating=8.00] Dawes’ career to this point consists of two steps forward, in the form of initial studio works North Hills and Nothing Is Wrong, one step back, as represented by
[rating=7.00] For any band that lasts thirty years, the notion of a greatest hits compilation is almost silly. Even the best of these rarely do justice in capturing a band’s
[rating=7.00] When putting together collections of songs, many artists fuss over the title. As it is typically a delicate process, some album titles are intentionally vague, random, or obtuse while
[rating=8.00] When you hear the nearly eight-minute long blues guitar epic of Jimi Hendrix’s “Hey Joe”, the opening track off Otis Taylor’s latest record Hey Joe Opus/Red Meat, you’ll get
[rating=9.00] Mikal Cronin has come a long way since 2013’s critically lauded record MCII. The praise was well-deserved for such a fantastic breakout album, and with his newest MCIII, Cronin
[rating=8.00] Much superior to the initial reunion record, 2012’s Three Chords Good, Graham Parker & The Rumour’s followup Mystery Glue is the work of former band-mates fully reacquainted with each
[rating=6.00] In the dead of winter in 2013, Tanlines, a prolific synthpop duo from Brooklyn, decided to record its second album far from home, and make it sound better than
[rating=7.00] Everyone loves Rhett Miller as the front man of Old 97s, but his solo records have been a bit more divisive. Miller has been more experimental with his own
[rating=8.00] Voices like Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell are classic. Their simple, smart and beautiful country songs are timeless and never go out of style. On The Traveling Kind, the
[rating=9.00] It doesn’t take but a moment into Sol Invictus, the long awaited album from a newly reunited Faith No More, to be reminded of all we’ve been missing in
