With the third installment in the tech trilogy, Matters & Dunaway have finally risen to respected LP status, and deservedly so. A richly delivered work, Hightech is yet another instrumental album, full of textured soundscapes and patient breath.
Deb Talan is definitely in the mold of Shawn Colvin and Dar Williams, and is something of a mix of the two vocally. She tells her stories well on A Bird Flies Out, and uses her unique voice to give her characters some substance. Her voice is steady and welcoming throughout; the flow and inflection of some notes providing a rich backdrop for the lyrics to paint their pictures in your mind.
Having recorded Attention Dimension as a five-year project, while healing from anxiety disorders, Jack Irons’ solo album has an obvious new-age feel, sounding like a yoga/meditation soundtrack in between guest spots from Eddie Vedder, Flea, Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament and Les Claypool.
Halcyon may mean being “at peace,” but Bruce Hornsby’s lates is more a reflection of comfort in one
Come See Me: The Very Best Of The Pretty Things features 25 songs garnered from the band
Benefiting the Alejandro Escovedo Medical and Living Expense Fund, an all-star cast including Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, Los Lonely Boys, Cowboy Junkies, Jayhawks, and a reformed SonVolt has come to the rescue to deliver their interpretations of Escovedo
Critters Buggin may very well be the most heard about band you haven
Blazing back with a new album, The Old 97
