Album Reviews

[rating=8.00] It’s been four years since The Black Angels released their last full length, 2013’s Indigo Meadow.  Paying further homage to their namesake, the band’s latest album Death Song is a solid reminder of the influence of the Velvet Underground (the Velvets debut album features the song “The Black Angel’s Death Song”).  Remaining faithful to […]

[rating=8.00] Jason Eady is one of those middle-aged musicians who already has an old soul. Or at least that’s the impression he conveys on this self-titled sixth album. He’s been around for awhile, a fact reflected in the weary narratives and the tattered observations he shares on several of its songs. Eady takes a weathered […]

String Cheese Incident Try Reaching For Elusive Magic Studio LP On ‘Believe’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

[rating=7.00] The release of BoDeans’ Thirteen is coincidental with a resurgence of interest in the group, and its seminal American style, based on an association with the Netflix’ The Ranch. Yet this record succeeds on its own terms because of the resonance of songs such as “My Hometown,” while amplified by connection to the television […]

Paul McCartney Reissues 1989 Number 1 LP ‘Flowers in the Dirt’

Guided by Voices Tackle Their First Double Album With ‘August by Cake’

[rating=8.00] Disenchanted rock n’ rollers desperately craving a reaffirmation of faith in contemporary music needn’t look any further than the Blackfoot Gypsies newest release from Plowboy Records, To The Top. Cram-jammed with the Gypsies’ signature amalgamation of raucous, British invasion blues, classic Americana rock, and Nashville swagger – all played with the reckless abandonment of […]

[rating=7.00] Anders Parker has more than earned the respect of the Americana, folk, and alt-country communities with his various musical endeavors. His work in Varnaline, with the Woody Guthrie tribute New Multitudes – alongside Jim James, Jay Farrar and Will Johnson – and in Gob Iron also with Farrar, have become cult favorites over the […]

[rating=9.00] Andrew Combs is one of the most compelling voices in country music today. If only he realized it. At a recent performance at Brooklyn’s Rough Trade, Combs quietly stated “I can’t believe people know my stuff,” before launching into another flawlessly gorgeous tune with that warm rasp of his. With each record, Combs continues […]

On a mild spring Tuesday night in lower Manhattan, Craig Finn performed a one-off show on April 4th that was the record release party for We All Want the Same Things. The quaint City Winery played host as the older crowd mixed dinner and drinks with a night of intimate music. To open the night […]