[rating=8.00] Elliott Smith was known to most as a kind of tortured genius. His demons overcame him far too young, but the music he made has always lived on, even
[rating=7.00] Here’s the good news: Rebel Heart is better than anything Madonna has put out in a while – a long while. Critical opinion is fairly unified on the fact
When the an established band sees one of its member form a side-project, sometimes the strength of that project threatens to eclipse the band from which it branched off of.
[rating=8.00] Disassociating Will Butler with Arcade Fire is the first step to setting expectations for his solo record Policy, a killer, energetic retro rock and roll treat. Policy sets Butler
[rating=7.00] At one time, extended instrumental beauty, as is executed on Erik Deutsch’s Outlaw Jazz, dominated the airwaves. In our universe however, where a concise melody and less thoughtfulness in
[rating=9.00] Is it really any coincidence (some of) the best live playing in the Grateful Dead’s career took place during 1974? This period represented a culmination of the burst of
[rating=7.00] A lot has changed for Brandi Carlile since she released her last album, Bear Creek, in 2012. Professionally, she left her major label deal with Sony for a new
[rating=8.00] Gill Landry is on a roll, making music with Old Crow Medicine Show and now releasing his third full-length solo record. The self-titled release finds the multi-talented singer, songwriter
[rating=7.00] When Oasis taped an MTV Unplugged performance in 1996, it wasn’t meant to be Noel Gallagher’s first solo album. But the stripped-down set was exactly that, an unintended classic
[rating=8.00] Touring relentlessly in support of their first three releases (over 2,000 shows in the last ten years) Blackberry Smoke has built a well-deserved reputation as the heirs to the
