June 2018

Ghost Head to New Mainstream Ground on ‘Prequelle’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Cody Villafana June 1, 2018 No Comments

Ghost manages to embrace their dark and poppy sides equally on their fourth album.

Johnny Marr Announces Fall Tour, Shares New Video for ‘Walk Into The Sea’

Glide June 1, 2018 No Comments

The Smiths’ guitar legend and NME’s “God-Like Genius” award-winner, Johnny Marr, has announced a Fall US tour in support of his forthcoming album Call The Comet. Following a quick and

‘Noonday Dream’ Stakes Out Ben Howard’s Ever-Maturing Territory As Artist (ALBUM REVIEW)

William Lewis June 1, 2018 No Comments

[rating=9.00] When Ben Howard surged onto the global scene with debut album Every Kingdom, there seemed nothing particularly remarkable about him. Oh sure, his sudden fame was remarkable and a

Neko Case Goes For Pop-Heavy, Creative Sound With ‘Hell-On’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Maeri Ferguson June 1, 2018 No Comments

[rating=8.00] Hearing Neko Case’s voice feels like coming home again. It is all at once powerfully singular and familiar, but still mysterious and bewildering in its beauty. A new Neko

Nicki Bluhm Goes Solo With Cathartic “To Rise You Gotta Fall” (ALBUM REVIEW)

Jim Hynes June 1, 2018 1 Comment

[rating=8.00] Nicki Bluhm had a nice six-year stint going with her band, The Gramblers, playing large venues, mega festivals, and sharing the stage with top grossing acts. Then her marriage

Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore Cover Almost a Century of American Music in Mixed Genre ‘Downey to Lubbock’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Jim Hynes June 1, 2018 1 Comment

[rating=9.00] On the surface, this may seem like an odd pairing of two legends. Their voices couldn’t be more different with Alvin’s low and rowdy baritone offset by Gilmore’s high