new release Archive
24 Nov 2023
Album Review: Bobby Rush – All My Love for You
Bobby Rush is on a tear. Approaching his 90th birthday this November, the singer-songwriter-guitarist is as busy and productive as ever. In the first two decades of this century, Rush […]
19 Nov 2023
Boxed Set Review: Winger – Chapter One: Atlantic Years 1988-1993 (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… Winger (1988) Shimmering acoustic guitar opens “Madalaine,” and a hard-rock yowl leads the full band into the arrangement. That tune sets the tone, and Winger never […]
18 Nov 2023
Boxed Set Review: Winger – Chapter One: Atlantic Years 1988-1993 (Part 1 of 2)
One of the most high-profile musical movements of the late 1980s and early-to-mid ‘90s was what is now called (somewhat disparagingly) “hair metal.” Characterized in equal measure by the arrangement […]
12 Nov 2023
Single Review: Millennium Resorts – “Happiness”
The Austin-based duo of Scott Raulie and Jonathan Richerson make music as Millennium Resorts. Claiming influences that include shoegaze/drampop, new wave synth and the sonic aesthetics of Pink Floyd, the […]
12 Nov 2023
Single Review: Never2Late – “Love is Wise”
Visit Spotify and look up “Never2Late” and you’ll come up against a challenge. Not counting artist names in which there are spaces between the words, and not including variants like […]
11 Nov 2023
Album Review: Night Wilds – All That Should Have Been
When executed skillfully, album cover art should provide a hint as to the character of the music inside. Of course there are countless exceptions – the all-white cover of The […]
10 Nov 2023
Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson on Aging, Sound and Continuity (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… The new album’s deluxe version also includes Bruce Soord’s 5.1 mix. In the ‘70s when quadraphonic sound – the historical antecedent of 5.1 Surround – came […]
09 Nov 2023
Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson on Aging, Sound and Continuity (Part 1 of 2)
Flautist, guitarist, songwriter and singer Ian Anderson formed Jethro Tull in 1967. With its signature mix of hard and progressive rock, folk and other styles, the band has enjoyed sustained […]
05 Nov 2023
Album Review: The Dark Fruits – Warm Weather Starter Pack
One might not expect quality indie rock to come out of the Yukon Territory. Not that there’s anything non-rock about the Canadian Province, but hey: less than 45,00 people live […]
04 Nov 2023
Album Review: The James McGowan Ensemble – Reaching In
It’s often quite intriguing – and musically rewarding – when skilled and creative musicians set about with the goal of bringing together disparate genres. That is the chosen mission of […]