new release Archive
21 May 2020
Gilbert O’Sullivan: All About the Songs (Part One)
An edited version of this interview appeared previously in Stomp and Stammer. Anyone who listened to pop radio in the early 1970s knows about Gilbert O’Sullivan. The Waterford, Ireland-born singer-songwriter […]
17 May 2020
Album Review: Purusa — Amnesia
Impassioned, minor-key rockers are the chosen approach for this Portland-based indie rock band. Their thoughtful lyrics on cuts like “Julien” mean that the songs hold up to close scrutiny, but […]
16 May 2020
Album Review: Fernando Perdomo – Out to Sea 3
To the list of artists who release stunning amounts of material – Robert Pollard, R. Stevie Moore – we must now add Fernando Perdomo. The guitarist-producer has been on quite […]
14 May 2020
Album Review: Marvin Gaye — More Trouble
I’ve read critical essays that characterize Marvin Gaye’s Trouble Man as part of a triptych of albums, one of three soundtrack albums for ‘70s “blaxpliotation” films. Yet against the backdrop […]
13 May 2020
Album Review: Råttanson — I’d Much Rather Be With the Noise
Nervy, high-octane powerpop is the chosen style for Råttanson, a one-man project from just outside Stockholm. If you’ve discovered the remarkably consistent output from Swedish bands working in the powerpop […]
12 May 2020
Album Review: Strand — Can’t Trust the Rain
Some of the most enduring rock has come out of Ireland. The Emerald Isle has given us Van Morrison, The Undertones, Thin Lizzy’s Phil Lynott, and even U2 (if you’re […]
06 May 2020
Sadler Vaden is Getting ‘Out There’ (Part Two)
Continued from Part One … Both Kevn and Jason make pretty plain their perspective on “big issues,” things beyond music. And those perspectives really do inform the music that they […]
05 May 2020
Sadler Vaden is Getting ‘Out There’ (Part One)
Guitarist Sadler Vaden has been a member of Jason Isbell’s 400 Unit since 2013. He’s part of the Grammy-winning team that made 2015’s Something More Than Free and the band’s […]
03 May 2020
Album Review: John Primer & Bob Corritore – The Gypsy Woman Told Me
Certain cities have a well-deserved reputation for their blues. The Midwestern metropolises of St. Louis, Memphis and Chicago (among others) have rich blues traditions. And the sounds coming out of […]
02 May 2020
Album Review: Chris Shutters — Good Gone Bad
Still in his 30s, Ohio guitarist Chris Shutters has already made a name for himself. After winning a series of blues and singer-songwriter competitions, he released his solo debut, A […]