new release Archive
22 Mar 2018
Engelbert Humperdinck’s Enduring Love for Recording, Performing, and His Wife
When it comes to what was known in the rock era as “adult” music, there exists a pantheon of vocalists who enjoyed both critical success and staggering commercial achievements. British […]
19 Mar 2018
Album Review: Ian Ridenhour — Ribcage
One of Western North Carolina’s most accomplished musicians is also one of its youngest. Ian Ridenhour has been busily writing and recording music for years; Ribcage is the third collection […]
11 Mar 2018
Album Review: Idiot Grins — State of Health
Isaac Hayes and Curtis Mayfield made some of the most enduring cinematic soul of the 1970s. Not coincidentally, both men created works that lent themselves exceedingly well to juxtaposition with […]
10 Mar 2018
Album Review: Ajay Mathur – Little Boat
In the years just before punk broke in the UK, there was a musical scene bubbling under that would exert an influence on punk while (quietly) providing a bridge between […]
10 Mar 2018
EP Review: Arden and the Wolves – Who Can You Trust
If one digs deep into the music on Arden and the Wolves’ Who Can You Trust, a clear occult undercurrent reveals itself. That’s certainly a somewhat unconventional perspective to take, […]
09 Mar 2018
Amigo: Fun ‘And Friends” at the Fidelitorium
Charlotte-based country rock trio Amigo has seen its profile raised this last year. The group was named Best Gram-Parsons-Loving-Country Rock Band in 2017, and they recently completed their second full-length […]
02 Mar 2018
Everyone’s for Tennis, Part Two
Continued from Part One… Bill Kopp: But Jack Daugherty’s production style for the Carpenters was nothing like the sound of Cape Dory… Alainna Moore: Our earliest records were soaked in […]
01 Mar 2018
Everyone’s for Tennis, Part One
Wife-and-husband team Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley are Tennis, a sort of 21st century answer to Captain & Tennille. Across four albums and two EPs, Tennis has carved out a […]
27 Feb 2018
Poco’s Rusty Young: A Good Feelin’ to Play
The genre of country rock has its origins in west coast bands of the late 1960s, including late-period Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Buffalo Springfield and Poco. And while perhaps […]
26 Feb 2018
Album Review: The Rough and Tumble — We Made Ourselves a Home…
The Rough & Tumble is the folk-Americana duo of Mallory Graham and Scott Tyler. These days the pair consider themselves at home on the road, but in the Rough & […]