new release Archive
13 Oct 2017
The Church: Democracy as a Key to Longevity
The Church has been making its dreamy, psychedelic-flavored and determinedly original music for more than 37 years. The Australian foursome has remained largely intact through those years: founding members Steve […]
10 Oct 2017
JD McPherson Makes Music in the American Rock ‘n’ Roll Tradition
When JD McPherson released his debut album, 2010’s Signs & Signifiers, he created a slow-burning sensation. The disc first gained notice thanks to a Youtube video of one of its […]
09 Oct 2017
Album Review: J. Atkinson — Youth Eternal
Jonathan Atkinson has a background that includes immersion in the Asheville punk and indie scenes. The musical fingerprints of those experiences aren’t readily obvious when listening to his latest release, […]
07 Oct 2017
Hundred-word Reviews for October 2017: New Music
Here’s ten more hundred-word reviews. All new releases. All worth a spin, and in most cases, several spins. The Fresh & Onlys – Wolf Lie Down (Sinderlyn) I’m not sure […]
06 Oct 2017
Kasey Chambers’ Connecting Flight, Part Two
Continued from Part One… Bill Kopp: As a member of the Dead Ringer Band with your parents and brother, you enjoyed success long before you began your solo career. What […]
04 Oct 2017
Album Review: The Undergrowth — Synergy
Asheville-based The Undergrowth isn’t a band. And it’s not a person. Instead, it’s a collective of musicians and producers working nominally under the musical umbrellas of electronica, drum and bass, […]
03 Oct 2017
Album Review: Amanda Anne Platt & the Honeycutters
Though the lineup of the Honeycutters has been rather constant for years now, few would contest the idea that the band is a vehicle for Amanda Anne Platt’s songwriting and […]
02 Oct 2017
Album Review: Nolan McKelvey & Dave Desmelik – ‘Where it Takes Us’
In an era when recordings artists routinely go years between album releases, Brevard singer-songwriter Dave Desmelik is an outlier. Since Move On, his 1999 solo debut, Desmelik has released no […]
27 Sep 2017
The Melvins’ Buzz Osborne on Love, Death and Making It
The Melvins don’t like to do the same thing over and over again. Founded in 1983 in tiny Montesano Washington – two hours’ drive southwest from Seattle – the band […]
26 Sep 2017
Airpark Takes Off
Airpark grew out of the ashes of Apache Relay, a Nashville-based folk-rock group that released three well-received albums. Brothers Michael Ford Jr. and Ben Ford left the group to make […]