new release Archive
14 Sep 2016
Album Mini-review: The Twilight Hours — Black Beauty
File next to: Todd Rundgren, Ben Folds, Matthew Sweet Minneapolis’ Trip Shakespeare was always a band apart; they never fit into most people’s idea of that city’s sound. Scintillating vocal […]
14 Sep 2016
Album Mini-review: Anderson-Stolt — Invention of Knowledge
File next to: Yes, Flower Kings, Spock’s Beard Swedish multi-instrumentalist Reine Stolt made a name for himself with Flower Kings, a successful attempt at bringing the 1970s classic progressive rock […]
13 Sep 2016
The Record Company: Just Call it Rock ‘n’ Roll
On the group’s 2016 debut album Give It Back to You, The Record Company displays its modern-day take on musical forebears like Jimmy Reed, Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf. But […]
12 Sep 2016
Album Mini-review: Waiting for Henry — Town Called Patience
File next to: Jayhawks, Wilco, Gin Blossoms Inside the college rock movement of the 1980s, there was a kind of proto-alt-country vibe that informed later groups like Wilco and Old […]
12 Sep 2016
Album Mini-review: Allen Ginsberg — The Last Word on First Blues
File next to: William Burroughs, The Fugs, Lenny Bruce Beat poet Allen Ginsberg is a towering figure in America’s cultural history. Most of his recorded material is spoken word, but […]
06 Sep 2016
Album Review: David Brookings and the Average Lookings – s/t
Power pop is a musical genre for true believers, artists and listeners alike. Relentlessly upbeat – even when the subject matter is melancholy – power pop charges ahead, determinedly uninterested […]
05 Sep 2016
Album Mini-review: The Arcs — Yours, Dreamily
File Next to: Dennis Coffey, Tame Impala, Ty Segall Though I’m not hostile to their music in any way, I’ve remained largely immune to the charms of the Black Keys. […]
05 Sep 2016
Album Mini-review: Paul Kelly — Seven Sonnets & a Song
File next to: Graham Parker, Richard Thompson, Davey Graham Australian treasure Paul Kelly has long been recognized as a consummate songwriter; more than most others who’ve tried, he bridges the […]
02 Sep 2016
The Get Right Band: Taking Charge
Having good songs isn’t enough; to make it in the post-label world of the music industry today, artists have to supplement their musical prowess with an understanding of how to […]
01 Sep 2016
Album Mini-review: Bun E. Carlos — Greetings from Bunezuela!
File next to: Guided by Voices, Cheap Trick, Paul Revere and the Raiders In the wake of a confusing and bitter divorce from his band of many decades, former Cheap […]