new release Archive
27 Jun 2016
Album Mini-review: Santana — Santana IV
File next to: El Chicano, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix After decades of spotty, sometimes less-than-inspired albums (not to mention underwhelming guest spots and collaborations), Carlos Santana has reassembled most of […]
27 Jun 2016
Album Mini-review: Charlie Faye & the Fayettes
File next to: Nancy Sinatra, Dusty Springfield, Burt Bacharach Though she’s previously released two albums and an EP under her own name, Austin’s Charlie Faye has engaged in a radical […]
24 Jun 2016
Eliot Sumner: Sounds Familar
When singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Eliot Sumner began her recording career, she used the name I Blame Coco for her project. That choice was based at least in part upon […]
22 Jun 2016
Lake Street Dive: Right Place, Right Time
“We just used the ‘throwing darts at the internet’ method for getting our music out there,” says Rachael Price, lead vocalist of Boston-based foursome Lake Street Dive. Their low-budget video […]
21 Jun 2016
Album Mini-review: Brian Eno — The Ship
File next to: Pink Floyd, Tangerine Dream, Low-era David Bowie Though he came to prominence initially as a member of art-rockers Roxy Music (and then, years later, as an in-demand […]
21 Jun 2016
Album Mini-review: Those Pretty Wrongs
File next to: Starling Electric; Teenage Fanclub, The Posies Jody Stephens was the George Harrison of legendary Memphis power pop group Big Star: though these days Chris Bell and Alex […]
20 Jun 2016
Colvin & Earle: Embracing Spontaneity
Though they both have thriving and creatively satisfying musical careers of their own, singer/songwriter/musicians Steve Earle and Shawn Colvin recently decided to work together on an album; Colvin & Earle […]
17 Jun 2016
Hundred-word Reviews for June 2016, Part 5
Today wraps up my week-long series of posts featuring short reviews of noteworthy new releases. These last five are jazz. Dig. Dan Pratt – Hymn for the Happy Man Pratt […]
16 Jun 2016
Hundred-word Reviews for June 2016, Part 4
And now for some jazz reviews. Brian Bromberg – Full Circle Bromberg has recorded at least 12 albums prior to Full Circle. The disc opens with a rare archival recording […]
15 Jun 2016
Hundred-word Reviews for June 2016, Part 3
Still more of these quickie reviews. Today’s theme is melodic rock (some call it powerpop; you decide). Michael Carpenter – The Big Radio The liner notes for this set will […]