new release Archive
10 May 2016
Album Mini-review: Japanese Breakfast — Psychopomp
File next to: The Dream Academy, Prefab Sprout, My Bloody Valentine Though the title of this Eugene, Oregon outfit’s full-length might evoke thoughts of the debut album from The Jesus […]
09 May 2016
Album Mini-review: Suuns – Hold/Still
File Next to: Cocteau Twins, Clan of Xymox, Depeche Mode Though there’s a dark and doomy undercurrent to the songs on Hold/Still, the group adheres to the basic tenets of […]
09 May 2016
Album Mini-review: Charles Bradley — Changes
File next to: James Brown, Sharon Jones & the Dap-kings, Eli Paperboy Reed On Charles Bradley‘s third full length, the “screaming eagle of soul” shows himself to be a fascinating […]
06 May 2016
Margaret Glaspy Moves Up to the Majors
“I think that human experience is pretty universal,” says guitarist Margaret Glaspy. “So whether I’m writing objectively or writing from my own point of view, it applies to pretty much […]
05 May 2016
Explorers Club Refine Their Strategy for Third Album
This is the second of my two recent features on Explorers Club. Hey kids: collect ’em all! — bk Jason Brewer, leader and songwriter of Explorers Club, explains the challenges […]
04 May 2016
On Third Album, Explorers Club Gets it ‘Together’
Recently I interviewed Explorers Club’s Jason Brewer for a pair of features, one in Atlanta’s Creatve Loafing and the other in Athens GA’s Flagpole. While both interviews focused on the […]
26 Apr 2016
Rehabilitating Herbie, Part 2
Continued from Part One… “In the ‘60s, Herbie Mann wanted to appeal to younger audiences,” observes Cary Ginell, author of several books including The Evolution of Mann: Herbie Mann and […]
25 Apr 2016
Rehabilitating Herbie, Part 1
Previously-Unheard 1969 Live Tapes from Jazz Flautist and his Band Nominally a jazz musician, flautist Herbie Mann (1930-2003) enjoyed crossover appeal and success that brought his music to a much […]
22 Apr 2016
Five Quick Ones
About once a month I like to visit my “in for review” shelf and pull out some titles that I’ve been meaning to get to for some time. For whatever […]
21 Apr 2016
Daniel Martin Moore and the Art of Poise
For his first few solo albums, Kentucky singer-songwriter Daniel Martin Moore crafted an intimate and often spare soundscape; listeners could feel as if they were in the room with him. […]