rawk Archive
19 Jul 2016
Album Mini-review: Band of Skulls — By Default
File next to: Led Zeppelin, Stone Roses, Siena Root Rock substyles come and go, but there’s always a place for catchy riff-centric rock of the kind made by this Southampton, […]
19 Jul 2016
Album Mini-review: Jimbo Mathus — Band of Storms
File next to: JD McPherson, Dr. John the Night Tripper, The Replacements Every so often, an artist comes along who displays a true understanding of what rock ‘n’ roll is […]
18 Jul 2016
Black Mountain: Canadian Krautrock?
Conventional wisdom holds that Vancouver-based Black Mountain is somehow retro in its approach to making music. A more careful listen, however, suggests that the band’s music features new sounds that […]
15 Jul 2016
Guided by Voices: A Study in Well-prepared Spontaneity
“When we go to sound check, he goes to record stores.” That’s how guitarist Bobby Bare Jr. begins his description of the preparations Guided by Voices leader Bob Pollard makes […]
11 Jul 2016
Album Review: The Traveling Wilburys Collection
I’m not at all certain when the term supergroup first entered popular usage. I do know that it’s been badly misused more often than not: I recall seeing it used […]
08 Jul 2016
Hundred-word Reviews for July 2016, Part 5
Today wraps up my week-long collection of new album reviews in concise (read: exactly 100 word) form. Rogue Wave – Delusions of Grand Fur While nothing on Delusions of Grand […]
07 Jul 2016
Hundred-word Reviews for July 2016, Part 4
Genre-wise, I’m all over the map today with the next five of my quick reviews. Shannon Labrie – War & Peace On her second album, Labrie applies her strong and […]
06 Jul 2016
Hundred-word Reviews for July 2016, Part 3
Five more quick reviews of new or recent album releases. Today features a couple of the best of the week’s bunch. Mike Eldred Trio – Baptist Town Nick Curran‘s Reform […]
05 Jul 2016
Hundred-word Reviews for July 2016, Part 2
More quick reviews. Some good’uns in this batch, including titles from the always-reliable Omnivore Recordings. Brian Cullman – The Opposite of Time Moody and atmospheric are the first two adjectives […]
04 Jul 2016
Hundred-word Reviews for July 2016, Part 1
Happy Independence Day to my fellow Americans. Today kicks off another of my occasional week-long extravaganzas in which I post five reviews each business day, each exactly 100 words. Some […]