review Archive
22 Aug 2025
Album Review: Big Chief Bo Dollis Jr. — Chip Off the Old Block
While I have deep respect for the Mardi Gras Indian subgenre of funk, it doesn’t rank among my favorite styles of music. But as is sometimes the case, one particular […]
21 Aug 2025
Album Review: Yuka & Chronoship – Ribbon Butterfly
Released in 2015, The 3rd Plantary Chronicles was the third album from Japan’s Yuka & Chronoship. Yuka’s brand of neo-prog on that album was a remarkable synthesis of classic motifs, […]
18 Aug 2025
Album Review: The Long Distance Relationship – When the Walls Come Down
The Long Distance Relationship rose out of the debris of Hurricane Katrina, and its leader, Dave Baker resettled in Asheville NC. The “group” has always had a revolving cast built […]
11 Aug 2025
Album Review: The Bablers — Like the First Time
The luxurious pop rock of The Bablers is held in great esteem here at Musoscribe World HQ. The chiming guitars, tasty and supremely catchy guitar licks, the creamy vocal harmonies […]
04 Aug 2025
Album Review: The Black Watch – For All the World
“Come on,” I can almost hear you telling me. “You’ve told us plenty of times that The Black Watch are prolific. Tell us something else.” Fair enough. John Andrew Fredrick […]
31 Jul 2025
Album Review: Willie Nile – The Great Yellow Light
This just in: Willie Nile has released another very good album. The thing is, the NYC artist has been doing that with regularity for a very long time, rarely receiving […]
30 Jul 2025
Album Review: Various Artists — Legends of Surf Guitar
As rock subgenres go, surf instrumental is among the most timeless. Eschewing vocals means that there are not past-their-sell-by-date turns of phrase, and few instruments are more durable in their […]
29 Jul 2025
Album Review: The Final Solution – Just Like Gold: Live at The Matrix
Values and mores change over time. What was once fair game is now considered transgressive; detractors will call this reality “political correctness.” I see it as evolving compassion and empathy. […]
28 Jul 2025
Album Review: Sly and the Family Stone – The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967
The history of music is filled with brilliant yet deeply troubled artists. Syd Barrett. Brian Wilson. Roky Erickson. Skip Spence. Arthur Lee. Emitt Rhodes. Bill Evans. I’m sure readers can […]
21 Jul 2025
Album Review: Sendelica – The Complete Mankind
Here’s something different. A band most have never heard of, based in Wales, with shifting personnel built around two or three main players, and with an extensive catalog. They release […]