review Archive
21 Aug 2023
Album Review: John Coltrane with Eric Dolphy – Evenings at the Village Gate
Across three days in October 1960, John Coltrane and three associates recorded session that yielded My Favorite Things, one of his most celebrated releases. Hitting shelves in March ‘61, the […]
20 Aug 2023
Album Review: Flóki Sessions – Boots in Place
Here’s a quick dispatch. You may be familiar with Color Red, the label headed by Eddie Robers, guitarist in the New Mastersounds. If you know about him and/or his group, […]
19 Aug 2023
Album Review: Arthur Alexander – Steppin’ Out!
Not long ago, I was sipping a pint of real ale in a Liverpool pub called the Cavern, when-upon I was introduced to a musician called Steven Wilson. No, not […]
18 Aug 2023
Album Review: The Flashcubes – Pop Masters
As far as most of the world knew, The Flashcubes existed in the late ‘70s, and are best remembered on the strength of two minor classics. “Chirsti Girl” has been […]
17 Aug 2023
Album Review: Eric Johanson – The Deep and the Dirty
Blues is very much its own thing; existing with rare exceptions almost wholly outside the pop mainstream, this uniquely American musical form has dedicated practitioners and ardent adherents. What that […]
16 Aug 2023
Album Review: A Produce – Land of a Thousand Trances
When it comes to ambient music, the rules are different. The qualities and values that can make a good song – melody, rhythm, hooks – are either wholly absent or […]
11 Aug 2023
Album Review: Elephonic – s/t
An absolutely wonderful album in danger of being overlooked, Elephonic brings together the best qualities of The Byrds and John Lennon without sounding explicitly like either. (Elephonic is from Milwaukee.) […]
10 Aug 2023
Album Review: Steve McAllister – I hope you are okay.
I’ll admit it: sometimes my approach to a new album is colored by what I know about it, even before I have any sense of what it sounds like. That […]
09 Aug 2023
Album Review: Dan Kibler – Idiomatic
I wouldn’t necessarily bet my retirement savings on it, but if Discogs is correct, Idiomatic is the first new release from Dan Kibler since his self-titled album from 2012. As […]
08 Aug 2023
Album Review: Chris Stamey — The Great Escape
Chris Stamey is an American musical treasure. Something of a local legend while growing up in Winston-Salem NC, he was even then recognized as someone special. With a background and […]