review Archive
17 Dec 2025
Hundred-word Reviews for December 2025: Blues, Soul and Jazz
Here’s another round of capsule reviews of new (well, newish) releases, covered in a tidy 100 words. Charlie Rouse Band – Cinnamon Flower (Expanded Edition) This Zev Feldman project is […]
10 Dec 2025
Album Review: Ultravox – The Collection
Ultravox was an exemplar of the new wave movement of the 1980s. The band’s distinctive sound brought together the insistent motorik of krautrock (the band’s name initially included an exclamation […]
28 Nov 2025
Album Review: Frank Sinatra – Christmas on the Air
Frank Sinatra released A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra in 1957, and the LP reached No. 23 on the Billboard 200 chart. But Christmas albums predate the 12” LP format, […]
25 Nov 2025
Album Review: Frank Sinatra – At the Hollywood Bowl 1943-1948
In addition to his status as one of the most important musical figures of the 20th century – or any century, for that matter – Frank Sinatra was an impressively […]
23 Nov 2025
Album Review: Elizabeth Naccarato – Salonnières
Variously described as a classical and new age artist, Texas-born and Colorado-based pianist Elizabeth Naccarato has a foot in both camps. She has been recording and releasing albums for at […]
23 Nov 2025
Album Review: The Beatroot Road – Humanimal
There are myriad approaches to carving out a place on the musical landscape. Some artists feel most comfortable in a particular style, be it Americana, Scandinavian death metal, hip hop, […]
23 Nov 2025
Album Review: Dave Vamfer – Find the Sound
From Folkestone, Kent comes singer-songwriter Dave Vamfer. From what I can gather, Vamfer recorded a solo album Find the Sound a few years back but has retooled the album, re-recording […]
22 Nov 2025
Album Review: Older Future – The Captains
Older Future is the name that Alon Yish uses for his electronic music project. The Israeli musician (and synth designer) employs an array of electronic instruments/devices to create the rich […]
22 Nov 2025
Album Review: Jess Wayne – Ancient Door
This Taos, New Mexico singer-songwriter describes his music as “electric bourbon folk.” There’s potentially a lot to unpack in such a description. Listening to Ancient Door, one hears a breezy, […]
22 Nov 2025
EP Review: Sanjay Michael – Wall Street Blues
The opening chords on Sanjay Michael’s 2023 album Rocking Into Midnight suggests that he’s ingested a good bit of AC/DC. And that makes sense: though Singapore-born, the guitarist-singer-songwriter is based […]