vinyl Archive
02 Aug 2021
Thirty Years with the Mother Hips (Part One)
Popular West Coast Band reissues its entire studio catalog, on vinyl for the first time Some artists have made a successful career out of establishing a signature sound and then […]
16 Jul 2021
Album Review: True Loves — Sunday Afternoon
If you have an appreciation for – heck, even an awareness of – the sort of kinetic soul jazz that formed the musical component of late ‘60s and early ‘70s […]
14 Jul 2021
Album Review: WRD — The Hit
Far more often than not, the term supergroup is hype. Even when it isn’t use of the word can create unfairly high expectations. The members of Blind Faith understood that, […]
13 Jul 2021
Album Review: Trees Speak — PostHuman
Krautrock and its variants are not for all tastes. To some listeners, the idea of minimalism combined with an insistent beat is a recipe for migraine. But for those who […]
12 Jul 2021
Album Review: The Eyebrows – Fight/Flight
Listeners wandering into Fight/Flight expecting some sort of slavishly imitative power pop outing a la [any of hundreds of current artists; pick one] will find themselves in for a shock. […]
11 Jul 2021
Album Review: Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal – Natural Born Hustler
The Color Red label has quickly and effectively established itself as the home of current-day retro-soul/boogaloo, issued on good ol’ vinyl. Some of the artists – Color Red’s founder Eddie […]
10 Jul 2021
Album Review: Sleepersound – Idle Voices
After a lengthy hiatus, once again it’s Vinyl Week on Musoscribe. For the next several days, I’ll feature reviews of new albums released on my favorite format. When I reviewed […]
29 Apr 2021
Album Review: Keb Darge Presents The New Mastersounds
As the leaders of the funk-soul boogaloo revival, The New Mastersounds have churned out along and impressive string of deep funk/groove albums, exploring the part of the musical Venn diagram […]
23 Apr 2021
Album Review: Snowglobe — Our Land Brains
The groups associated with the Athens, Georgia-based Elephant 6 Collective are a mixed bag. While all share a certain musical sensibility, Neutral Milk Hotel and Of Montreal each appeal to […]
22 Apr 2021
Album Review: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings – Dap Dippin
Curated by Eddie Roberts of the New Mastersounds, Rare Sounds is a new subscription service that unearths gems from various genres, reissuing them on vinyl. The first round of releases […]