Albums Of The Week: Sarah Shook & The Disarmers | Revelations

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “It’s obvious listening to Sarah Shook And The Disarmers’ clear-eyed, biting, and unafraid songs that integrity is the most important thing to the Chapel Hill,...

Albums Of The Week: Chicano Batman | Notebook Fantasy

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The fifth album from Chicano Batman, Notebook Fantasy takes its title from a phenomenon likely familiar to anyone who feels outside the status quo: The...

Albums Of The Week: Alejandro Escovedo | Echo Dancing

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “No one has really ever been able to define themselves and their music like singer-songwriter Alejandro Escovedo does. His life in music of all kinds...

Albums Of The Week: Sheryl Crow | Evolution

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Nine-time Grammy winner and 2023 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee Sheryl Crow publicly stated that she would not release another album after 2018’s...

Albums Of The Week: Sum 41 | Heaven :x: Hell

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Some bands go out with a bang. Sum 41 are going out with two: Heaven :x: Hell, the new double album from the Grammy-nominated Canadian...

Albums Of The Week: Little Albert | The Road Not Taken

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Regarded as one of the finest guitarists of the modern rock scene, Alberto Piccolo aka Little Albert is known for his work in the revered...

Albums Of The Week: Ride | Interplay

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Everything feels like it has been leading to Interplay, Ride’s seventh album and the third since their 2015 reunion. It’s the sound of the group...

Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Studio Chatter, Slight Return

Right at the start of Revolution 1 on The Beatles’ White Album, you briefly hear the voice of engineer Geoff Emerick: "All right, Take 2." The version of the song...

Classic Album Review: David Byrne | Grown Backwards

This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   I admit it: Most of...

Classic Album Review: The Walkmen | Bows & Arrows

This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   Choppy guitars. Gritty walkie-talkie...

Classic Album Review: The Get Up Kids | Guilt Show

This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   Maybe it’s about time...

Classic Album Review: Lou Reed | Animal Serenade

This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   Three decades ago, he...

Classic Album Review: The Vines | Winning Days

This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   Good thing these Australian...

Classic Album Review: N.E.R.D. | Fly or Die

This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   N.E.R.D., in case you...

Classic Album Review: Denise James | It’s Not Enough To Love

This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   Denise James just wasn’t...

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