The Best & The Rest | This Week’s Top Indie-Pop Releases
Most major-label pop is aimed at kids. Fortunately, the indie ranks tend to aim a little higher. Here are the best offerings I came across this week, in order...
Albums Of The Week: Tami Neilson | Kingmaker
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Recorded at Neil Finn’s Roundhead Studios in her adopted hometown of Auckland, New Zealand, Kingmaker marks Canadian-born singer-songwriter Tami Neilson’s most provocative and powerful collection...
Now Hear This: Guiss Guiss Bou Bess | Set Sela
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "It is always a challenge to modernize a traditional recipe, and even harder to find a place for it in the contemporary world. But Guiss...
Next Week in Music | Jan. 18-24 • The Long List: 225+ Releases On...
Another week, another whack of new music. Govern yourself accordingly:
Akbal × Kheyzine | Cour Des Grands
Marc Almond | The Stars We Are Expanded Edition
Alpine Decline | For The Betterment...
Paul Weller | On Sunset
Paul Weller has never been a man who likes to repeat himself. But even he has his limits. Or at least he used to. The former Jam / Style...
Now Hear This: Mexican Institute Of Sound | Distrito Federal
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Mexican Institute Of Sound’s latest album is a love letter to Distrito Federal, now CDMX. It features collaborations with: Dan The Automator (Gorillaz), Graham Coxon...
Next Week in Music | Nov. 15-21 • On TV
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss raise the curtain on Raise The Roof, Courtney Barnett does it in the daytime, Saweetie pours some sugar on SNL, the legendary Dion and...
Classic Album Review: Tuuli | Here We Go
This came out in 2002 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Sure, with their colour...
Albums Of The Week: Mattiel | Georgia Gothic
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “In the humid foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, a lover cracks an egg against a china rim and searches its gloss for meaning. Clocks tick...
Next Week in Music | Oct. 4-10 • On TV
Cat Power and Jade Bird, X Ambassadors and Charli XCX, Lord Huron and Billy Idol — if you didn't know better, you might think the late-night TV talent bookers...
Classic Album Review: Nelly | Nellyville
This came out in 2002 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Countless performers have come...
Albums Of The Week: John Lennon | John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band: The...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band was John Lennon’s first post-Beatles solo album, so interest was high to see what he would do with his...
Next Week in Music | April 24-30 • On TV
The National bring Frankenstein to Fallon, They Might Be Giants drop in on Kimmel, Miranda Lambert moves some cookbooks, Harry Styles helps Corden call it a night, Devon Gilfillian...
Classic Album Review: Zwan | Mary Star Of The Sea
This came out in 2003 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
The two questions I’ve...
Album Of The Day: Sam Jr. | Sam Jr.
We are all the heroes of our own stories. So it only makes sense that guitarist Sam Jr. is the guitar hero of his. Finally.
After more than a decade...
