Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | Sideways To New Italy
OK, so maybe you can't go home again. That doesn't mean you can't try. Australian indie-rockers Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever are apparently eager to give it a shot on...
Albums Of The Week: Backxwash | His Happiness Shall Come First Even Though We...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “His Happiness Shall Come First Even Though We Are Suffering will conclude a trilogy of albums by Backxwash which began three years ago. The series...
Classic Album Review | Kelly Osbourne | Changes
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 YEAR: 2002.
THE STORY:...
American Football | American Football (LP3)
Slow and steady win the race. Until they don't. Beloved Midwestern emo stalwarts American Football have long been poster boys for the former concept — after breaking up following the...
Classic Album Review: Roseanne Cash | Rules Of Travel
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):
You wanna know what...
Albums Of The Week: The Limiñanas | Electrified (Best-of 2009 – 2022)
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “French duo The Liminanas have straddled the boundary between psychedelia, shoegaze, garage-rock and French yé-yé up since 2009. Although they are quintessentially French, their brand...
Classic Album Review: Bill Frisell | Selected Recordings
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):
Maybe it’s because most...
Albums Of The Week: Andrew Bird | Outside Problems
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “A year since the release of his acclaimed and questing Inside Problems LP, Andrew Bird has released Outside Problems, a collection of fleeting, expansive instrumental...
Albums Of The Week: Laura Nyro | Trees of the Ages: Live in Japan
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “A member of both the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Laura Nyro not only wrote songs that became...
Classic Album Review: Hellbent | Helium
This came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
If Trent Reznor drove...
Albums Of The Week: Al-Qasar | Who Are We?
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “When continents collide, they make a thunderous sound. Al-Qasar create the soundtrack to that fission on their full-length debut Who Are We? It is music...
Albums Of The Week: Black Pumas | Chronicles Of A Diamond
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “When Black Pumas made their self-titled debut in 2019, the Austin-bred duo set off a reaction almost as combustible and rapturous as their music itself....
Nick Lowe’s Lay It On Me EP Tops Today’s Album Announcements
There haven't been many new album announcements for the past few days. Or at least not many that were important and/or interesting enough for me to bother with. But...
Next Week in Music | Jan.10-16 • The Long List: 220 Releases On The...
Led Zeppelin guitar god Jimmy Page turns 78 today (assuming you're reading this on Jan. 9). Sadly (but not surprisingly), he still hasn't released that new solo album he's...
Sha La Das | Love In The Wind
You know what they say about the family that plays together. But what about the family that sings doo-wop together? It seems they not only stay together; they also...
