Albums Of The Week: Willi Carlisle | Peculiar, Missouri
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Willi Carlisle is a poet and a folk singer for the people. Like his hero Utah Phillips, Carlisle's extraordinary gift for turning a phrase isn't...
Albums Of The Week: Elf Power | Artificial Countrysides
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Artificial Countrysides is the first new album in more than five years from the Athens, Georgia psychedelic indie-rock band Elf Power.
The band’s 14th album in...
Albums Of The Week: Naujawanan Baidar | Khedmat Be Khalq
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The iconoclastic Afghan-American street music project Naujawanan Baidar make their long-anticipated return with Khedmat Be Khalq, their third album and first new release in three...
Albums Of The Week: …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Submitted for the listener’s approval: …And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead present their 11th album Bleed Here Now, in historic quadraphonic...
Albums Of The Week: Josiah | We Lay On Cold Stone
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “At least a decade ahead of their time, Josiah had a three-album run between 2000 and 2008 that few in heavy psychedelic rock could (or...
Albums Of The Week: Jonah Tolchin | Lava Lamp
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “I wanted to let go and cut loose with this album,” says Jonah Tolchin of Lava Lamp, his fourth studio album, “I wanted to explore...
Albums Of The Week: Interpol | The Other Side Of Make-Believe
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Still in shape, my methods refined,” sings Paul Banks on Toni, the opening track and lead single from Interpol’s seventh LP The Other Side Of...
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...
Albums Of The Week: Black Midi | Hellfire
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Hellfire is the third studio album from Black Midi, the U.K. trio of Geordie Greep (guitar, vocals), Cameron Picton (bass, vocals) and Morgan Simpson (drums)....
Albums Of The Week: SupaSonic Fuzz | Cobracadabra
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Sons of the desert, fathers of riffs, Italian power trio SupaSonic Fuzz sound like growling pumas and rusty Camaros — and their second album Cobracadabra...
Albums Of The Week: Alluvial Fans | Spume
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Spume (spyoom): frothy matter raised on liquids by boiling, effervescence, or agitation; froth; foam; scum.
A few words from singer-guitarist Drew Bartosik:
"The nine songs on Spume...
Classic Album Review: Filippo Gambetta | Pria Goaea
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):
Lots of kids take...
Classic Album Review: Ian Tyson | Live at Longview
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):
If this live recording...
Classic Album Review: Mason Jennings | Century Spring
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):
What’s the difference between...
Classic Album Review: Looper | The Snare
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):
Talk about throwing fans...
