Now Hear This: Krust | The Edge Of Everything
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Bristolian master Krust presents The Edge Of Everything, his first album in 14 years. The pre-eminent electronic icon – who continuously prolifically blew minds throughout...
Now Hear This: Hypoluxo | Hypoluxo
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Hypoluxo almost didn’t make it. Members of the Brooklyn-based quartet have been playing together in some form since their teens but their experience with the...
Now Hear This: Black Country, New Road | For The First Time
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "It is easy to forget that just over three months ago Black Country, New Road had only released two singles. Those early breakthrough tracks Athens,...
Area Resident’s Classic Album Review: Liz Phair | Exile In Guyville
I am pretty sure one of the reasons I like Courtney Barnett so much is due to my Liz Phair fandom when I was a 20-something.
Back then, I gave...
Now Hear This: Morton Valence | Black Angel Drifter
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Black Angel Drifter is an album of unorthodox ’country’ music and unlike anything you’ve heard before. This, the seventh studio offering from duo Morton Valence...
Now Hear This: Bettye LaVette | Blackbirds
THE PRESS RELEASE: “Blues Hall of Fame inductee Bettye LaVette’s new album Blackbirds features songs primarily popularized by some of her peers, other iconic women in music, who she...
Albums Of The Week: Barnyard Stompers | Hellraisin’ Redneck Metalheads
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “In a world where nothing makes sense, something very right happened — the unlikely union of Barnyard Stompers. Two complete opposites — Megan Wise had...
Lisa Marini Unearths Her Sophomore Album Buried Town
On the streets at 12. In a drug raid at 15. Now sober and releasing her second album. These are just some of many stories that make up the...
Classic Album Review: Kelly Hogan | Because it Feel Good
This came out in 2001 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
WHO SHE IS: Golden-throated...
Now Hear This: Lee Paradise | The Fink
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Toronto’s Lee Paradise dances to the beat of nowhere. Fusing dark electronic grooves with live instrumentation, the songs of The Fink are both a warning...
Now Hear This: The Spyrals | Same Old Line
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Los Angeles group The Spyrals have released their new album Same Old Line, their fourth full-length to date. Taking cues from The Velvet Underground, 13th...
Classic Album Review: Blues Traveler | Bridge
This came out in 2001 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
The past couple of...
Now Hear This: Dead Lord | Surrender
THE PRESS RELEASE: "Swedish hard rockers Dead Lord were clearly born too late. Formed in 2012 in Stockholm, Sweden, members Hakim Krim (vocals/guitars), Olle Hedenström (guitars), Martin Nordin (bass)...
Area Resident’s Classic Album Review: Grandaddy | The Sophtware Slump
I'll never forget the first time I heard He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's The Pilot, the opening song on 2000's The Sophtware Slump by Grandaddy. It was a summer...
Classic Album Review: Felix da Housecat | Kittenz and thee Glitz
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):
He’s a little bit...
