Rewinding the 2000s (So Far) | My Top Albums of The Past 20 Years
This site has only been around since 2018. But I've been churning out album reviews — and year-end lists — since the dawn of time (or at least that's...
Classic Album Review: Robert Cray | Take Your Shoes Off
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):
Fiery blues guitarist Robert...
Albums Of The Week: Motorpsycho | Ancient Astronauts
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Considering the tight run of albums since the first part of the Gullvåg Trilogy in 2017 — three double and a single album in less...
Albums Of The Week: Kulk | We Spare Nothing
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Kulk are a Norfolk two-piece wielding a barrage of sonic density across sludge, noise metal and psych. Jade Squires (drums and synth) and Thom Longdin...
Albums Of The Week: Guerilla Toss | Famously Alive
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Dig deep enough inside yourself — start treating your body as your sanctuary rather than your enemy — and eventually you'll find yourself blooming right...
Classic Album Review: Megadeth | Killing is My Business … And Business is Good!...
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):
In 1985, the four...
Sleaford Mods | All That Glue
You can't win them all. Even if you're Sleaford Mods. For me, the abrasive Nottingham electro-punk duo's most recent album Eton Alive was kind of, well, meh — at...
Classic Album Review: Daniel Lanois | Shine
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):
After spending the last...
Classic Album Review: Amy Rigby | The Sugar Tree
This album came out two decades ago. Here’s what I had to say about it back then (with some minor editing):
By current industry standards, Nashville singer-songwriter Amy Rigby shouldn’t...
Now Hear This: The Dials | And Another Thing … B-sides And Asides
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Dials have been familiar faces on the Brighton music scene since 2002, playing their own peculiar blend of psychedelia, surf, folk and jazz garage....
Classic Album Review: Norah Jones | Come Away With Me
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):
This sultry New York...
Albums Of The Week: The Grateful Dead | Here Comes Sunshine 1973
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Eight years into their career, The Grateful Dead are a little bit of everything to everyone. They are putting up textures and tones of rock,...
Area Resident’s Classic Album Review: Bob Welch | The Other One
People always talk about underappreciated talents. Bob Welch is solidly in this category. Here's a guy with a platinum solo record to his name who also played, sang and...
Waylon Payne | Blue Eyes, The Harlot, The Queer, The Pusher & Me Act...
The world oughta know Waylon Payne by now. His mama was outlaw country queen Sammi Smith. His daddy was Willie Nelson’s longtime guitarist Jody Payne. One guess who he's...
Back Stories | My Album Reviews From Dec. 22, 2000
Two decades ago, new albums (and even newer DVDs) from Eminem, New Pornographers, Frank Black, Clutch and others were spinning away in my players. Here’s what I had to...
