Classic Album Review: DDT | Urban Observer

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):   This Vancouver quintet are...

Classic Album Review: Old 97’s | Fight Songs

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):   Pop goes the twang...

Classic Album Review: Mandy Barnett | I’ve Got A Right To Cry

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):   With her spellbinding voice...

Classic Album Review: See Spot Run | Weightless

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):   There’s no denying that...

Classic Album Reviews: Naughty By Nature | Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature’s Fury / Nature’s...

These came out in 1999 – or at least that's when I got them. Here’s what I said about them back then (with some minor editing):   Fans of this veteran...

Classic Album Review: Various Artists | SB1: A SkiBoarding Journey

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):   SkiBoarding, I am told,...

Classic Album Review: Various Artists | Nod’s Tacklebox O’ Fun

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):   Fishing in the record...

Classic Album Review: Purr Machine | Ging Ging

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):   In the aftermath of...

Classic Album Review: Prolapse | Ghost Of Dead Aeroplanes

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):   Listening to the irresistible...

Thunder Pie | Battleship Lost Love Paint Chip Hoagie

There was always this fleeting sense of moving from a punishing world to a better place. Ducking through the front door, I’d leave the burning day tied to the...

Albums Of The Week: Kamasi Washington | Fearless Movement

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “While turning his attention to dance for his latest album Fearless Movement, Kamasi Washington resumes his ongoing study of music as a means of connection. His...

Albums Of The Week: Ibibio Sound Machine | Pull The Rope

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Pull The Rope, the new record by Ibibio Sound Machine, casts the Eno Williams and Max Grunhard–led outfit in a new light. The hope, joy,...

Albums Of The Week: Mdou Moctar | Funeral For Justice

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Funeral For Justice is the new album by Mdou Moctar. Recorded at the close of two years spent touring the globe following his 2019 breakout...

Albums Of The Week: Will Kimbrough | For The Life Of Me

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Folkies, even the ones with a good dose of country in their sound, tend to create quiet, introspective songs that are designed to pack a...

Albums Of The Week: Kelly Jones | Inevitable Incredible

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Inevitable Incredible is a new studio album that sees Kelly Jones writing primarily on the piano for the first time. Recorded on a remote island...

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