Now Hear This: The Happy Fits | What Could Be Better
THE PRESS RELEASE: "In a time where positivity is hard to come by, The Happy Fits are here with their transportive, sunny second album, What Could Be Better. Turning...
Back Stories | My Album Reviews From Sept. 10, 1999
Two decades ago, albums from Gordon Lightfoot, Gadjits, Moody Blues and others were spinning away in my portable CD player. Here’s what I had to say about them back...
Classic Album Review: Geri Halliwell | Scream If You Want to Go Faster
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):
Say what you will...
Albums Of The Week: Marcus King | Young Blood
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “All hail to Marcus King. The 26-year-old Grammy-nominated innovative songwriter and phenomenal performer is soon to become rock royalty with the release of Young Blood,...
Jimi Hendrix | Songs for Groovy Children: The Fillmore East Concerts
WHO IS HE? Seattle's favourite rock ’n’ roll son until the arrival of Kurt Cobain. The guy who wanted you to stand next to his fire and excuse him...
Hey Hey My My | British Hawaii
THE PRESS RELEASE: "French band Hey Hey My My (obviously named after Neil Young’s anthem) was formed in Paris in 2005 around Julien Garnier and Julien Gaulier. After a...
Joan As Police Woman | Cover Two
Joan As Police Woman is always herself. Even when she's covering someone else's tunes. That much is obvious from the way the idiosyncratic and iconoclastic singer-songwriter born Joan Wasser...
Albums Of The Week: The Death Set | How To Tune A Parrot
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “It’s been a long time since we’ve heard from those weirdos The Death Set — their last full length came out in 2011. Ten years...
Mandy Moore | Silver Landings
WHO IS SHE? The onetime singer-songwriter who is undoubtedly far better known these days as Rebecca Pearson on the emotionally manipulative TV dramedy This Is Us. Speaking of emotional...
Classic Album Review: Jamiroquai | A Funk Odyssey
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 cat in the...
Finders/Keepers | Three Great Recent Albums You Should Hear Today
On today's menu: Some tasty slices of frewheeling British alt-rock, groudbreaking Danish death metal and irresistibly groovy London soul-jazz. Get ’em while they're hot. Or at least still pretty...
Classic Album Review: Tim Buckley | Morning Glory: The Anthology
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):
People know Tim Buckley’s...
Albums Of The Week: Eamon McGrath | Bells Of Hope
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “In these trying times, we could all use a little hope. Continuing on a path first forged by 2018’s critically acclaimed Tantramar album and even...
Albums Of The Week: James McMurtry | The Horses and The Hounds
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “In James McMurtry’s new effort The Horses and the Hounds, the acclaimed songwriter backs personal narratives with effortless elegance (Canola Fields) and endless energy (If...
Albums Of The Week: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | Live at Levitation...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Reverberation Appreciation Society are beyond stoked to announce the fourth instalment in the Live at Levitation series with the one and only King Gizzard...
