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Album Reviews Archive
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Po’ Girl – “Deer In The Night”
Posted on 05.12.2009 | No CommentsLike a good gumbo, Po’ Girl’s music blends genres and styles and lets them simmer to perfection. The current line-up of Allison Russell and Awna Teixeira with luthier Benny Sidelinger... -
The Harbor Collective – “The Monday EP”
Posted on 05.05.2009 | No CommentsOne Monday evening, Brianna Lane and Cahalen David Morrison sat around repurposing pages from an old atlas into one-of-a-kind slip covers for their record, appropriately titled The Monday EP. Their... -
The Greencards – “Fascination”
Posted on 04.21.2009 | No CommentsIf you wanted to give your sound a figurative face-lift, Jay Joyce is one of the producers you might call on for help, and wanting to make a record that... -
Slaid Cleaves – “Everything You Love Will Be Taken Away”
Posted on 04.21.2009 | 3 CommentsHaving released only two albums of original material in the decade (Wishbone in 2004 and Broke Down in 2000), the Maine-born and Austin-based Slaid Cleaves is certainly not known for... -
Jill Sobule – “California Years”
Posted on 04.14.2009 | No CommentsJill Sobule’s latest album, California Years started with a common enough tale: artist signs to label, label drops artist or goes bankrupt, artist suddenly has a mess of homeless songs.... -
Neko Case – “Middle Cyclone”
Posted on 03.04.2009 | No CommentsQueen of ethereal alt-country, Neko Case has spent the last few years bouncing between her solo career and her part-time gig with the New Pornographers. Her latest, Middle Cyclone, provides... -
Buddy & Julie Miller – “Written In Chalk”
Posted on 03.03.2009 | 1 CommentFive years since his last solo album and nearly a decade since their last full album of combined efforts (though they each contribute on the other’s solo work), Buddy and... -
Clarence Bucaro – “‘Til Spring”
Posted on 02.27.2009 | No CommentsSomething about Clarence Bucaro begs for a comparison to a twenty-something Jackson Browne. It’s not the sound of his voice but the tightly crafted lyrics and lilting melodies that are... -
Randy Weeks – “Going My Way”
Posted on 02.24.2009 | No CommentsGoing My Way, Randy Weeks’ newly released, fourth solo album, brings a touch of the sunshine from his previous hometown of Los Angeles to his new digs in Austin. The... -
Willie Nelson & Asleep at the Wheel – “Willie and the Wheel”
Posted on 02.11.2009 | No CommentsAfter years of slightly questionable projects that may have sounded good during a three-in-the-morning-fog but failed in practice (the reggae album, that song with Snoop Dogg to name a few)... -
Gurf Morlix – “Last Exit to Happyland”
Posted on 02.10.2009 | No CommentsGurf Morlix is the musical equivalent of a Swiss Army knife. He produces, writes, sings and plays just about every instrument known to man. If his name doesn’t ring any... -
A.C. Newman – “Get Guilty”
Posted on 02.09.2009 | No CommentsIt’s unsurprising that A.C. Newman’s sophomore album, Get Guilty, sounds familiar. It’s like a New Pornographer’s record, minus the rest of the gang. -
Ruthie Foster – “The Truth According to Ruthie Foster”
Posted on 02.02.2009 | No CommentsWith her sixth album, The Truth According to Ruthie Foster, the native Texan serves up a batch of tunes all seeped in her delicious blend of soul, blues and folk.... -
Roundup: Best of 2008
Posted on 12.31.2008 | No CommentsAs the year draws to a close, it’s time to look back at the best music of 2008. In no particular order these albums have become favorites as a whole,... -
Scott Miller – “For Crying Out Loud”
Posted on 12.24.2008 | No CommentsScott Miller’s latest recorded effort titled For Crying Out Loud, to be released next year brings finished versions of songs from the Appalachian Refugee demos which were sold in small... -
Todd Snider – “Peace Queer”
Posted on 10.14.2008 | No CommentsTodd Snider’s new album, Peace Queer is a halfway hit. Luckily, especially since it’s available as a free download (until October 31), the good more than compensates for the bad.... -
Jenny Lewis – “Acid Tongue”
Posted on 09.30.2008 | No CommentsThe sophomore album from Jenny Lewis, Acid Tongue is reminiscent of the ’70s from the beginning. The yellow sleeve with the repetitive design lists the tracks and varied guests on... -
Old Crow Medicine Show – “Tennessee Pusher”
Posted on 09.20.2008 | No CommentsOld Crow Medicine Show’s latest effort, Tennessee Pusher offers new material with touches of their trademark sound without tripping on the potentially cliche “old-time jug band” image. The Nashville-based quintet... -
Jon Dee Graham – “Big Sweet Life”
Posted on 08.23.2008 | No CommentsIt’s been almost four years since this album hit the shelves and you’ve still probably never heard of it. It’s not a cause that catches national headlines like FarmAid does,... -
Marybeth D’Amico – “Heaven, Hell, Sin & Redemption”
Posted on 07.31.2008 | No CommentsReminiscent of Lucinda Willams crossed with perhaps Joni Mitchell and a touch of Kathleen Edwards, Marybeth D’Amico’s first full-length album contains smart songs and woven tales that rise beyond the... -
The Watson Twins – “Fire Songs”
Posted on 07.23.2008 | No CommentsWhile they moonlight with Jenny Lewis of Rilo Kiley, identical twins Chandra and Leigh Watson have their own style that shines in their new album, Fire Songs. The Los Angeles-based... -
Carolyn Wonderland – “Bloodless Revolution” and “Alcohol and Salvation”
Posted on 07.11.2008 | No CommentsBloodless Revolution At last, the two previously very hard to find and very expensive (Alcohol and Salvation was running at around $44 on eBay, and $20 on Amazon.com) Carolyn Wonderland... -
Emmylou Harris – “All I Intended to Be”
Posted on 06.16.2008 | No CommentsSince it’s no big secret that I’m a die-hard Emmylou fan, I’ve had to give her latest album, All I Intended to Be some time and a few good spins... -
Cyndi Lauper – “Bring Ya to the Brink!”
Posted on 06.04.2008 | No CommentsJust when it seems like anything that could ever make its way onto top 40 should be burned a la Beatles records in the Bible Belt post “bigger than Jesus”...