Reviews
Tuesday, July 21 2009
Big Fresh: Big Fresh Forever
The record amounts to an exuberant love letter addressed from a stable of hard-working, veteran musicians (the band has been making albums for over a decade) to some of the quirkiest and most innovative pop/rock acts of the last few decades.
Wednesday, July 15 2009
Rocco DeLuca and the Burden: Mercy
The music on DeLuca's second album with his band the Burden is so good it doesn't need to be rescued by Jack Bauer. This is a first-rate soul record which charms the listener more and more with each successive spin.
Wednesday, July 15 2009
Mouthful of Bees: Mouthful of Bees
Soaring, layered harmonies intermingle with wandering instrumentals, swinging percussion and sharp guitar work on this self-titled collection of twelve songs.
Tuesday, June 23 2009
Greater California: All the Colors
All the Colors not only relays the carefree spirit of the season in requisite, buoyant, Brian Wilson-esque tones, but it captures the idle moments and lazy lulls which summer brings.
Monday, June 22 2009
Here Holy Spain: Manic
Each of the album's ten songs is delivered with an immediacy, an earnestness and an energy that augments the band's skill and amplifies the strength of their presence.
Peter Holsapple & Chris Stamey: Here and Now [15.Jun.09]
Carbon Leaf: Nothing Rhymes with Woman [11.Jun.09]
David Berkeley: Strange Light [21.May.09]
The Low Frequency In Stereo: Futuro [18.May.09]
The Traditionist: Season to Season [28.Apr.09]
Hotels: Where Hearts Go Broke [22.Apr.09]
Youth Group: The Night Is Ours [16.Apr.09]
The Bran Flakes: I Have Hands [15.Apr.09]
Peter Joseph Head: Normal Ours [8.Apr.09]
Horde of Two: Guitar & Bass Actions [1.Apr.09]
Various Artists: Dorm Sessions 6 [31.Mar.09]
Cameron Matthews: green.blue.white [13.Mar.09]
Willie Breeding: Cheap Vodka Rain [12.Mar.09]
Gaby Hernandez: When Love [10.Feb.09]
Gramercy Arms: Gramercy Arms [5.Feb.09]
Ally Kerr: Off the Radar [5.Feb.09]
Cash Cash: Take It to the Floor [4.Feb.09]
Brett Dennen: Hope for the Hopeless [2.Feb.09]
National Eye: The Farthest Shore [26.Jan.09]
Meaghan Smith: The Cricket's Quartet [6.Jan.09]
Scouts: I'm Sick, I'm Well [1.Dec.08]
French Kicks: Covers EP [18.Nov.08]
Beth Rowley: Little Dreamer [13.Nov.08]
Pale Young Gentlemen: Black Forest (Tra La La) [11.Nov.08]
The Aimless Never Miss: The Aimless Never Miss [21.Oct.08]
The American Dollar: A Memory Stream [20.Oct.08]
Johnny Foreigner: Waited Up 'Til It Was Light [16.Oct.08]
Old Crow Medicine Show: Tennessee Pusher [25.Sep.08]
Joan Osborne: Little Wild One [18.Sep.08]
The Break and Repair Method: milk the bee. [15.Sep.08]
Giant Sand: proVISIONS [3.Sep.08]
Snow and Voices: What the Body Was Made For [29.Aug.08]
The New Frontiers: Mending [27.Aug.08]
Donovan Frankenreiter: Pass It Around [21.Aug.08]
Matthew Perryman Jones: Swallow the Sea [18.Aug.08]
Peter Salettt: In The Ocean of the Stars [1.Aug.08]
Hacienda Brothers: Arizona Motel [24.Jul.08]
The Classic Crime: The Silver Cord [23.Jul.08]
Various Artists: Ten Out of Tenn Volume 2 [16.Jul.08]
The Takeover UK: It's All Happening [8.Jul.08]
Graham MacRae: Graham MacRae [24.Jun.08]
Mick Hucknall: Tribute to Bobby [19.Jun.08]
Anna Ternheim: Halfway to Fivepoints [11.Jun.08]
Tristan Prettyman: Hello [3.Jun.08]
In Flight Radio: The Sound Inside [19.May.08]
Sleep Station: The Pride of Chester James [7.May.08]
Nat Baldwin: Most Valuable Player [5.May.08]
Honeyhoney: Loose Boots [25.Apr.08]
Mason Proper: Shorthand EP [24.Apr.08]
The Diableros: Aren't Ready for the Country [8.Apr.08]
Yesan Damen: Chronos/Kairos [7.Apr.08]
Morning Recordings: The Welcome Kinetic [4.Apr.08]
Playradioplay!: Texas [24.Mar.08]
Great Northern: Sleepy Eepee [20.Mar.08]
Bret Mosley: Light & Blood [7.Mar.08]
Demolition String Band: Different Kinds of Love [28.Feb.08]
Peter Holsapple and Chris Stamey: Mavericks [27.Feb.08]
The Afters: Never Going Back to OK [26.Feb.08]
Prize Country: Lottery of Recognition [18.Feb.08]
Kate Walsh: Tim's House [14.Feb.08]
Jon Foreman: Fall & Winter [14.Feb.08]
The Cicadas: The Cicadas [6.Feb.08]
Wild Sweet Orange: The Whale EP [6.Feb.08]
The Rosewood Thieves: Lonesome [4.Feb.08]
John Ralston: Sorry Vampire [28.Jan.08]
Moving Units: Hexes for Exes [25.Jan.08]
The Yarrows: Plum [24.Jan.08]
Salim Nourallah: Snowing In My Heart [22.Jan.08]
Hundred Air: Makeout City [16.Jan.08]
The Spill Canvas: http://www.thespillcanvas.com/ [14.Jan.08]
Myracle Brah: Can You Hear The Myracle Brah? [10.Jan.08]
Haven: All For a Reason [8.Jan.08]
Math and Physics Club: Baby Im Yours [3.Jan.08]
Magnet: The Simple Life [12.Dec.07]
Various Artists: Free Yr Radio [12.Dec.07]
Fauxliage: Fauxliage [11.Dec.07]
Songs of Green Pheasant: Gyllyng Street [6.Dec.07]
The Payola Reserve: 200 Years [4.Dec.07]
A.A. Bondy: American Hearts [26.Nov.07]
Various Artists: Stockings By the Fire [20.Nov.07]
Chris and Thomas: Land of Sea [14.Nov.07]
Intramural: This is a Landslide [12.Nov.07]
Ryan Groff: People in the Midwest [7.Nov.07]
Saving Jane: One Girl Revolution [1.Nov.07]
The Perishers: Victorious [30.Oct.07]
Dub Trio: Cool Out and Coexist [29.Oct.07]
Angel and the Love Mongers: The Humanist Queen [24.Oct.07]
Pawnshop Roses: Let It Roll [23.Oct.07]
David Bernabo: Assembly [11.Oct.07]
Shannon Wright: Let In The Light [5.Oct.07]
Annie Lennox: Songs of Mass Destruction [4.Oct.07]
The Ants: Ideabreaker [1.Oct.07]
Athlete: Beyond the Neighbourhood [28.Sep.07]
Andrew Pekler: Cue [24.Sep.07]
Mystery of Two: Arrows Are All You Know [19.Sep.07]
The Dilettantes: 101 Tambourines [18.Sep.07]
Shane Nicholson: Faith & Science [17.Sep.07]
Tenderhooks: Vidalia [13.Sep.07]
Johnathan Rice: Further North [11.Sep.07]
Sara Gazarek: Return to You [5.Sep.07]
Aeroplane Pageant: Wave to the Moon [30.Aug.07]
The Blue Jackets: Shadows of the City [24.Aug.07]
Through the Sparks: Lazarus Beach [21.Aug.07]
The Winston Jazz Routine: Sospiri [17.Aug.07]
Chase Pagan: Oh, Musica! [14.Aug.07]
Jon McLaughlin: Indiana [14.Aug.07]
Casey Neill: Brooklyn Bridge [10.Aug.07]
The Mother Hips: Kiss the Crystal Flake [6.Aug.07]
Amy Cook: The Sky Observers Guide [3.Aug.07]
Last Train Home: Last Good Kiss [2.Aug.07]
Protest Hill: The City Echoes Our Hearts [31.Jul.07]
Black Tie Revue: Code Fun [27.Jul.07]
The Pierces: Thirteen Tales of Love and Revenge [26.Jul.07]
Green Lizard: Las Armas Del Silencio [25.Jul.07]
The North Sea: Exquisite Idols [20.Jul.07]
Tin Cup Prophette: Liar and the Thief [13.Jul.07]
American Catapult: Trees of Mystery [13.Jul.07]
Six By Seven: 04 [11.Jul.07]
The Gourds: Noble Creatures [10.Jul.07]
Leeroy Stagger: Depression River [3.Jul.07]
Sinead OConnor: Theology [2.Jul.07]
The Ugly Beats: Take a Stand [28.Jun.07]
Test Your Reflex: The Burning Hour [27.Jun.07]
Swati: Small Gods [25.Jun.07]
The Race: Ice Station [12.Jun.07]
The Poison Dart: Get Hot [11.Jun.07]
Jesse Malin: Glitter in the Gutter [11.Jun.07]
Storyhill: Storyhill [8.Jun.07]
Che Arthur: Iron [5.Jun.07]
Siberian: Hey Celestial! [29.May.07]
A Northern Chorus: The Millions Too Many [25.May.07]
Various Artists: The Sandinista! Project [17.May.07]
Uncle Earl: Waterloo, Tennessee [9.May.07]
Mic Harrison and The High Score: Push Me On Home [27.Apr.07]
David Gray: Shine: The Best of the Early Years [26.Apr.07]
John Reuben: Word of Mouth [24.Apr.07]
Phonograph: Phonograph [23.Apr.07]
Vusi Mahlasela: Guiding Star [23.Apr.07]
Anaïs Mitchell: The Brightness [17.Apr.07]
The Greencards: Viridian [6.Apr.07]
Rafter: Music for Total Chickens [3.Apr.07]
Maria Taylor: Lynn Teeter Flower [29.Mar.07]
The Exeter Popes: Snow, Mountain, Geisha [26.Mar.07]
The Infamous Stringdusters: Fork in the Road [22.Mar.07]
Nathan: Key Principles [20.Mar.07]
Sparrow House: Falls [19.Mar.07]
Gill Landry: The Ballad of Lawless Soirez [9.Mar.07]
Adrienne Pierce: Faultline [27.Feb.07]
