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Tom Russell: Blood and Candle SmokeCut from the same cloth as songwriting alchemists Kris Kristofferson and Guy Clark, Russell's evocative portraits of everyday life draw as much from Graham Green as they do Johnny Cash. [20 October 2009] 
Grand Puba: RetroActiveOld heads can rest assured that Puba continues to display a level of modesty that would make Big Daddy Kane demur. [28 September 2009] 
Dodd Ferrelle: Lonely ParadesLately Georgia has undergone one of its periodic groundswells of talent, and Dodd Ferrelle factors significantly in that wave. [16 September 2009] 
Iron Age: The Sleeping EyeBuilt on a foundation of hardcore, but with a skeleton of pure metal, Iron Age are the cross-over equivalent of Wolverine from the X-Men. [17 August 2009] 
North Lincoln: Midwestern BloodNorth Lincoln combines equal parts Gainesville, FL and East Bay punk rock with a twist of Grand Rapids, MI. [27 July 2009] 
Yesterday’s Ring: Diamonds in the DitchCalling Yesterday’s Ring a Canadian version of the Pogues would not be an unfounded comparison. [26 July 2009] 
The Del-Lords: Frontier Days / When Johnny Comes Marching Home / Based on a True StoryMany bands have been described as being more of a gang than a band, but few bands come closer to actualizing that archetype than New York City’s Del-Lords. [17 July 2009] 
Marshall Crenshaw: JaggedlandJaggedland is not only the title of the record, it’s a state of mind. [15 July 2009] 
Ed Harcourt: Russian Roulette EPRussian Roulette is both a powerful statement and a fine harbinger of a glorious full-length to come. [23 June 2009] 
Jon Snodgrass: Visitor’s BandVisitor’s Band alludes to the fact that Snodgrass recorded the tracks here in various locales throughout the US, backed by various ad hoc ensembles [16 June 2009] 
Drag the River: Bad at Breaking UpAfter prematurely announcing their dissolution in 2007, the Ft. Collins, Colorado, band has dropped a spate of releases lately. [2 June 2009] 
Austin Lucas: Somebody Loves YouLucas sings like an angel, but at the same time displays a real swagger and venom. [1 June 2009] 
Dale Watson: The Truckin’ Sessions Vol. 2The first volume of the series didn’t sell through the benefit of a movie tie-in; it sold to a lot of traditional fans and a lot of truckers because Watson knows what he’s talking about. |
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