Tuesday, November 15 2011
Mutemath: Odd Soul
Odd Soul is a well-executed record, but it's too indebted to its overt influences to stand alone as a solid album.
Thursday, November 3 2011
‘Maxwell Street Blues’ Is a Toe-Tapping Time Capsule
Viewing Maxwell Street Blues paradoxically stirs simultaneous emotions of melancholy and elation. Much like what happens when singing the blues.
Friday, October 28 2011
George Strait: Here for a Good Time
While Strait spends about half the album doling out sunbeams, the other half is all shadows and pain, firmly in the old-country tradition of hard luck songs.
Wednesday, October 19 2011
Scott Matthews: What the Night Delivers ...
Singer-songwriter goes nocturnal, resurrecting the ghost of Jeff Buckley and layering up the violins, vocal effects and instrospection.
Tuesday, October 11 2011
Watermelon Slim and Super Chikan: Okiesippi Blues
Two blues stalwarts show the youngsters how it's done.
Jim Keller: Soul Candy
If you like Americana, Soul Candy is a sweet and agreeable slice of sugar-coated confectionary that won’t make your teeth ache.
Friday, September 30 2011
The Dirt Daubers: Wake Up, Sinners
The bluegrass outfit, led by Legendary Shack Shakers frontman (and Kentucky colonel) J.D. Wilkes, offers up an express train of an album.
Thursday, September 22 2011
The Jayhawks: Mockingbird Time
The Jayhawks' return suffers too often from being weighty without being significant.
Tuesday, September 20 2011
100 Monkeys: Liquid Zoo
The album's inconsistent, but 100 Monkeys have too much talent to go unrecognized.
