Sunday, June 19 2011
Matt Pond PA: Spring Fools
The latest EP from the chamber pop quintet falls short of being the companion piece to 2004's superb Winter Songs EP.
Friday, August 14 2009
Richard Thompson: Walking on a Wire: Richard Thompson (1968-2009)
It took long enough, but there's finally a great way to sample Richard Thompson's long and prolific career.
Friday, June 20 2008
Ian Matthews: If You Saw Thro’ My Eyes
After leaving Fairport Convention and Matthews Southern Comfort, Ian struck gold with his solo folk-rock debut (not literally).
Wednesday, June 13 2007
Richard Thompson: Sweet Warrior
The understated guitar god and top-notch songwriter returns with an excellent album of wry rockers, Brit-folk ballads, and protest songs.
Friday, October 14 2005
Richard Thompson: Front Parlour Ballads
No popcorn or peanuts, just a crackerjack album of mostly solo acoustic tunes about people behaving badly.
Tuesday, July 26 2005
Richard Thompson: Live From Austin, TX
While 'Live' is not the jaw-dropping Richard Thompson live album that must exist somewhere on tape, it has plenty to remind people why Thompson remains one of music's most talented -- and criminally underappreciated -- artists.
Tuesday, July 5 2005
Richard’s Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson
In the realm of modern newspaper publishing, a strip like Richard's Poor Almanac is an anomaly. The well-documented homogenization of the funny pages has resulted in increasingly generalized and toothless strips aimed straight at the largest possible demographics.
