Public Image Ltd.: Metal Box / Album
This pair of massive reissues offers all of the Public Image Ltd. you could ever want and more.
John Paul
John is a Michigan-based musician and writer. His work has appeared in PopMatters, Spectrum Culture, Cover Me Songs, Hagerty magazine and more. Follow him at @john_r_paul
Paul and the Tall Trees: Our Love in the Light
Staten Island native and former touring guitarist for Charles Bradley steps out on his own with a soulful, vocally idiosyncratic debut.
Andre Cymone: Black Man in America
Former Prince collaborator Andre Cymone delivers a deftly executed and sobering set of protest songs for the modern age with Black Man in America.
The Doors: London Fog 1966
These newly rediscovered tapes represent the earliest known live recordings of the Doors, something that, unfortunately, becomes all too evident.
Childish Gambino: Awaken, My Love!
Ditching the rap game in favor of a heavy P-Funk vibe, Childish Gambino returns with one of his strongest overall efforts yet.
Loretta Lynn: White Christmas Blue
For her second release of 2016, Loretta Lynn presents a down-home country Christmas of the old fashioned variety.
‘Christmas in the Crosshairs’: It Wasn’t Always Love and Peace on Earth
The centuries-old struggle for and against the very idea of Christmas is chronicled in this fascinating book.
John Renbourn and Wizz Jones: Joint Control
A series of low-key, intimate duets mark the first recorded pairing of guitarists John Renbourn and Wizz Jones as well as, sadly, the last recordings made by Renbourn.
The Legendary Stardust Cowboy: Launch Pad Favorites
One of the stranger denizens of that nebulous world of outsider artists, Legendary Stardust Cowboy is an artist like no other.
Led Zeppelin: The Complete BBC Sessions
Led Zeppelin’s full BBC sessions are finally reunited more than 40 years after they were recorded and 20 years after the bulk of the collection first appeared.
Various Artists: Christmas on the Lam and Other Songs from the Season
Christmas on the Lam offers itself up as a fine alternative to the traditional Christmas fare without falling back on the cloying tropes found in the majority of contemporary Christmas songs.
The Music in Brian Wilson’s Mind
Brian Wilson proves himself to be just that in the appropriately titled, I Am Brian Wilson.