Ike Reilly's "Clean Blood Blues" Captures Attitude, Artistic Grit (premiere)
Ike Reilly continues exploring the tradition of artist as outlaw in latest track "Clean Blood Blues", and you know he means it.
20 Sep 2018
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Will Courtney May Be "Too High Now" (premiere)
Will Courtney gives listeners a reason to anticipate his upcoming album with a blazing new track that rivals Neil Young with and without Crazy Horse. Ragged glory? Galore.
30 Aug 2018
Sarah Borges & The Broken Singles Deliver Love Song With a Sweet Twist Via "House on a Hill" (premiere + interview)
Sarah Borges' songs remind us that simplicity and clarity can be more impactful than clever metaphors and the complicated machinery that accompanies most pop singles today.
27 Jul 2018
Jason Heath and the Greedy Souls Tell the Story of "In Love With My Gun" (premiere)
There are some who have had enough of handgun violence. Roots rockers Jason Heath and the Greedy Souls engage the gun debate in "In Love With My Gun".
25 Jul 2018
Zevon Never Dies: 'Accidentally Like a Martyr' Epitomizes That Wonderful Feeling of Being a Zevon Fan
James Campion's touching, personal study of Warren Zevon's music serves as a reminder of the lasting intimacy of Zevon's songwriting.
24 Jul 2018
American Aquarium's 'Things Change' Is a Solid Critique on the Intersections of Life and Society
BJ Barham assembled a new line-up for American Aquarium's seventh album Things Change to reflect and share thoughts on changes in his personal life and the American landscape.
27 Jun 2018
Yesterday's Jukebox: John Hiatt - 'Bring the Family' / 'Slow Turning'
Legendary singer/songwriter John Hiatt's groundbreaking pair of late '80s albums have been reissued on vinyl. Fire up your turntable and get ready for this thing called love.
26 Jan 2018
Butch Walker: Stay Gold
Butch Walker gives his greatest performance to date on heart-filled album.
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11 Sep 2016
Waco Brothers: Going Down in History
The omnipresent and perhaps omnipotent Waco Brothers give us a much needed boost of energy that marries the old with the new. That's predictable. What they do with it ain't.
23 Feb 2016
Counterbalance: Uncle Tupelo - No Depression
Fear the hearts of men are failing. These are latter days we know. The great depression now is spreading. God's word declared it would be so. I'm going where there's only the 2,839th most acclaimed album of all time. An alt-rock bellwether is this week's Counterbalance.
10 Apr 2015
John Hiatt: Here to Stay: Best of 2000-2012
John Hiatt is a master, a genius at his art, and here’s hoping that the title of this collection is tellingly prescient in its choice of title.
15 Jan 2014
Cass McCombs: Humor Risk
On his second LP of 2011, McCombs adds to the year's growing list of great, unorthodox takes on the heartland rock formula.
11 Dec 2011
Jim Bryson and the Weakerthans: The Falcon Lake Incident
From the album cover depicting a starry night sky right down to the lyric sheet, there is an infatuation with the heavens that gives the record an underlying dreamy theme.
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