A couple of years ago the roots, rock and folk realm was filled with release after release of “holy shit this is the best thing I have heard” type records [ … ]
Category: Album Reviews
Album Review: Tift Merritt, “Stitch of The World”
Tift Merritt’s fantastic new album, Stitch of the World, perfectly represents the depth of her voice and songwriting that so many fans have come to know and love over the [ … ]
Album Review: Cris Jacobs “Dust To Gold”
With just a couple of weeks left in the year, listening to Dust to Gold, Cris Jacobs’s second solo album has been a breath of fresh air. With sharp, economical [ … ]
Sing Sweetly: Hannah Christianson’s “Grow The World You’re Dreaming Of”
There is music that can transport you in some fashion. From the first note through about the one minute, fifteen second mark of the first track off of Hannah Christianson‘s [ … ]
Jonatha Brooke’s ‘Midnight. Hallelujah.’ : Songs for Carrying On
“Put the gun down/come talk to me—“ Jonatha Brooke’s signature vocals announce the first line of the opening track on her twelfth studio album Midnight. Hallelujah. Delivered acapella, the lyric [ … ]
Album Review: Glen Phillips “Swallowed By The New”
There are voices that you can often trace back to moments that define your life, creative or how you have grown as a human. The voice of Glen Phillips has [ … ]
Album Review: Aaron Lee Tasjan “Silver Tears”
“Living Proof,” from the EP Telling Stories to the Wall, features these lines near the end: “Nobody’s got the time, and everybody’s got an opinion / Well, my opinion is: [ … ]
Shovels & Rope “Little Seeds” Album Review
This summer at Newport, Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent (aka Shovels and Rope) hung out at the Museum Stage for an unannounced set of new material alongside longtime friends [ … ]
Blurring Lines, Expanding Boundaries: Joe K. Walsh’s “Borderland”
There is a skepticism, perhaps the wrong word…there is an automated assumption made when you see someone with a mandolin in their hands. “Bluegrass” is the name of that assumption [ … ]
Wilco “Schmilco” Album Review
Last year, during their tour, Wilco rearranged the stage for the encores into a setup for an all-acoustic hootenanny, trading the showmanship of their main show for intimacy. Pat Sansone [ … ]