Perfume Genius: Set My Heart On Fire Immediately [Album Review]
Perfume Genius Set My Heart On Fire ImmediatelyMatador Records [2020] You get the sense listening to the fifth album from Perfume Genius, aka Mike Hadreas, … Read more
Kip & JJ Loui: Show Me State [Album Review]
Kip & JJ Loui Show Me StateSelf-Released [2020] Show Me State is a country rock/Americana love letter from songwriters and spouses, Kip & JJ Loui … Read more
Steve Earle & The Dukes: Ghosts Of West Virginia [Album Review]
Steve Earle & The Dukes Ghosts of West VirginiaNew West Records [2020] In 2010, the worst mining disaster in American history happened at the Upper … Read more
Woods: Strange To Explain [Album Review]
WoodsStrange To ExplainWoodsist Records [2020] Strange To Explain is Woods 11th full length album (not counting collaborations, split LPs, EPs, and singles), and the 99th … Read more
EOB: Earth [Album Review]
EOB EarthCapitol Records [2020] EOB is the moniker used by Radiohead guitarist Ed O’Brien for this debut solo venture, Earth, the music of which he … Read more
Catholic Action: Celebrated By Strangers [Album Review]
Catholic ActionCelebrated By StrangersPalo Santo Records [2020] There is something rejuvenating about Glasgow’s Catholic Action and their style of guitar rock. On their sophomore album, … Read more
Diet Cig: Do You Wonder About Me? [Album Review]
Diet CigDo You Wonder About Me?Frenchkiss Records [2020] I will tell you that I was all about Alex Luciano and Noah Bowman, of rock duo … Read more
Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit: Reunions [Album Review]
Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit ReunionsSoutheastern Records [2020] In one of the songs on Jason Isbell’s seventh solo album since stepping away from the … Read more
Drakulas: Terminal Amusements [Album Review]
DrakulasTerminal AmusementsDine Alone Records [2020] Drakulas, is an art-rock quartet from Austin, TX, that just recently released their sophomore full length Terminal Amusements. The group … Read more
John Finbury: American Nocturnes – Final Days Of July [Album Review]
John Finbury American Nocturnes – Final Days of JulyGreen Flash Music [2020] This one comes with an admission that age has changed my musical tastes. … Read more
Gleemer: Down Through [Album Review]
GleemerDown ThroughOther People Records [2020] If you are looking for a record to sit down with and just absorb then I highly recommend the new … Read more
Cathedrale: Houses Are Built The Same [Album Review]
Cathedrale Houses Are Built The Same Howlin’ Banana Records [2020] Houses Are Built The Same is the third LP from the French post-punk group Cathedrale. … Read more
The Dream Syndicate: The Universe Inside [Album Review]
The Dream Syndicate The Universe InsideANTI- [2020] Generally speaking, I hate it when a press release for a new album suggests something like “this is … Read more
Lucinda Williams: Good Souls Better Angels [Album Review]
Lucinda Williams Good Souls Better AngelsHighway 20/Thirty Tigers [2020] Lucinda Williams has a remarkable, ragged, resilient singing voice, that is the perfect instrument for her … Read more
Car Seat Headrest: Making A Door Less Open [Album Review]
Car Seat HeadrestMaking A Door Less OpenMatador Records [2020] Making new music is always a risk for any artist with a catalog. Stray too far … Read more
Local H: Lifers [Album Review]
Local H LifersAntiFragile Music [2020] It’s one thing to make compelling music as a hard rocking duo – just guitar and drums –delivering music that … Read more
X: Alphabetland [Album Review]
X AlphabetlandFat Possum Records [2020] Of the bands that came out of the L.A. scene in the late 70’s and early 80’s, I tend to … Read more
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: Chunky Shrapnel [Album Review]
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Chunky ShrapnelATO/Flightless Records [2020] Who: The band hails from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and have been making music together since … Read more
Red Dirt Boys: Red Dirt Boys [Album Review]
Red Dirt Boys Red Dirt BoysSelf-Released [2020] Emmylou Harris has a way of picking great back-up players for her band. Nevermind that she sang with … Read more
Brendan Benson: Dear Life [Album Review]
Brendan Benson Dear LifeThird Man Records [2020] Brendan Benson has the enviable position of being the other front man in the Raconteurs who shares the … Read more
Fiona Apple: Fetch The Bolt Cutters [Album Review]
Fiona Apple Fetch The Bolt CuttersEpic Records [2020] The title of Fiona Apple’s fifth album is telling. Drawn from the British crime-drama “The Fall,” which … Read more
Andy Hampel: Nightshift [Album Review]
Andy HampelNightshiftSelf-Released [2020] There is nothing better right now than being able to complete some long overdue projects with the extra time we have staying … Read more
The Black Watch: Brilliant Failures [Album Review]
The Black WatchBrilliant FailuresA Turntable Friend Records [2020] Since the bands beginnings in 1988, founder and consistent member John Andrew Fredrick has now written and … Read more
Soul Asylum: Hurry Up And Wait [Album Review]
Soul Asylum Hurry Up And WaitBlue Élan Records [2020] Soul Asylum came of age in the early 80’s in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul … Read more
M. Ward: Migration Stories
M. Ward Migration StoriesANTI— [2020] On the 10th solo album from M. Ward it’s unlikely that anyone who’s encountered his music over the recent decades … Read more