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
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
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
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
Soccer Mommy: Color Theory [Album Review]
Soccer Mommy color theoryLoma Vista [2020] On her fourth full-lenth album, Soccer Mommy (born, Sophie Allison) has used color coding to telegraph the emotional content … Read more
Waxahatchee: Saint Cloud [Album Review]
WaxahatcheeSaint CloudMerge Records [2020] There are typically several times in a year when a record comes out that you just know it is good from … Read more
Black Market Brass: Undying Thirst [Album Review]
Black Market BrassUndying ThirstColemine Records [2020] Black Market Brass is a Minneapolis-based group performing their own brand of originally composed Afrobeat/Afrofunk music, and Undying Thirst … Read more
Sleepies: Time v Pleasure [Album Review]
Sleepies Time v PleasureSelf-Released [2020] Who: Sleepies awake from their three year hiatus to deliver a unique take on their sound. Sound: Sleepies branch off … Read more
Porridge Radio: Every Bad [Album Review]
Porridge RadioEvery BadSecretly Canadian [2020] What started out as a bedroom project from singer Dana Margoiln has quickly evolved into a much bigger indie band … Read more
Shell Of A Shell: Away Team [Album Review]
Shell Of A Shell Away TeamExploding In Sound Records [2020] Who: Nashville, Tennessee quartet, Shell of a Shell ramp up the tension for their debut … Read more
Greg Dulli: Random Desire [Album Review]
Greg Dulli Random DesireRoyal Cream/BMG [2020] Greg Dulli may just now be getting around to making a solo studio album, but both as the lead … Read more
Drive-By Truckers: The Unraveling [Album Review]
Drive-By Truckers The Unraveling ATO Records [2020] Album Review: The Drive-By Truckers are back with their 12th album, an obvious follow-up to their politically charged … Read more
Wolf Parade: Thin Mind [Album Review]
Wolf Parade Thin Mind Sub Pop Records [2020] Fire Note Says: Wolf Parade, stripped back to the original Montreal power trio, create a strong mix … Read more
Mr. Wrong: Create A Place [Album Review]
Mr. Wrong Create A Place Water Wing Records [2020] TFN Album Review: Create A Place is the sophomore album from Portland, Oregon’s Mr. Wrong and … Read more
Joe Henry: The Gospel According To Water [Album Review]
Joe Henry The Gospel According To Water earMUSIC [2019] Fire Note Says: Joe Henry’s 15th album arises out of a dire diagnosis, with reflections on … Read more
Paul Orwell: SMUT [Album Review]
Paul Orwell SMUT Heavy Soul! Records [2019] TFN Album Review: Sixties influenced London rocker Paul Orwell has returned with his third record SMUT and it … Read more
(Sandy) Alex G: House Of Sugar [Album Review]
(Sandy) Alex G House Of Sugar Domino [2019] TFN Album Review: It is hard to believe that Alex Giannascoli, aka (Sandy) Alex G, has now … Read more
Ty Segall: Pig Man Lives Volume I [Album Review]
Ty Segall Pig Man Lives Volume I See Note / Drag City Records [2019] TFN Album Review: Ty Segall has been consistently releasing his style … Read more
Angel Olsen: All Mirrors [Album Review]
Angel Olsen All Mirrors Jagjaguwar [2019] TFN Album Review: Angel Olsen has become one of the premiere indie voices over the last several years which … Read more
Jesse Malin: Sunset Kids [Album Review]
Jesse Malin Sunset Kids Wicked Cool / Velvet Elk Records [2019] Fire Note Says: Jesse Malin’s 8th album recalls the best of an earlier era, … Read more
Guided By Voices: Sweating The Plague [Album Review]
Guided By Voices Sweating The Plague GBV, Inc. [2019] TFN Album Review: Sweating The Plague is Guided By Voices third album release in 2019 and … Read more
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds: Ghosteen [Ablum Review]
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Ghosteen Ghosteen Ltd. [2019] Album Review: Even though we’d been told that the 2016 release from Nick Cave And … Read more
Gong Gong Gong: Phantom Rhythm [Album Review]
Gong Gong Gong Phantom Rhythm Wharf Cat Records [2019] Who: Guitar-and-bass duo Gong Gong Gong are from Beijing’s underground indie scene and Phantom Rhythm is … Read more
WIVES: So Removed [Album Review]
WIVES So Removed City Slang [2019] Who: So Removed is the debut album from Queens, NY-based post-punks WIVES. Sound: WIVES have the New York swagger … Read more
Kal Marks: Let The Shit House Burn Down (EP) [Album Review]
Kal Marks Let The Shit House Burn Down (EP)Exploding In Sound Records [2019] Who: Boston’s Kal Marks rip their way through a 5-track EP, laying … Read more