Sparklehorse: Bird Machine [Album Review]
SparklehorseBird MachineANTI- [2023] To state the obvious, the arrival of a post-humous release from an artist that died all too early by suicide will often … Read more
Margaret Glaspy: Echo The Diamond [Album Review]
Margaret GlaspyEcho The DiamondATO Records [2023] The first time I heard the lead single from Margaret Glaspy’s third album, Echo The Diamond, the kicking guitar … Read more
Ratboys: The Window [Album Review]
RatboysThe WindowTopshelf Records [2023] If you’ve yet to come to the realization that band names don’t always offer a helpful or accurate sense of the … Read more
Buck Meek: Haunted Mountain [Album Review]
Buck MeekHaunted Mountain4AD [2023] By now, it’s obvious that the individual members of Big Thief are just as creative and productive individually as they are … Read more
Palehound: Eye On The Bat [Album Review]
PalehoundEye On The BatPolyvinyl Records [2023] The fourth album from El Kemper’s Palehound is a break-up record to beat all break-up records, as their poetic … Read more
Bethany Cosentino: Natural Disaster [Album Review]
Bethany CosentinoNatural DisasterConcord Records [2023] After over a decade and 4 full-length studio albums with Best Coast, her band with multi-instrumentalist Bobb Bruno, Bethany Cosentino … Read more
Ceili Rain: Crash This Gate [Album Review]
Ceili RainCrash This GateSelf-Released [2023] The Celtic pop/rock band Ceili Rain, centered around lead singer Bob Halligan Jr., got its start in 1995 in Nashville, … Read more
Bush Tetras: They Live In My Head [Album Review]
Bush TetrasThey Live In My HeadWharf Cat Records [2023] That this is only the third album from NYC band, Bush Tetras, belies the fact that … Read more
Mull Historical Society: In My Mind There’s A Room [Album Review]
Mull Historical SocietyIn My Mind There’s A RoomXtra Mile Recordings [2023] In this rare and unique artistic venture, author and musician Colin MacIntyre, who records … Read more
Nils Lofgren: Mountains [Album Review]
Nils LofgrenMountainsCattle Track Road Records [2023] Unless you’re one of those people that read the album credits, checking out who produced, who played bass, who … Read more
Cut Worms: Cut Worms [Album Review]
Cut WormsCut WormsJagjaguwar [2023] Besides making the case that all the good band names have been taken, Max Clarke’s third, self-titled album as Cut Worms … Read more
Lucinda Williams: Stories From A Rock N’ Roll Heart [Album Review]
Lucinda WilliamsStories From A Rock N’ Roll HeartHighway 20/Thirty Tigers [2023] Professionally, 2020 was set up to be a great year for the celebrated singer/songwriter … Read more
Ceramic Dog: Connection [Album Review]
Ceramic DogConnectionKnockwurst Records [2023] If you’re a fan of alternative Americana rock, there’s no chance you haven’t heard Marc Ribot’s play guitar, and I’d bet … Read more
Blur: The Ballad Of Darren [Album Review]
BlurThe Ballad Of DarrenParlophone/Warner Records [2023] It’s almost impossible to imagine the pressures—whether on the outside from fans and the press, or relationally between the … Read more
Chris Stamey: The Great Escape [Album Review]
Chris StameyThe Great EscapeCar/Schoolkids Records [2023] If your cultural antenna are tuned toward the rise of alternative music in the southeast late 70’s & early … Read more
Grouplove: I Want It All Right Now [Album Review]
GrouploveI Want It All Right NowGlassnote Records [2023] Atlanta-based, power-pop meets 90’s indie rock band Grouplove may have come on the scene in 2011 declaring … Read more
Albert Hammond Jr: Melodies On Hiatus [Album Review]
Albert Hammond JrMelodies On HiatusRed Bull Records [2023] While The Strokes continue to be an ongoing concern, with the band opening for parts of the … Read more
PJ Harvey: I Inside The Old Year Dying [Album Review]
PJ HarveyI Inside The Old Year DyingPartisan Records [2023] To indie and alternative rock fans, PJ Harvey is well-known for early aggressive art-rock albums delivered … Read more
M. Ward: Supernatural Thing [Album Review]
M. WardSupernatural ThingANTI- [2023] For singer/songwriter, instrumentalist and renowned producer, M. Ward the art and creativity at the heart of making music is a Supernatural … Read more
Louise Post: Sleepwalker [Album Review]
Louise PostSleepwalkerEl Camino Media [2023] Nearly 30 years since Louise Post and her partner in crime Nina Gordon burst on the post-grunge alt/rock scene in … Read more
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds: Council Skies [Album Review]
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying BirdsCouncil SkiesSour Mash Records [2023] Back when everyone was in lockdown due to the pandemic, Noel Gallagher recorded a bright, Britpop … Read more
The Alarm: Forwards [Album Review]
The AlarmForwardsThe Twenty First Century Recording Company [2023] The first time anyone heard Welsh band The Alarm in No. America, they opened the last half … Read more
Robert Vaughn And The Shadows: Love And War (35th Anniversary Expanded Edition) [Album Review]
Robert Vaughn And The ShadowsLove And War (35th Anniversary Expanded Edition)Alternative Records [2023] It’s a story as old as time. Likely all of us have … Read more
miniaturized: miniaturized [Album Review]
miniaturizedminiaturizedSelf-Released [2023] According to the bio for the release from the San Diego band’s self-titled debut, the band miniaturized formed to play a one-off charity … Read more
Jenny Lewis: Joy’All [Album Review]
Jenny LewisJoy’AllBlue Note/Capitol Records [2023] There’s a determined, purposeful up-tempo feel on Jenny Lewis’ fifth solo project, the aptly titled Joy’All. It’s as if the … Read more