AMANDA SHIRES AND BOBBIE NELSON LOVING YOU ATO RECORDS As a multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Amanda Shires was and still is one of the stalwarts on the roots/americana music scene for all the right reasons. Her musicianship, singing, [...]
Sleepy Gonzales Mercy Kill Light Organ Records Some of the best pieces of music take you on journeys outside of musical genres and reality. Bands such as Sleepy Gonzales make it their business to transport listeners into a slumber-like state, [...]
Amy Stroup Since Frank Independent What constitutes pop, or good pop for that matter, is a debate that will probably not end, at least not soon. In his great (and very voluminous) book on the story of modern pop titled Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, the [...]
Various Artists Shine On: A Tribute To Pete Ham Y & T Music Pete Ham was a genius. He was an incredible songwriter and performer. Of course, he was one fourth of Badfinger, one of the finest power pop and rock bands of all time. Sadly, the [...]
Valley Lost In Translation Universal Music Canada The latest album from Canadian indie pop group Valley, Lost in Translation, might not be their best work, but it is still somewhat enjoyable. The acoustic folk-driven songs are far superior to [...]
Dallas Burrow Blood Brothers Soundly Music Now if any images you see of Dallas Burrow indicate you are in the roots/Americana land, they might distract non-believers from the fact that Burrow and his latest album Blood Brothers are a true [...]
Killer Mike Michael Loma Vista Records Half of Run The Jewels and perhaps the most underrated and overlooked solo artist in hip-hop, Killer Mike has released what should, without a doubt, be considered his breakthrough solo album, Michael. [...]
Queens Of The Stone Age In Times New Roman Matador Records After six years, a messy public custody battle, and a recently revealed cancer diagnosis, Josh Homme has returned triumphantly with In Times New Roman, the first album from Queens Of The [...]
