Tod Lippy Closer Than They Appear Independent There are two basic criteria to judge a covers album. One is the choice of the covers, the other is the way they are (re)interpreted and/or re-imagined. And usually each of those is usually quite [...]
Jason Collett Head Full Of Wonder Arts & Crafts Whether it was his work with Broken Social Scene or solo, Jason Collett was never an artist who stood still. He always left his fans wondering what he’s going to do next. So, not to leave [...]
Various Artists Brown Acid: The Fifteenth Trip RidingEasy Records “The Beat Goes On”, title of one of the two best songs Sonny & Cher recorded together, kind of stuck beyond the song itself, and it seems it is something that can [...]
Dan Mangan Being Somewhere Arts & Crafts Ok, so there are certain canons and formulas for any musical genre, and that includes folk music as the domain of singer songwriters, where you don’t go further than mid-tempo and favor your [...]
Lee Fields Sentimental Fool Daptone Records This is soul singing legend Lee Fields’ first new album in three years, and also his debut album for Daptone Records, though he has had 45s on the label before. It is also a strong, no-nonsense soul [...]
I Ya Toyah Ghosts Independent The three-song EP Ghosts was just released by the Chicago-based artist I Ya Toyah (née Ania Tarnowska). It is currently available on Bandcamp, and will be available on other platforms, and in physical form, in early [...]
The Mary Wallopers The Mary Wallopers Independent The Mary Wallopers hail from Dundalk, Ireland and consist of brothers Charles and Andrew Hendy, and Seán McKenna. They have been described as a contemporary Irish folk band, but, I think this is [...]
John Entwistle Rarities Oxhumed – Volume One Deko Music Probably only Who fans, and maybe people of a certain age, will remember that John Entwistle had a very solid, and long standing solo career beginning in the 1970s and continuing well [...]
