Like a warm wave, the soothings sounds of Fleet Foxes‘ lush layered instruments and harmonies wash over me. It’s been a while, three years in fact since I heard a new album from the Seattle, […]
Category: Music Reviews
Album and song reviews
Dawes Puts The Past On Paper For ‘Good Luck With Whatever’
I don’t know about you, but music makes me feel young. But what does it mean to be an adult anyway? That’s what one of my favorite bands, Dawes, tries to answer on its latest […]
Action Bronson Reaches New Heights On ‘Only For Dolphins’
Action Bronson is my spirit animal. The Albanian-American born Ariyan Arslani in Flushing, Queens, New York City is only a couple years my senior but seems to have created a new class of fun uncommon […]
Phoebe Bridgers Put Herself In The ‘Punisher’ Role On Latest Album
After covering the other half of Better Oblivion Community Pavilion last week with Bright Eyes frontman Conor Oberst, this week I am writing about the new Phoebe Bridgers album. This is a long-overdue review of […]
Bright Eyes Return With New Album To Make The Most Of A Bad Situation
It feels like Conor Oberst has been a constant presence in my musical life, even if he only showed up when I was in high school. I was 16 years old when I first heard […]
Toots Goes Down Swinging With ‘Got To Be Tough’
The name Toots Hibbert has always been synonymous with reggae for me. He was to reggae what Willie Nelson is to country music, what B.B. King was to blues music, what James Brown was to […]
Mike Skinner Returns To The Streets For ‘None Of Us Are Getting Out Of This Life Alive’
Everything seems to come full circle, doesn’t it? That’s what recently happened with one of my favorite artists – Mike Skinner from The Streets. During my college years, I would make weekly treks to New […]
Margo Price Has Plenty To Say On ‘That’s How Rumors Get Started’
I find comfort in Margo Price‘s scorching songwriting. Her ability to cut through the bullshit with her songs just strikes a chord with me. Her latest album, “That’s How Rumors Get Started,” is a steady […]
Jim James Lets The Feelings Flow On My Morning Jacket’s ‘The Waterfall II’
The artist’s job is to create art. It sounds simple enough, right? If only creativity was consistent and able to be controlled in the same realm of space and time that you and I will […]
M. Ward Looks To The Stars To Find ‘Migration Stories’
I’ve always been a big fan of M. Ward‘s methodical approach to music. He sounds like a man who takes his time and, typically using an analog recording process that takes even more time, his […]