Fall is officially here and The High Note is always serving up hot and fresh new album releases every Friday including today, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. This week I’m most stoked about two folk singers […]
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Album and song reviews
Marcus Mumford Makes His Story The Focus Of ‘Self-Titled’
Marcus Mumford doesn’t mince words. After four albums as the singer, songwriter, guitarist and leader of the blitzing British folk rock band Mumford and Sons has branched out for his solo debut released Friday, Sept. […]
Madison Cunningham Shows Her Soul On Revealer
Summer may be coming to a close but there is nothing but sunshine emanating from the 11 tracks on the latest album from Madison Cunningham. The California singer, folk rocker and multi-instrumentalist released her third […]
Alex The Astronaut Reaches New Heights On ‘How To Grow A Sunflower Underwater’
“How To Grow A Sunflower Underwater,” the latest album from Australian singer-songwriter Alex the Astronaut hits like a wave. The energy from the opening track “Growing Up” comes on slowly. It begins with feedback from […]
Beabadoobee Expands Her Sound On ‘Beatopia’
The task of describing music genres has only gotten harder in recent years as influences and the power of online distribution platforms has gotten stronger. That just makes my job as a music journalist more […]
Joan Shelley Takes A Spark From Home To Fuel ‘The Spur’
I think one of the greatest gifts and curses in the world is having a good memory. There are so many things that I wished I could forget that I even have refused to watch […]
New Music Friday, May 27, 2022
It may be Memorial Day weekend but The High Note isn’t taking off for New Music Friday, so here are all the fresh tunes released May 27, 2022 to keep things hopping during your holiday. […]
Mallrat Breaks New Ground On Debut Album “Butterfly Blue”
For the past five years, I have been hanging on to the releases by Australian singer-songwriter Mallrat as she has dripped them out in the form of short-form EPs. The Brisbane-born Grace Shaw has been […]
Belle and Sebastian Stay True To Form On ‘A Bit Of Previous’
Call it a combination of the Covid-era, old age and the 90s holding steady in pop culture but I’ve been feeling nostalgic lately. It doesn’t take much to send me down the rabbit hole of […]
The Head And The Heart Explores An Ocean Of Sound On ‘Every Shade Of Blue’
For a long time, blue was my favorite color. I really loved the calming nature of the ocean and the sky and for a while there, it seemed like I was seeing blue everywhere I […]