Twenty-three-year-old singer-songwriter Marcus King packs his debut album “El Dorado” with fluid and soulful songs that showcase his velvety musicianship. Released Jan. 17 via Fantasy Records and produced Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, the […]
Author: Shaun Smith
Bombay Bicycle Club Wants You To Feel Loved When ‘Everything Else Has Gone Wrong’
After going on hiatus four years ago, English indie rockers Bombay Bicycle Club have returned with an album that is intended to live a legacy. By combining pop hooks, rock rhythms that are punctuated by […]
Episode 24 – Originaire
Ken Shiles and Cibon, two-thirds of the Atlantic City acoustic folk band Originaire join The High Note podcast for this episode, recorded Saturday, Jan. 25 at Ventnor Coffee. We chat about the band’s debut EP […]
Field Music Makes History Worth Repeating With ‘Making A New World’
English pop-rock band Field Music takes a worldly concept and explores its hidden paths for its seventh album “Making A New World” released Jan. 10 on Memphis Industries records. Brothers David and Peter Brewis who […]
Mac Miller Closes Final Chapter With ‘Circles’
The world lost Malcolm “Mac” Miller Sept. 7, 2018, but his music thrives. We got to see a different side of Miller on his sixth album, “Circles,” released Jan. 17, 2020 via Warner Records. Miller […]
Beach Slang Revives Retro Rock For ‘The Deadbeat Bang Of Heartbreak City’
Philadelphia-based rock ‘n’ roll band that embodies the punk rock old soul Beach Slang comes out swinging on its fourth album “The Deadbeat Bang Of Heartbreak City,” released Friday, Jan. 10, 2020 on Bridge Nine […]
Best Albums of 2019
Welcome to 2020 everyone! I took a break from writing The High Note blog to take time to listen to the great music that was released last year. Below, in no particular order, are my […]
All I Want For Christmas Is New
This is not intended to bash Bing Crosby or diss Mariah Carey, but I’m tired of listening to the same old Christmas tunes. In the past, I’ve clung to Sufjan Stevens and even Bob Dylan‘s […]
Beck Explores A Timeless Universe On ‘Hyperspace’
Beck Hansen has always been a musician ahead of his time. In the 90s he was using technology to create multi-layered sounds that combined live music and samples. He’s still pushing the bounds of genres […]
Knocking on a Door Through Time With Bob Dylan
Since “The Irishman” has dominated headlines for months, I thought I should spotlight another film by Martin Scorsese on Netflix that offers a study of a different kind of elusive character – Bob Dylan. Throughout […]