This week the High Note Blog hits just about every genre of music with the new albums released Friday, April 29. Psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard get weird and intense on “Nonagon […]
Author: Shaun Smith
Fresh Audio For Your Ears – Friday, April 22, 2016
The High Note releases for Friday, April 22 are retro, in a way. Singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright puts his spin on Shakespeare on his latest release, “Take All My Loves: 9 Shakespeare Sonnets.” Post-punk rock band […]
Fresh Audio For Your Ears – Friday, April 15, 2016
The day before we celebrate Record Store Day, we celebrate Friday with new music. Today, Friday, April 15, alternative country singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson released his third album, “A Sailor’s Guide to Earth,” and folk-rock singer-songwriter […]
Fresh Audio For Your Ears – Friday, April 8, 2016
This week we look at a couple of long-awaited albums by The Lumineers and Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals released Friday, April 8. Also released today are albums by Deftones, Frightened Rabbit, Tim Hecker […]
Fresh Audio For Your Ears – Friday, March 25, 2016
Parker Millsap – “The Very Last Day” Singer-songwriter Parker Millsap seems like someone who qualifies as an old soul. At the very least he has an old sound. The 23-year-old from Purcell, Oklahoma has conjured up […]
Fresh Audio For Your Ears – Friday, March 18, 2016
Anders Osborne – “Spacedust and Ocean Views” Of the 40 to 50 songs that Anders Osborne wrote for “Spacedust and Ocean Views,” only 12 made it onto the album released Friday, March 18. The blues […]
Fresh Audio For Your Ears – Friday, March 11, 2016
Pete Yorn – “Arranging Time” New Jersey native Pete Yorn releases “Arranging Time” today, Friday, March 11. The singer-songwriter’s sixth full-length album is a display of more diverse songwriting since his debut 15 years ago. “I’ll […]
Fresh Audio For Your Ears – Friday, March 4, 2016
M. Ward – “More Rain” M. Ward picks up where he left off with “A Wasteland Companion,” on his latest album, “More Rain,” released Friday, March 4. The oft-collborative Ward has released albums with Jim […]
Fresh Audio For Your Ears – Friday, Feb. 26, 2016
Steve Poltz “Folksinger” The satirical singer-songwriter Steve Poltz dropped a new album this week, “Folksinger,” on Thursday, Feb. 25. During a standout set at the Philadelphia Folk Festival in 2014, Poltz performed a number of the tracks […]
Fresh Audio For Your Ears – Friday, Feb. 19, 2016
Animal Collective “Painting With” Listening to “Painting With,” the 10th album by Animal Collective, is like stepping into a melodic funhouse with harmonies reflecting off of one another. The band recorded this album where The Beach […]