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 […]
Fresh Audio For Your Ears – Friday, Feb. 12, 2016
Kanye West – “The Life Of Pablo” Kanye’s behavior has been pretty off the charts lately and that includes the release of his latest album, “The Life Of Pablo.” He even made the name of the album […]
Fresh Audio For Your Ears – Friday, Feb. 5, 2016
Elton John “Wonderful Crazy Night” Elton John and producer T Bone Burnett team up for the British singer-songwriter’s 32th studio album that is exuberant and loosely tied to his greatest hits of the 70s. Songs […]
David Bowie’s Final Reflection Seen In ‘Blackstar’
As I spent last weekend listening to the latest album by David Bowie, “Blackstar” or as it’s stylized,★, I realized how clearly dark it really was. The themes of death and depression, darkness and letting […]
Fresh Audio For Your Ears – Friday, Jan. 15, 2016
Daz-n-Snoop – “Cuzznz” “Cuzznz” has been floating around for months “offline.” Released Friday, Jan. 15, the album features the combo of Daz Dillinger and Snoop Dogg spitting the summertime flow of West Coast rap. Check […]
The High Note Best of 2015
It was hard to compile a list of my favorite albums of 2015. There were so many great releases and a lot of stuff just didn’t make the cut. I started out with 25 albums […]
Dylan Shows Us How He Did It On ‘The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series Vol. 12’
We finally know how he did it; how Bob Dylan captured brilliance and put it down on wax recording one of the best songs ever – “Like A Rolling Stone.” Well, sort of. The 12th […]
Fresh Audio For Your Ears – Friday, Oct. 30, 2015
This week The High Note Blog is excited about new releases from band collaborators stepping out on their own. Martin Courtney of Real Estate released “Many Moons,” today Friday, Oct. 30 and Phish frontman Trey […]
Fresh Audio For Your Ears – Friday Sept. 18, 2015
This week we hear fresh sounds from Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards, Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller, psychedelic electronic artist Youth Lagoon and rapper Chief Keef. “Crosseyed Heart” is only the third studio release by Keith […]