August 2017 – Page 13

Pierce Edens “Stripped Down, Gussied Up” (Independent, 2017)

August 17, 2017 Mark Nenadic 0

Hailing from North Carolina, Pierce Edens’s stock in trade is a folksy grunge. Musically speaking it’s played very well by Edens along with sidekick Kevin Reese – the songs are suitably dark and foreboding. Vocally speaking, […]

Tracey Nelson/Mother Earth “Poor Man’s Paradise” (Floating World, 2017)

August 17, 2017 Keith Hargreaves 0

This is a re-release of an album which was originally lost in 1973 during one of the regular record business personnel purges that take place as companies buy others out and personal grudges muddy the waters of […]

Lucinda Williams re-records 1992 album – Listen

August 17, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Or listen to a bit of it anyway. A nice piece on RS Country this morning about a classic record getting a new lease of life: “Lucinda Williams had a one-word response when her husband and […]

Silver Torches “If I Reach” – Listen

August 17, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Silver Torches is Erik Walters, a touring member of Perfume Genius and David Bazan’s band, and his first single from his forthcoming album If I Reach dropped on Stereogum earlier this week, a synth laden, heavily Springsteen influenced number. […]

Ian Felice “21st Century” – Listen

August 17, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

21st Century is the new single from lead singer and songwriter for The Felice Brothers Ian Felice (or “H Felice” as Steps fans would say) taken from his debut solo album ‘In The Kingdom Of Dreams’. He told The […]