Album Reviews
Bicentennial Drug Lord “You Are Never Alone”
Rock mythology for when you’re too old to die young. Burning bright and turning to ashes just in time to join the 27 Club is liable to cement your legacy forever, or at least for a […]
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Album Reviews
James McMurtry “The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy”
Never a shortage of incorrigible characters and unsettling images. For 36 years and 14 albums, Texas songwriter James McMurtry has, in a sense, followed in his father’s footsteps, presenting his brand of country noir music as […]
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Lukas Nelson “American Romance”
A confident solo debut that proves there’s more to him than just his last name. Being the son of Willie means Lukas Nelson knows a little something about pedigree, and for his first solo studio album […]
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North Mississippi All Stars “Still Shakin'”
Ever-changing line-up but still the same cracking roots rock from the Dickinson Brothers and their guests. North Mississippi All Stars (NMAS) were founded in 1996 in, not surprisingly, Mississippi, in a little town in, not surprisingly, […]
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Watchhouse “Rituals”
Introspective reflections on home and relationships with an Appalachian feel. Husband and wife team Watchhouse have been making music together since 2009, starting out in coffee houses in their native North Carolina, a state synonymous with […]