Album Reviews
Ned Collette “Old Chestnut” (It Records, 2018)
On first listening to this album it sounded like a collection of songs where you wait a long time for something to happen and not a lot does. But this is an album that rewards repeated […]
Album Reviews
Album Reviews
Great Lake Swimmers “The Waves The Wake” (Nettwerk Records, 2018)
Over their 15-year career, Canada’s Great Lake Swimmers have crafted to perfection their version of folk informed chamber songs led throughout by Tony Dekker. While their last release, ‘A Forest of Arms’ added a more muscular […]
Album Reviews
Tom Freund “East of Lincoln” (Surf Road Records, 2018)
Timeless virtues are timeless for a reason. At various points they may be fashionable or more (or less) commercial but if the music has them none of that matters as it will endure and be loved […]
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Aaron Lee Tasjan “Karma For Cheap” (New West, 2018)
Listening to the second New West release – and fourth overall – for songwriter/guitarist/ sideman extraordinaire Aaron Lee Tasjan is an unexpected and glorious experience. Inspired by pre-teen Southern California days riding around with his mom […]
Album Reviews
Cordovas “That Santa Fe Channel” (ATO Records 2018)
This is a great album, right off the bat all the boxes are ticked and squared away. Delicate triple harmonies, whoozy swooning choruses, deft instrumentation and just enough rootsy grit to keep the listener and the […]