Album Reviews
Rob Leines “Headcase”
Strong Southern rock that has lost none of its edge in the recording studio. “Today I met the asphalt face to face / Spilt my brains all over that dirty place,” sings Rob Leines on ‘Headcase’, […]
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Rezo “The Age Of Self Help”
Album number three from seriously talented Irish alt-folk duo. The inevitable hurdles of a long distance relationships are complex and unpredictable – and those challenges must face musical relationships also. Irish duo Colm O’Connell and Rory […]
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Johnny Blue Skies “Passage Du Desir”
Under a pen name, country’s most radical act storms back into the picture. Johnny Blue who? Let’s not kid ourselves, “Passage Du Desir” (named for an alleyway in Paris) is the latest attempt by Sturgill Simpson […]
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Parker Smith “Short Street”
Parker Smith’s “Short Street” is a reasonable, Atlanta-focused offering, ultimately lacking sufficient high-quality songs to elevate it above the mainstream. “Short Street” is Smith’s third studio LP; Smith started the record with the intention of creating […]
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Satellite Inn “Satellite Inn”
Evocative transmissions from alt-country pioneers. Stiv Cantarelli and Satellite Inn go way back. Back to when Ryan Adams was sharing a twelve-passenger rental van with a U-Haul trailer, while Tweedy and Farrar could just about amicably […]