Album Reviews
Ross Adams “Escaping Southern Heat”
Ross Adams steps out of the shadows and concludes one heck of a journey. It is often said that the approach to recording of relying on instinct and energy over just a few takes, and embracing […]
Album Reviews
Album Reviews
Robert Jon & The Wreck “Shine A Light On Me Brother”
It might not be a purist’s idea of Americana but it’s a rollicking good Southern Rock album. If you like your music to hit you in the solar plexus with raunchy guitars, punchy horns, rollicking piano, […]
Album Reviews
Pony Hunt “VAR!”
A very enticing blend of louche rock’n’roll and beguiling psychedelic folk. VAR! is the curiously titled second album from Pony Hunt, a shifting ensemble which is basically a vehicle for Jessie Antonick’s slightly surreal blend of […]
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Bob Dylan “Springtime In New York The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 (1980 – 1985)”
New confidence in a new decade. With the sixteenth entry into the Bootleg series we arrive, finally, at the 1980s. It’s a decade that left many established musicians somewhat non-plussed, searching around for a way to […]
Album Reviews
The Bean Pickers Union “Greatest Picks”
An eclectic rummage through Chuck Melchin’s Bean Pickers Union oeuvre. The Bean Pickers Union are really singer-songwriter and musician Chuck Melchin, and a revolving band of musical accomplices, who have released three albums and two EPs […]