Album Reviews
The Weeks “Easy” (Serpents and Snakes Records, 2017)
It’s no surprise at all that The Weeks are on the Kings of Leon’s label – Talk Like That, the opening track of Easy, could be The Kings of Leon in full Southern Rock Band mode […]
Album Reviews
Album Reviews
Chris Shiflett “West Coast Town” (SideOneDummy Records, 2017)
Nashville based Grammy award winning producer Dave Cobb is hot. His work with the likes of Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton and Sturgill Simpson have garnered a well-deserved reputation for excellence. Thus, any work with his name […]
Album Reviews
Current Swell “When To Talk And When To Listen” (Nettwerk, 2017)
Already quite a big thing in Canada, Current Swell decamped to Nashville to record part of this latest album, with the remainder being finished at home in Vancouver. It’s their sixth full-length release, coming twelve years […]
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Threefifty “Gently Among The Coals” (Independent, 2017)
Threefifty founders Brett Parnell and Geremy Schulick have developed their love of, and influences from, guitar heroes such as Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler through classical guitar training, and released three previous albums. And then they drop […]
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Madison Violet “The Knight Sessions” (Big Lake Music, 2017)
Canadians Brenley MacEarchen and Lisa MacIssaac have been charming audiences and listeners for nigh on two decades now with their rootsy songs and glorious combined voices. Over the years their sound has ranged from folk to […]