Eddy Yang: American Glory
Eddy Yang American Glory (Eddy Yang) You have to give Eddy Yang his due. He managed all the writing, recording, production, mixing, mastering, and even produced the album artwork of his American Glory. The loosely strummed electric of “On Our Way (Into The Night)” opens us into Eddy’s singular vision of the “…2010s, when racial tensions, More...
Kevin West: Story Of My Life
Kevin West Story of My Life A jingly guitar and subtle harmonies inform the breezy little opener, “Best Of Mine.” Locked and loaded we are soon into the high-quality songwriting and playing of Kevin West’s More...
Karen O and Danger Mouse- Lux Prima
Karen O and Danger Mouse Lux Prima (BMG Rights Management) When Danger Mouse was a kid and his folks went to parent-teacher conferences, I’ll bet his teachers told them he plays well with others. The man is not More...
Dig Two Graves: Deathwish
Dig Two Graves Deathwish (Dig Two Graves) Progressive central New Jersey metalcore outfit Dig Two Graves blasts forth with their new EP Deathwish. What singer Mike Reisser, guitarist Josh Brewer, bassist Jesse More...
Marty Thompson: My Kind of Woman
Marty Thompson My Kind of Woman (Marty Thompson) Tight snare, full bass and perfect placement of wiggly keys and talking vocals inform Marty Thompson’s more-than-slightly paranoid opener “Hope s a Waking Dream” More...
Ámaris: 26
Ámaris 26 (Puma Punku Records) Dutch-Swiss-New Guinean science fiction author, producer, and actress Ámaris Wen has released her new album 26 in conjunction with the short film “Supernova,” and her new More...
Greta Van Fleet: Champagne & Caviar
Greta Van Fleet Champagne & Caviar (Lava Music/Republic Records) Sorry, but I just can’t bow down to the altar of Greta Van Fleet. If I want to listen to music that sounds like Led Zepplin, Queen or any other More...
Bruce Springsteen: Western Stars
Bruce Springsteen Western Stars (Columbia) The Boss’ first album of all-new material in seven years, Western Stars is an acoustic-by-way-of-orchestra concept. Certainly, this 13-song mini-opus is cinematic, More...
Ivan Beecroft: Liars, Freaks & Fools
Ivan Beecroft Liars, Freaks & Fools (Ivan Beecroft) Self-proclaimed “cynical retro-Grunge rocker” Ivan Beecroft presents his latest album, Liars, Freaks & Fools. Opening with the scary swirling electric guitar More...
Outerfield: Pleasant Grove Hotel
Outerfield Pleasant Grove Hotel (US Highway 50) Opening with a distorted strumming under a slippery electric lead, the laconic plead of finding out what you may or may not want to know from a lover, “Wondering More...
