Luiz e os Louises: Life’s a Cigarette
Luiz e os Louises Life’s a Cigarette A jaunty acoustic “Please Everyone” introduces us to Luiz e os Louises’ unique talk-vocal and laconic delivery on this 11-song Life’s a Cigarette. This Brazil-via-New-York-City musician/songwriter reminds one of Lou Reed, at times (although Luiz Henrique Niehues’s voice is much sweeter than old Lou’s) More...
Alan Chappell: Penultimate
Alan Chappell Penultimate Alan Chappell’s newest LP, Penultimate, opens with the slicing violin dark melodic “Ride,” matched with some great lead guitar playing. This is as hot a lead-off tune you are likely More...
Iggy Pop: Free
Iggy Pop Free (Loma Vista) As always, Iggy Pop surprises his listeners once again on his latest release, Free. I’m a huge fan of Pop’s 2012 Apres, an album of French ballads, and love just as much what he More...
Young Goats: Goat Life Vol. 1
Young Goats Goat Life Vol. 1 The slow slappy warble backing of “Welcome to Goat Life” shuffles us into the opener of Young Goats’ brand new album Goat Life Vol. 1. What Samuel Weidler and Johnathan Johnson More...
The Waterboys: Out Of All This Blue
The Waterboys Out of All This Blue (BMG UK Ltd) Supporting a North American tour starting this month (something The Waterboys haven’t managed here in a long time) the band has just released a new EP, Out Of More...
Grace Potter: Daylight
Grace Potter Daylight (Fantasy) A flumpy drum, single note organ and Grace Potter’s fantastic voice starts the song, “Love is Love,” the opener of her new album (her first in four years), Daylight. This More...
Aza Nabuko: Aza Nabuko
Aza Nabuko Aza Nabuko (JumpAttack! Records) The flank-y beat of “Stranger,” begins Aza Nabuko’s self-titled debut. With a strong emotive voice and a good sense of melody, this 16-year-old multi-instrumentalist More...
Aza Nabuko: Aza Nabuko
Aza Nabuko Aza Nabuko (JumpAttack! Records) The flank-y beat of “Stranger,” begins Aza Nabuko’s self-titled debut. With a strong emotive voice and a good sense of melody, this 16-year-old multi-instrumentalist More...
Stimuli: They Are We
STIMULI They Are We (STIMULI Music) Metallic guitar stabs into a flumping cool beat starts “ +x-“ the tune that begins STIMULI’s 11-song self-titled release. This heavy Oakland-based trio has lots to offer More...
Stimuli: They Are We
STIMULI They Are We (STIMULI Music) Metallic guitar stabs into a flumping cool beat starts “ +x-“ the tune that begins STIMULI’s 11-song self-titled release. This heavy Oakland-based trio has lots to offer More...
