Corinne Bailey Rae: The Heart Speaks in Whispers
Corinne Bailey Rae The Heart Speaks in Whispers (Virgin) Corinne Bailey Rae has been a poetically wistful and enchanting singer/songwriter and guitarist whose vocal characteristics move through listeners with unforgettable warmth. Whether her vocals are adorning a gleefully romantic single, a sexy and steamy R&B cut, a minimalist, moody introspective More...
Tilted Axes: Music For Mobile Guitars
Tilted Axes Music for Mobile Guitars (Peppergreen Media) The loud, jangly guitar drive, upfront splashy drums, and more guitar layering of “Shapes 1” opens Tilted Axes’ new LP Music For Mobile Guitars. Since More...
Lisa Hannigan: At Swim
Lisa Hannigan At Swim (ATO Records) After a period of time off and writer’s block, Irish singer/songwriter Lisa Hannigan has returned with an album so cohesive that she makes it look effortless. At Swim seems More...
Jess Wayne: Ride the River
Jess Wayne Ride the River (self-released) “Taken You Home Last Night,” with its tinkly piano, tentative acoustic, crying, simple, single-note electric guitar, slips under Jess Wayne’s talking vocals to open More...
Angel Olsen: My Woman
Angel Olsen My Woman (Jagjaguwar) Angel Olsen’s latest album is one of the most buzzed-about records of the year, and with good reason. “I just want to be alive, make something real,” she declares on opening More...
Neil Young and Promise of the Real: Earth
Neil Young and Promise of the Real Earth (Reprise) Neil Young and Promise of the Real recorded the two-disc set Earth on their Rebel Content Tour in 2015. It’s a 13-song live collection that Young describes as More...
Pony Pony Run Run: Voyage Voyage
Pony Pony Run Run Voyage ([PIAS] Le Label) Pony Pony Run Run is a synth indie pop band from Angers, France. The band has a certain charm and almost pop dance punk vibe to them. If you already know of the More...
Turning Virtue: A Temporary Human Experience
Turning Virtue A Temporary Human Experience (self-released) Buffalo quartet Turning Virtue has released their latest album, a nine-song collection called A Temporary Human Experience. Opening with “Transcend,” More...
PJ Harvey: The Hope Six Demolition Project
PJ Harvey The Hope Six Demolition Project (Vagrant Records) UK rocker Polly Jean Harvey has always had the veracity to create wonderfully rich and pointed rock singles and albums alike. She has always had this More...
Carsie Blanton: So Ferocious
Carsie Blanton So Ferocious (So Ferocious Records) The flirty, unique vocals of Carsie Blanton, a Rebirth Brass Band sample, and Joseph Plowman’s expert walking bass informs the killer shunk of “Hot Night,” More...
