The James Brown Revue: Get Down at the Apollo with the J.B.’s
The James Brown Revue Get Down at The Apollo with the J.B.’s (Get On Down) This newly released Get Down at the Apollo with the J.B.’s is the fourth recording from the infamous shows that James Brown and his band managed at The Apollo. The album features as much of the band as James himself. In fact, you’ll hear more of the smoking J.B.’s than More...
The Delfonics: La-La Means I Love You
The Delfonics La-La Means I Love You (Arista/Legacy) It doesn’t get much better than The Delfonics. This remaster of their hit 1968 debut, La-La Means I Love You, opens up its lush landscape from the grooving, More...
Jeff Beck: Loud Hailer
Jeff Beck Loud Hailer (Rhino) Singer/writer Rosie Bones and writer/guitarist Carmen Vandenberg are a breath of fresh air blowing through the songs of Jeff Beck’s latest, Loud Hailer. The ladies front the band More...
Wonky Tonk: Stuff We Leave Behind
Wonky Tonk Stuff We Leave Behind (self-released) Jasmine Pool (AKA Wonky Tonk) is a singular indie-voiced artist mixing genres of country, rock, and punk. Her new Stuff We Leave Behind release opens with the a More...
Digit + Stas: Violet
Digit + Stas Violet (self-released) Brooklyn resident Nastasia Avrutin goes by the name Digit + Stas and has released a new EP called Violet. A mix of synth and spooky vocals, what we get here is some distinctive More...
Ships Have Sailed: Whispers
Ships Have Sailed Whispers (Ships Have Sailed Publishing) Stripping away what they feel was some glossy grandeur of previous releases (most recently their Moodswings release from last year), Ships Have Sailed More...
Allen Toussaint: American Tunes
Allen Toussaint American Tunes (Nonesuch Records) Few musicians in the New Orleans jazz scene could play with such a depth of feeling as Allen Toussaint, the Saint of New Orleans, a passion he poured into every More...
Sweet: From The Archives
Sweet From the Archives: The Best of Sweet Let me turn you on to The Sweet (or Sweet as they’re more commonly known), the 70’s, four-piece band from England. You might know lead vocalist Brian Connolly, bassist More...
Dan Costa: Suite TrĂŞs Rios
Dan Costa Suite Três Rios (self-released) Simply soft, slowly-revealed piano lines are played with fluid ease by Dan Costa under his opener here “Alba” with Jacques Morelenbaum’s leading, slicing cello.” More...
August Alsina: This Thing Called Life
August Alsina This Thing Called Life (Def Jam Recordings) I must admit that I don’t really know much about Mr. Alsina except for the singles he’s released so far. It wasn’t that I didn’t like him as an More...
