Jim Peterik: The Songs
Jim Peterik The Songs (World Stage International Records) Electric piano and vocal ballad “Vehicle” starts off Jim Peterik’s new 13-song album The Songs. This is pretty much a retrospective of this well-known American singer/songwriter’s tunes made big hits. He is best known as the founder of Survivor (Peterik co-wrote their anthem “Eye More...
Day of the Dead: Various Artists
Day of the Dead Various Artists (4AD) The musical influence of a band like The Grateful Dead is immense, but the new, colossal, 59-song Day of the Dead compilation gives a sense of it’s real reach. It was produced More...
Tod Hughes: Time Slow Down
Tod Hughes Time Slow Down (Musik and Film) Canadian roots-rock songwriter Tod Hughes has released his new album Time Slow Down. The flicky and fun title track opens with Hughes featuring a strong female backing More...
Grant Lyle: Nu
Grant Lyle Nu (self-released) A sweet guitar slow, echoy, single-note instrumental, “So Glad You’re Here,” opens Grant Lyle’s new album, Nu. The big funk, snapping and tight, sparkling, high-end guitar More...
Parker Millsap: The Very Last Day
Parker Millsap The Very Last Day (Okrahoma Records) Parker Millsap began singing at church at age five and spent most of his teenage years learning how to write songs. Maybe it’s this jumpstart on his musical More...
Minor Victories: Minor Victories
Minor Victories Minor Victories (Fat Possum) As far as indie collectives go, Minor Victories has tapped talent from some of the UK’s most interesting groups. Justin Lockey of Editors connected first with Rachel More...
3bubble & J. Gray: Live from the Pentagon
3bubble & J. Gray Live from the Pentagon (CHEK Records) 3bubble & J. Gray presents Live from the Pentagon, a full roll-out of some wonderful raps and singable, commercial-chorus songs. “The Life” opens here More...
Mike Harrison: Mike Harrison/Smokestack Lightning/Rainbow Rider
Mike Harrison Mike Harrison/Smokestack Lightning/Rainbow Rider (BGO Records) If the devil could sing, he’d sound like Mike Harrison. Harrison’s threatening, bluesy growl gave Spooky Tooth its personality. More...
Deep Purple: Stormbringer
Deep Purple Stormbringer (Re-Release) (Rhino/Warner Bros.) Deep Purple’s ninth studio album Stormbringer, released originally in 1974, gets the remastering treatment here for this 2016 re-release. This is More...
Caveman: Otero War
Caveman Otero War (Cinematic Music Group) With Otero War, Brooklyn’s own Caveman has provided a rock album that is the perfect soundtrack to summer. Lead track “Never Going Back” has the elements of an earworm: More...
