Pat Campo: Clouds In My Head
Pat Campo Clouds In My Head (New Retalia) Los Angeles’ Pat Campo presents some sly playing, semi-punk sensibilities mixed with dance and electronica vibes, not to mention tight songwriting, on his album, Clouds In My Head. A snapping snare and swirly, tight metallic spiking informs opener “Something’s Peeking.” I so dig the shunky, slightly More...
Frightened Rabbit: Painting of a Panic Attack
Frightened Rabbit Painting of a Panic Attack (Atlantic Records) The three years between Pedestrian Verse and Painting of a Panic Attack marked a shifting point for Frightened Rabbit. The band parted ways with More...
Iggy Pop: Post Pop Depression
Iggy Pop Post Post Depression (Loma Vista Recordings) Post Pop Depression is Iggy Pop’s latest. A nine-song collection the godfather of punk created with Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age, there is solid More...
James: Girl at the End of the World
James Girl at the End of the World (BMG) It seems that now more than ever, the survivors of Britpop are coming to save us from dull music with some solid guitar rock. With decades of experience, more than LPs More...
Mayer Hawthorne: Man About Town
Mayer Hawthorne Man About Town (Vagrant Records) Within the realms of music production and breakfast food, there are few approaches that Mayer Hawthorne refuses to try. When you declare your permanent location More...
Ken Fury: The Cry of Nature’s Birth
Ken Fury The Cry of Nature’s Birth (Inerus Music) Ken Fury’s new, third album, The Cry of Nature’s Birth, explores more of the thick tapestry of this writer/singer/programmer/composer/producer’s world. “Inside More...
Little Green Cars: Ephemera
Little Green Cars Ephemera (Glassnote Records) The most interesting aspect of Ephemera, the second full-length release by Irish band Little Green Cars, is its search for identity. Some of the tracks on the album More...
Mark Knopfler and Evelyn Glennie: Altamira
Mark Knopfler and Evelyn Glennie Altamira (Mercury Records) The main themes here are gorgeous and the acoustic guitar playing is about as top-notch as you’d expect, considering it is Mark Knopfler playing guitar More...
Peter Frampton: Acoustic Classics
Peter Frampton Acoustic Classics (Phenix Phonograph) Taking an unplugged approach to his catalog, Peter Frampton presents an 11-song, gem-of-an-album entitled Acoustic Classics. It opens with the tight, but More...
Emitt Rhodes: Rainbow Ends
Emitt Rhodes Rainbow Ends (Omnivore Recordings) It’s been 43 years between albums for Emitt Rhodes, who spent his time trying to extricate himself from the ludicrous contract he signed demanding six albums More...
