Eric George: Where I Start
Eric George Where I Start (Records DK2) A single electric guitar line with a clip-clopping rimshot-sounding backing beat, plus some sweet harmonies from Addie Herbert, start us on our way into Eric George’s Where I Start. This Vermont-based songwriter, performer, and sound engineer presents a sly folky rock collection of 11 tracks. Things get a More...
Scott Chasolen: Living In Limbo
Scott Chasolen Living In Limbo (Amarca) A flumpy acoustic flows into a bright jangle all under Scott Chasolen’s sweet voice on his opening tune here, “Limbo,” from his new release Living In Limbo. This More...
Herb Alpert: Over the Rainbow
Herb Alpert Over the Rainbow (Herb Alpert Presents) The call-to-action bleating solo horn intro of “Skinny Dip,” flowing into a MOR, almost Latin beat, opens Herb Alpert’s Over The Rainbow. A musician of More...
Robbie Roberston: Sinematic
Robbie Robertson Sinematic (UME Direct) The 13-songs of Robbie Roberston’s new album, Sinematic pretty much follow the ex-Band songwriter/guitarist/vocalist round his usual way of unique storytelling, barely-there More...
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 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...
