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Album Reviews: "Growing Up" by The Linda Lindas (8/10)
Label: Epitaph Records Producer: Carlos de la Garza There’s something inherently special about making art for the first time; but then there’s something even better ... -
Album Reviews: "Further Joy" by The Regrettes (9/10)
Label: Warner Records Producers: Jacknife Lee and Tim Pagnotta With great vulnerability, strength, and care, The Regrettes have turned tangled topics into something sweet in ... -
Album Review: "An Evening with Silk Sonic" by Silk Sonic (7/10)
Atlantic Records • Producers: Bruno Mars and D’Mile • Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak collaborate on this lush and soulful album, combining Mars’ vocal athleticism ... -
Album Review: "E.G., Rhapsodic" by Shakespeare & the Blues (8/10)
Nouveau Electric Records • Producer: Shakespeare & the Blues • When drummer Cam Smith and bassist Bryan Webre met harpsichordist Cassie Francillon, the duo suddenly ... -
Album Review: "Top Shelf" by Laura Ainsworth (9/10)
Eclectus Records/Ratspack Records • Producer: Brian Piper • Specializing in the Great American Songbook, jazz vocalist Ainsworth releases a deluxe package featuring cuts from her ... -
Album Review: "Letter to N.Y." by Senri Oe (9/10)
P.N.D. Records • Producer: Senri Oe • On Senri Oe’s perfectly titled latest album, the onetime Japanese pop superstar turned acclaimed jazz composer/pianist dynamically captures ... -
Album Review: "Whistling In The Dark––The Music of Burt Bacharach" by Denise Donatelli (8/10)
Savant Records • Producer: Larry Klein • Teaming up with legendary bassist/producer Larry Klein, Grammy nominated jazz vocalist Denise Donatelli finds fresh and unique ways ... -
Album Review: "Somewhere Out In California" by Sleeping Dogs (8/10)
Somewhere Out in California • Rock Jett Music • Producer: Paul Miner • This southern California quintet is composed of alt-rock vets from the bands ... -
Album Review: "The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows" by Damon Albarn (8/10)"
Transgressive Records • Producer: Damon Albarn • Damon Albarn originally intended this second solo outing to be an instrumental meditation on Iceland’s otherworldly landscapes. Best ... -
Album Review: "The Quest" by Yes (8/10)
Inside Out Music/Sony Music • Producer: Steve Howe • Founded in 1968, with over 20 albums to their credit, it would be easy for Yes ...
