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Album Review: Tie Me To You by Kathleen Grace with Larry Goldings (7/10)
Beautifully eloquent and gently heartbreaking, Tie Me To You is more than a showcase for an exquisite singer and her Grammy nominated pianist/keyboardist. It’s a ... -
Album Review: Pregame Rituals by 2kBaby (8/10)
2kBaby signed to Warner Records last year after his single “Old Streets” went viral, and his first EP, Pregame Rituals, is an attempt to prove ... -
Album Review: Good Songs for Bad Times by Lizzy & The Triggermen (8/10)
Dubbed “one of the hottest swing bands in LA” by Good Day LA and “10-piece jazz sensations” by LA Weekly, the powerhouse ‘30s big band ... -
Album Review: Fetch the Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple (10/10)
Fiona Apple found a way to release a timeless record in the timeliest situation. Fetch the Bolt Cutters is about liberation from both external oppressions ... -
Album Review: Cinema by Skylar Gudasz (8/10)
Cinema is an apt title in that Gudasz is an entrancing storyteller. With each song, she reveals different sides of her artistic personality. “Femme Fatale” ... -
Album Review: Dream Songs: The Essential Hisaishi (10/10)
With a 40-year legacy as a composer for film directors Hayao Miyazaki and "Beat" Takeshi Kitano, Joe Hisaishi has scored dramas and Studio Ghibli anime ... -
Album Review: Folkstone Prism by Kennelmus (9/10)
This psychedelic masterpiece from Phoenix, AZ was originally only available as a pressing of 300 in 1971. The songs are about half instrumentals, and though ... -
Album Review: Gracenotes by Diana Green (10/10)
It might sound odd to call an artist 80 years young a "diamond in the rough." But that is indeed the case with pianist-vocalist Diana ... -
Album Review: High Times in the Dark by The Claudettes
This Chicago quartet blends jazz, blues and indie rock for a sound they call "garage cabaret" featuring the streamlined match of sultry Berit Ulseth's lead ... -
Album Review: All This Time by Heather Ann Lomax
She's been described as a cross between Joan Baez, Janis Joplin, Patsy Cline and Linda Ronstadt. Boy, how could anyone follow in those footsteps?! Yet, ...
