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Album Review: Imagine Dragons - Smoke + Mirrors (Score: 7/10)
Smoke + Mirrors, the second studio release for alternative rock band Imagine Dragons, is a solid venture into a fusion of several rock subgenres. Spanning ... -
Album Review: Anna Wilson - Jazzbird/Songbird (Score: 8/10)
A few years after her lively duets concept album Countrypolitan, jazz vocalist and renowned country/jazz songwriter Anna Wilson takes the graceful, intimate route on Jazzbird/Songbird, ... -
Album Review: Jorma Kaukonen - Ain’t In No Hurry (Score: 9/10)
Jorma delivers a relaxed, self-assured and entertaining sampler of the Americana roots that have nourished his musical odyssey over the past 50 (!) years. Prior ... -
Album Review: James McMurtry - Complicated Game (8/10)
It’s been six years since the revered Texan released his last album, but McMurtry’s followup was worth the wait. This is classic songwriting in the ... -
Album Review: Aaron Watson - The Underdog (Score: 8/10)
It is hard to believe that this is album number 12 for Texas-born country singer/songwriter Aaron Watson. But the road to stardom is a long ... -
Album Review: Mark Ronson - Uptown Special (Score: 9/10)
Producer Ronson showcases ferocious juxtapositions, from the antiseptic Steely Dan vibe of “Summer Breaking,” through the nasty funk of “Feel Alright” featuring Mystikal, to the ... -
Album Review: Butch Walker- Afraid of Ghosts (Score: 7/10)
Like an intimate therapy session, Afraid of Ghosts plumbs Walker’s most intense emotions on this exquisitely crafted confessional, exploring loss, acceptance and rose-tinted nostalgia. Much ... -
Album Review: Parquet Courts - Content Nausea (Score: 8/10)
Fast on the heels of their summer release, here’s an experimental EP/LP hybrid, primarily the work of frontmen Andrew Savage and Austin Brown. The album ... -
Album Review: Thick as Thieves - Love Me Blind (Score: 7/10)
The first band signed to Wayne Kramer’s Industrial Amusement imprint, this sextet pretty handily blends rock, rap and pop. Songs such as “Burning House” and ... -
Album Review: Magnolia Memoir - Pale Fire (Score: 8/10)
Driven by the vision of graceful, cinematic-voiced Mela Lee and multi-faceted key-boardist Alexander Burke, this ever-evolving L.A. based ensemble draws equally from its quirky, soulful ...
