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Music Album Review: Banks & Steelz - "Anything But Words" (8/10)
Banks & Steelz are like “buddies playing chess” according to The RZA, which is apparent on their collaboration record Anything But Words. RZA, from the ... -
Music Album Review: Rachael Yamagata - "Tightrope Walker" (9/10)
Singer/songwriter Rachael Yamagata returns with a collection of tunes that almost feel like a series of dreams. There is a surreal and cinematic quality to ... -
Music Album Review: OWEL - "Dear Me" (8/10)
Taking introspective lyrics and layering them with up to five-part harmonies, along with a violin and spacey guitar licks, OWEL's debut LP with Equal Vision, Dear ... -
Music Album Review: Jim Messina - "In the Groove" (10/10)
Recorded live in September 2015 at The Clark Center and The Lobero Theatre, legendary singer/songwriter Jim Messina captures moments in time with these superbly rendered ... -
Music Album Review: Highly Suspect - "The Boy Who Died Wolf" (9/10)
Nearly exceeding sky-high expectations, the second LP from Cape Cod’s Grammy-nominated Highly Suspect might possibly elevate the cacophonous trio from merely notable players into performers of ... -
Music Album Review: Stephen Bishop - "Blueprint" (7/10)
Stephen Bishop is one of pop’s most graceful voices that extends into a fifth decade a multi-faceted career marked by hit-making for everyone from Barbra ... -
Music Album Review: Cass McCombs - "Mangy Love" (8/10)
Cass McCombs, who has earned the respect and admiration of fellow peers like Dawes and Phish, has released a series of artistically successful independent albums; ... -
Music Album Review: Lori Barth - "Suddenly I Feel June" (9/10)
Manic musical expressive Lori Barth has enjoyed multiple careers, from “guitar teacher to the stars” to international hit songwriter and editor for the journal of ... -
Music Album Review: Dex Romweber - "Carrboro" (8/10)
One of the leaders of indie and underground rock, Dex Romweber has been doing it for nearly 30 years. He’s kind of a singer/ songwriter ... -
Music Album Review: Arun Shenoy - "A Stagey Bank Affair" (9/10)
India-born, Singapore-based guitarist, composer and producer (with the Groove Project ensemble) Arun Shenoy heads into high-octane global fusion with a hybrid he dubs “Bansuri Funk.” ... -
Music Album Review: Van Morrison - "Keep Me Singing" (10/10)
This is Sir Van Morrison's 36th album release and it sounds like he’s starting to get the hang of this singer/songwriter thing. But, seriously, this ... -
Music Album Review: Shovels & Rope - "Little Seeds" (8/10)
Shovels & Rope husband and wife team Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst write songs that strongly reflect a Southern Gothic aesthetic. They fuse that with an approach ... -
Music Album Review: Nels Cline - "Lovers" (9/10)
Nels Cline's debut recording for legendary jazz label Blue Note marks a 25-year odys sey and obsession for Wilco guitarist Nels Cline. The album has the ... -
Music Album Review: Corrado Rustici - "Aham" (7/10)
Decades after leading the Italian progressive rock/jazz fusion outfit Nova, guitarist Corrado Rustici is still passionate about exploring the vast sonic possibilities of his instrument. ... -
Music Album Review: The Rippingtons - "True Stories" (8/10)
With the release of the deeply melodic, high octane and boldly eclectic True Stories, the Rippingtons featuring Russ Freeman celebrate 30 years (and 22 albums) as ... -
Music Album Review: The Veils - "Total Depravity" (7/10)
It figures that outsider film directors such as David Lynch and Tim Burton would express their divine affinity for the surrealistic psych Goth of the ... -
Music Album Review: Jeff Beck - "Loud Hailer" (10/10)
How many instrumentalists can you say, within a single note or phrase, you know it’s them? Jeff Beck is no doubt at the top of ... -
Music Album Review: V² - "V²: THE BEGINNING" (7/10)
Thirteen-year-old twin brothers Vittorio and Vincenzo––the two sole members of V² (pronounced “V-Squared”)––are off to a promising start with their 16-song collection, V²: THE BEGINNING. ... -
Music Album Review: Pearly Clouds - "Pearly Clouds" (8/10)
Like the blend of multiple hues that peak through the clouds on the album cover, the members of Pearly Clouds offer an array of textural ... -
Music Album Review: Tall Heights - "Neptune" (6/10)
Cooing, oohing, ahhhing and generally warbling their way through 13 tracks of shimmering ephemera, Tim Harrington and Paul Wright of Tall Heights elevate the concept ...
