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Music Album Review: Carol Duboc - "Open the Curtains" (8/10)
Jazz/pop singer/songwriter Carol Duboc has worked with loads of male greats, including Maurice White, Teddy Riley and George Duke. After solid collaborations with Jeff Lorber, ... -
Music Album Review: Switchfoot - "Where the Light Shines Through" (9/10)
Sometimes out of personal challenges and struggle comes enlightenment and great art. That is certainly the case here. On this, the Grammy-winning Switchfoot's 10th album, and ... -
Music Album Review: YG - "Still Brazy" (8/10)
On his second effort, Still Brazy, YG supplies his fans with a concrete, socio-politically charged album, leaving no stone unturned. Themes range from highly personal topics ... -
Music Album Review: The Temperance Movement - "White Bear" (8/10)
Here is the long-awaited follow-up to this British quintet’s self-titled debut. The Temperance Movement's White Bear is a continuation of a trail they began packed with heavy ... -
Music Album Review: Good Charlotte - "Youth Authority" (8/10)
Good Charlotte has always aimed to be a rock band able to take over the pop airwaves, and that mentality remains true with their comeback ... -
Music Album Review: JPNSGRLS - "Divorce" (8/10)
It makes sense a group boasting a title like JPNSGRLS (pronounced “Japanese Girls”) would pen songs thick with perplexing, coded lyrics. Their vocal sentiments, when ... -
Music Album Review: St8 of Grace - "This Endless War" (8/10)
The Chicago-based quintet St8 of Grace balances the worlds of rock and pop with gusto and sophistication. The gusto comes from heavy-duty guitars and muscular drums. ... -
Music Album Review: John Novello - "Ivory Soul" (8/10)
Whether old-school jazz, soulful pop or R&B, the heart of John Novello's vibe is groove and sensuality. The composer and keyboardist––who plays acoustic and electric ... -
Music Album Review: M1 (dead prez) & Bonnot - "Between Me and the World" (8/10)
The Reality Archivist himself drops a timely, action-oriented release with Italy’s rising producer, Bonnot. Never one to hold his tongue, M1 lyrically busts his album ... -
Music Album Review: Hail The Sun - "Culture Scars" (9/10)
Culture Scars marks Hail The Sun's third full-length, and first with Equal Vision. This post-hardcore foursome combine Saosin influenced vocals with technical riffs similar to ... -
Music Album Review: Kongos - "Egomaniac" (9/10)
Arizona’s South African-born siblings Kongos prove their popularity is no fluke with this sophomore recording extraordinaire. Squeezing comfortably inside an unclassifiable alt-rock subgenre, their amiable, ... -
Music Album Review: Vanna - "All Hell" (5/10)
For their sixth full-length recording, Boston’s Vanna throw down 10 fresh slabs of melodic, post-hardcore sludge. On the plus side, All Hell is chockablock with ... -
Music Album Review: Mel Carter - "Mel Carter Continues..." (7/10)
Over half a century after releasing his trademark pop-soul classic “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me,” 77-year-old Mel Carter remains in fine voice, blending playful ... -
Music Album Review: Michael Franti & Spearhead - "Soulrocker" (8/10)
Michael Franti defines a “soul rocker” as an individual who “lives from the heart and has compassion for all, with a tenacious enthusiasm for life ... -
Music Album Review: Lauren White - "Out of the Past: Jazz & Noir" (9/10)
On her exquisite and imaginative third album, versatile jazz stylist Lauren White brings the past into a fresh, hip and delightful present, fashioning colorful new ... -
Music Album Review: Dierks Bentley - "Black" (8/10)
Brilliantly eschewing the popular though much maligned “bro-country” aesthetic of some of his contemporaries, two-time CMA Award winner Dierks Bentley mixes deep sensitivity toward females ... -
Music Album Review: John Long - "Stand Your Ground" (8/10)
John Long is what you call “the real deal.” He’s a singer/songwriter who blends blues, folk and country into a rich melting pot that rings ... -
Music Album Review: Rachael Sage - "Choreographic" (7/10)
Concept albums can be tricky. The artist must impart her vision to the listener without the requisite backstory. Inspired by her years as a student ... -
Music Album Review: Darrell Scott - "Couchville Sessions" (8/10)
Legendary Nashville singer/songwriter Darrell Scott returns with his first solo album in four years. And on his latest, his emotionally vibrant vocals matched with tasty ... -
Music Album Review: Tiles - "Pretending 2 Run" (9/10)
Detroit-based prog-rock quartet Tiles have never shied away from musically ambitious and epic projects and compositions. Over their 20-plus year career they’ve released a catalog ...
