Nnenna Freelon arrives like an effervescent burst of champagne bubbles, cooing and scatting along to one of Frank Foster’s final arrangements on the opening track from her forthcoming Yuletide set. You May Also Like: The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, “Fire” (1968): One Track Mind Dan Markell, “Carnival Game” (2021):Read More
With material as tried, true and in some cases worn smooth as Deanna Reuben tackles on Christmas Is Here, the focus quickly shifts to her own approach You May Also Like: Tom Tallitsch – ‘Ten’ (2019) Billy Sherwood, Fernando Perdomo, Teymur Phell + Others: Five for the Road Jon LundbomRead More
“Cool Air,” Glass Hammer’s contribution to the recent The Stories of H.P. Lovecraft: A Synphonic Collection, will provide a chill-raising scare on this Halloween. You May Also Like: On the Joy, and the Pain, of Pete Townshend’s ‘Empty Glass’ The Beatles, “Glass Onion” from The White Album (1968): Deep BeatlesRead More
Don’t come into this looking for a Rockpile-esque post-punk rocker’s snide commentary on the whirring engine of Yuletide commerce. Instead, across an album of new originals and off-beat oldies, Nick Lowe casts a wry eye on things. You May Also Like: Henry Bateman, “Seinfeld Street” from ‘A Ghost Inside’ (2021):Read More
On their self-titled debut LP, Cat’s Eyes — the Horrors’ frontman Faris Badwan and Canadian soprano and multi-instrumentalist Rachel Zeffira — deliver a deceptively simple set of retro-pop vignettes You May Also Like: Al Stewart – ‘Year of the Cat’ (1976): On Second Thought Ken Sharp, “Girl / Forget ThatRead More
Sure, the leaves haven’t even started changing. The morning jackets are still coming off at lunch. But that doesn’t mean Christmas time isn’t just around the corner. Here’s proof You May Also Like: Nate Lepine, “Hennies” from Quartet: Vortices (2016): Something Else! exclusive stream Billy Sherwood, Fernando Perdomo, Teymur PhellRead More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCuRmUpou1o&w=500&h=305] Only Van Halen’s David Lee Roth could put on a New Year’s gala this gloriously weird. You May Also Like: How Van Halen’s Jaw-Dropping First Album Ruined My Sex Life (Again) Why Complaints About Van Halen’s ‘A Different Kind of Truth’ Were Overblown Van Halen’s ‘Runnin’ With theRead More
Paul O’Neill always said he felt the Christmas trilogy was behind him. Then Trans-Siberian Orchestra released this great holiday-themed EP.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N04YRh9ZRk0&w=420&h=315] The Russian-born, Grammy-nominated, Knoxville-based singer-songwriter Lydia Salnikova has a little holiday treat for us all. We’re at a time when we’re hearing a lot of Christmas songs we’ve heard a million times before. You May Also Like: Dan Markell, “Carnival Game” (2021): One Track Mind Jackson Browne, “ShakyRead More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahFgXoyoCIQ&w=500&h=305] With the average Christmas album, you dig it out sometime around Thanksgiving, then stuff it back in with the tinsel and garland sometime around New Year’s Day. Singer-songwriter Emily Hurd may have broken that pattern with Any Given Day. You May Also Like: I-Ten – ‘Taking a ColdRead More
