Named after one of their dad’s favorite sayings, and featuring found-object recordings of R.L. Burnside and Otha Turner, you’d expect the Dickinson Brothers’ new North Mississippi Allstars album to be riven with nostalgia. You May Also Like: Left Lane Cruiser’s Bring Yo’ Ass to the Table amped up North MississippiRead More

Best known perhaps as a pair of albums that produced hit singles (!) for Mike Oldfield, new 30th anniversary editions of Five Miles Out and Crises illustrate the imaginative depth found elsewhere. You May Also Like: When Miles Davis Finally Looked Back on ‘Miles and Quincy: Live at Montreux’

UB40 can be forgiven for getting a little maudlin, for enjoying some tear-in-your-beer saloon music. After all, it hasn’t been all red, red wine and roses lately for the British reggae-pop band. You May Also Like: Storm Thorgerson and the Art of Musical Visualization Joni Mitchell – ‘Chalk Mark inRead More

“Oasis” provides a very early counterexample to the notion that the music of Pat Metheny tends toward lightweight fare, closer to new age or (worse) smooth jazz than anything from the “real” jazz tradition. You May Also Like: Pat Metheny – ‘MoonDial’ (2024) ‘Bright Size Life’ Gave Early Definition toRead More

Dave Stewart continues blending his quirky brand of rock with rootsier influences, this time adding big-voiced country chanteuse Martina McBride — who gooses this yearning lament through its soaring bridge You May Also Like: No related posts.

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This isn’t so much down home as it is upbeat, an empowering set of blues from a singer with jazz chops. There’s a buoying effect throughout Eileen Howard’s Blues in the Green Room. You May Also Like: No related posts.

After hearing Jim Beard playing “The Gentleman and Hizcaine” unaccompanied, I think my own attraction to it has grown once again.

Being prolific is one thing, but being prolific and having the ability to create high quality music is an entirely different animal altogether. However, Jeremy Morris is blessed with both attributes. You May Also Like: Jeremy Morris and the Lemon Clocks – ‘Open Minds’ (2019) Jeremy – ‘Pop Overflow’ (2019)Read More

One of my favorite lines from the old sitcom WKRP in Cincinatti had Johnny Fever asking fellow DJ Venus Flytrap if he wanted to go check out Carly Simon album covers. You May Also Like: Linda and Richard Thompson, “The Great Valerio” (1974): One Track Mind