Archive for November, 2023

Five ‘With the Beatles’ Deep Cuts That Illustrate Their Lasting Debt to R&B

Five ‘With the Beatles’ Deep Cuts That Illustrate Their Lasting Debt to R&B

Released 60 years ago this week, ‘With the Beatles’ is best known as the home for “All My Loving.” Let’s go further off this album’s beaten path.

Defne Sahin – ‘Hope’ (2023)

Defne Sahin – ‘Hope’ (2023)

Defne Sahin’s ‘Hope’ is an album of many facets, each one a little gem in the beautifully finished piece.

Incognito – ‘Into You’ (2023)

Incognito – ‘Into You’ (2023)

Incognito’s ‘Into You’ will lift spirits with craft grooves from start to finish because there are no sag points.

How ‘Let It Be … Naked’ Led to Our New Understanding of the Beatles’ End

How ‘Let It Be … Naked’ Led to Our New Understanding of the Beatles’ End

Released 20 years ago today, ‘Let It Be … Naked’ cleared the way for a larger reclamation project. The Beatles’ split would be completely reevaluated.

Trevor Rabin – ‘Rio’ (2023)

Trevor Rabin – ‘Rio’ (2023)

Former Yes hitmaker Trevor Rabin is back with his first vocal album since 1989, confirming that years of soundtrack work didn’t dull his rock sensibilities.

The Best Bob Dylan Songs From the 1980s

The Best Bob Dylan Songs From the 1980s

“Silvio” arrived 35 years ago as one of Bob Dylan’s best songs from the ’80s, a period with more downs than ups. Here’s a handful of times he got it right.

Why Emerson Lake and Palmer Almost Ran Aground on ‘Love Beach’

Why Emerson Lake and Palmer Almost Ran Aground on ‘Love Beach’

Released 45 years ago this week, Emerson Lake and Palmer’s ‘Love Beach’ was the lowest-charting LP of an otherwise celebrated era.

Jamie Leonhart Goes In-Depth on ‘The Illusion of Blue’: Something Else! Interview

Jamie Leonhart Goes In-Depth on ‘The Illusion of Blue’: Something Else! Interview

Jamie Leonhart joined Preston Frazier for a song-by-song deep dive into her new EPs, ‘The Illusion of Blue (Side A)’ and ‘The Illusion of Blue (Side B).’

Trio San [Satoko Fujii, Taiko Saito + Yuko Oshima] – ‘Hibiki’ (2023)

Trio San [Satoko Fujii, Taiko Saito + Yuko Oshima] – ‘Hibiki’ (2023)

Satoko Fujii, Taiko Saito and Yuko Oshima are three wellsprings of creativity who as Trio San joined forces to find new ways to make uncommonly compelling music.

How Yes Backed Themselves Into a Sleek New Platinum-Selling Era With ‘90125’

How Yes Backed Themselves Into a Sleek New Platinum-Selling Era With ‘90125’

Released 40 years ago this week, ‘90125’ reshaped Yes as a modernized best-selling ’80s band. That wasn’t a bad thing.