Kami Thompson, “Careful” from Family (2014): One Track Mind
Kami Thompson leads the Thompson family band through a country-pop romp called “Careful.”
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Jimmy Barnes + Joe Bonamassa, Journey’s Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain, “Going Down Alone” (2014): One Track Mind
Jimmy Barnes is, off these shores anyway, a stone-cold legend — and an all-star cast including Joe Bonamassa, Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain gives him his due here.
Rhiannon Giddens, “Spanish Mary” from The New Basement Tapes: One Track Mind
‘The New Basement Tapes’ finally live up to their dizzying promise with Rhiannon Giddens’ darkly contoured reading of “Spanish Mary.”
Adrian Belew sets launch date for FLUX: ‘It’s what I wanted it to be’
Adrian Belew is readying his FLUX music app, even as preparations continue for a major North American tour with his Power Trio.
Amanda Kravat, “Wouldn’t Be This” (2014): Something Else! sneak peek
Amanda Kravat crafts a billowing dream of what could be — for herself, and for this song.
Glen Campbell, “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” (2014): One Track Mind
Glen Campbell, stricken with Alzheimer’s, doesn’t shy away from the disease’s brutal realities on “I’m Not Gonna Miss You.”
Simple Minds, “Honest Town” from Big Music (2014): One Track Mind
Simple Minds are back with something unexpected, something personal — and something as involving as anything they’ve ever done.
Houston Person, “The Song Is Ended” (2014): Something Else! sneak peek
Houston Person has returned essentially unchanged on “The Song Is Ended,” if a little less prone to gail-force playing.
Pink Floyd, “Louder Than Words” (2014): Something Else! sneak peek
We review the elegiac, deeply moving “Louder Than Words,” as Pink Floyd finally puts to rest old arguments.
Irvin Mayfield, “O Tannenbaum / O Christmas Tree,” (2014): One Track Mind
Irvin Mayfield’s effervescent Christmas redo will shake your stockings off the mantel.
