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.
Articles by: Nick DeRiso
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.
Lloyd Cole – Standards (2014)
Lloyd Cole strikes a smart balance between what he once was, and what he’s become.
Branford Marsalis – In My Solitude: Live at Grace Cathedral (2014)
Playing in one of this music’s holy places, Branford Marsalis gives himself, utterly, to the moment.
Annie Lennox, “Summertime” from Nostalgia (2014): One Track Mind
This is the kind of richly textured, reminiscent version of “Summertime” required as the first cool fingers of fall close around you. You May Also Like: Mickey Newbury, “Summertime” (1993): One Track Mind
John Lennon – Walls and Bridges (1974): On Second Thought
John Lennon’s 40-year-old ‘Walls and Bridges’ is long overdue for a critical reevaluation.
