I used to force my brother Dustin to listen to my records — the Beatles, Hall and Oates, Journey, all of it. I made him learn every “nah nah” on “Hey Jude,” every deep cut off Voices, every Neal Schon guitar lick. You May Also Like: Joe Mandica, “I FeelRead More

I’ll be honest fellas, it was sounding great but…I coulda used a little more clave! You May Also Like: How Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Tunnel of Love’ Dug Deeply to Find Hard Truths Susie Blue and the Lonesome Fellas, “Waitin’ Just For You” (2019): One Track Mind

Kim Wilson, in detouring through the slow-simmering joys of R&B on this new Fabulous Thunderbirds recording, has allowed himself a remarkable depth of feeling. It is, to my ear, the best he’s ever sung. You May Also Like: Tony De Meur, of the Fabulous Poodles: Something Else! Interview

Good improvisers can bolster a melodic development. The really great ones can make up a whole new one out of thin air. You May Also Like: Eberhard Weber – ‘The Colours of Chloe’ (1974, 2023 hi-res reissue) Jan Garbarek Surged Out of a Quieter Era With the Explorative ‘Dresden’

Even during the height of her early-1970s singer-songwriter successes, when the radio was shag-carpeted with Carole King songs, I never could get past the idea that another singer would have done better by those lyrics. You May Also Like: Brecker Brothers – ‘Live and Unreleased’ (2020)

<<< BACKWARD (“Cringemaker”) ||| ONWARD (“My Waterloo”) >>> *** STEELY DAN SUNDAY INDEX *** There are some things I don’t like about “Girlfriend” and other things I just love. You May Also Like: Walter Becker, “Cringemaker [Swamp Version]” (circa 1994)

BeauSoleil’s first studio recording since 2009’s Alligator Purse finds Michael Doucet’s frisky amalgam retracing Louisiana music’s journey from West Africa to the swamps of south Louisiana You May Also Like: Eric Bibb – ‘Global Griot’ (2018)

Gloriously free of the spit-shine that’s turned so much of Nashville’s product into pop pap, Old Yellow Moon has a homey, lived-in feel — like a conversation amongst old friends, with everyone showing their scars. You May Also Like: Rod Harris Jr., “I Can’t Tell You Why” from Exits andRead More

John Coltrane’s “Naima” is very likely his most covered song, and for good reason. The term “tone poem” gets tossed around a lot in the vicinity of any pretty, graceful melody, but this composition is the epitome of that term, and the beauty of it is evident in every coverRead More

Some one hit wonders are deserving of the status simply because they lack quality material to make a further stand. But that is definitely not the case with the Syndicate of Sound You May Also Like: The Bangles, Dream Syndicate + Others – ‘3 X 4’ (2019)