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Haley Dreis – Lady with a Rocket (2012)

Returning with another batch of tastefully shimmering, open and revealing pop, Haley Dreis doesn’t swerve from the ready-made template of her recent recordings on Lady with a Rocket, so much as tinker around the edges. You May Also Like: Thrift Store Halo – ‘Pop-Rocket’ (2017): On Second Thought

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Darren Jay and the Delta Souls – Drink My Wine (2012)

There’s not much Memphis blues traveler Darren Jay can’t do, as his varied, deeply absorbing Drink My Wine makes abundantly clear. You May Also Like: Darren Barrett – ‘The EVI Sessions: Mr. Steiner’ (2019) Boz Scaggs – Out Of The Blues (2018) Ross Hammond and Jay Nair – ‘Hope’ (2020)

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The Wife – Bad Habits (2012)

Complex and brutally honest, Swedish band the Wife’s Bad Habits delineates the hard journey we all make through this world, yet finds a way in the end to make peace with its most difficult moments. You May Also Like: Why You Shouldn’t Overlook the Doobie Brothers’ ‘What Were Once VicesRead More

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Mister Link – Do It in the Name of Love (2012)

Though his baritone has been consistently compared to that of Jim Morrison, Mister Link’s music connects with more modern sounds on Do It in the Name of Love, from the Cars and R.E.M. to the Smiths and the White Stripes. You May Also Like: The Smiths’ ‘How Soon Is Now?’Read More

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Win the Day – Win the Day (2012)

Charlie Gathe wrote and recorded all of these songs, all by himself. In this way, the stirring desire for connection found on Win the Day makes sense. But the album doesn’t play like a conversation held all alone You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Lucio Rubino – Lucio Rubino (2012)

Lucio Rubino has already matured through a few musical lives: Touring keyboardist with Flock of Seagulls. Hot young modern rocker signed to EMI. Top Christian act. The one he seems more interested in now? Husband and father. You May Also Like: T. Rex, the Monkees, Tame Impala, Whitesnake, Toto +Read More

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Marti Mendenhall – An Evening of Live Jazz (2012)

Most performers are wary of live discs, this typically unforgiving setting that can reveal as much of the bad as it does the good. Fewer still are brave enough to choose a concert date as their recorded debut. You May Also Like: Alex LoRe – ‘Evening Will Find Itself’ (2023)Read More

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Peter J. Martin – Waltz for the Wicked (2012)

Australian guitarist Peter J. Martin is a player of enormous technical capability but also much lyrical strength, twin talents that make Waltz for the Wicked a deeply listenable adventure. You May Also Like: Wicked Realm, Aug. 26, 2016: Shows I’ll Never Forget Casey Golden Trio – Miniature (EP) (2016)

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October Tree – The Fairy's Wing (2012)

Guitarist and songwriter Greg Lounsberry knew that his wife Tammy was a good enough singer to merit an album of prog rock built around her voice, but he needed a worthy vehicle to do this right. You May Also Like: Brownout – Presents Brown Sabbath Vol. II (2016)

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The Meldavians – Farewell Arigemon (2012)

The Meldavians represent the coming together of three major talents all out of North Carolina: vocalist and acoustic guitarist Melissa Reaves, guitarist Scott Sawyer and keyboardist Dave Fox. You May Also Like: Farewell Milwaukee – FM (2016) Spencer Davis Group – Taking Out Time: Complete Recordings 1967-1969 (2016)