‘A Ghost is Born’ Presented Wilco at Their Most Earnest and Honest
15 years ago this month, Wilco released an album that sounded like someone at the bottom, looking up.
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Rickie Lee Jones – ‘Kicks’ (2019)
Is this the best Rickie Lee Jones album of covers? No, but it is always engaging and occasionally compelling.
Chicago, “Thunder and Lightning” from ‘Chicago XIV’ (1980): Saturdays in the Park
“Thunder and Lightning” is one of the few examples on ‘XIV’ where it feels as though Chicago was actually playing together as one group.
The Cretins, “Haven’t Got a Clue” (2019): One Track Mind
The debut single from the Cretins is a ’60s mid-tempo garage rocker that’s instantly catchy, contemporary, and memorable.
David Cross and Andrew Booker – ‘Ends Meeting’ (2018)
‘Ends Meeting’ uncovers a lost one-off collaboration between David Cross and Andrew Booker. Each creative, each inventive, what’s not to like?
Paul McCartney, June 6, 2019: Shows I’ll Never Forget
Paul McCartney still knows how to enrapture an audience – definitely not an easy feat, although he makes it appear so.
Toto, “Mindfields” from ‘Mindfields’ (1999): Toto Tuesdays
All the elements the title track from 1999’s ‘Mindfields’ work in support of a new yet familiar Toto sound.
Gloryhammer – ‘Legends from Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex’ (2019)
Gloryhammer continues to brilliantly satirize power-metal genre clichés and traditions on the final album of an impressive trilogy.
Chicago, “Overnight Cafe” from ‘Chicago XIV’ (1980): Saturdays in the Park
Much like Chicago’s earlier “Hold On,” “Overnight Café” would probably have been a stronger fit on Peter Cetera’s solo debut.
Fabian Almazan on ‘This Land Abounds With Life,’ and the Beauty of Our World: Something Else! Interview
Fabian Almazan joins Preston Frazier for a Something Else! Sitdown that includes an in-depth song-by-song analysis of the pianist’s forthcoming album.
