Nick DeRiso’s Best of 2014 (Rock + Roots): David Crosby, John Oates, Lloyd Cole
David Crosby, John Oates, Robert Plant, Lloyd Cole and Jackson Browne are among those on Nick DeRiso’s Best of 2014 list for rock and roots albums.
David Crosby, John Oates, Robert Plant, Lloyd Cole and Jackson Browne are among those on Nick DeRiso’s Best of 2014 list for rock and roots albums.

You might expect a rootsy track called “21+” to focus on hell raising in a fictional saloon. Butch Walker does something different.

Mike Farris is a mix of Al Green, Richard Manuel, Wilson Pickett – and more.

A ringing reminder of his ability to inspire, in good times and those decidedly worse.

After a period of exploring roots music, Hornsby takes a bold step.

‘Sky Still Blue’ shows the benefits of Walker’s continual tweaking of his sound and it’s paid off in this completely solid album of roots music.

“Sweet Amarillo” brings Old Crow Medicine Show back to their roots, while reminding us of what country music used to be – and what it could be again.

I’ll say it right now: Red Beans and Weiss is the perfect album for the year 2014. You May Also Like: Dan Weiss Trio – ‘Dedication’ (2022)

A long-awaited and much-anticipated musical collection has come to fruition in the form of Ooh La La: An Island Harvest from the late Ronnie Lane and his ironically named early-1970s group Slim Chance. You May Also Like: Ronnie Lane, Joost Maglev, Patrice Jegou + Others: Five For the Road LeftRead More

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