Albums like this one should’ve propelled the man into stardom, but it didn’t happen to Bert Sommer for some strange reason.

Avant-garde and alternative folk-rock twanger Howe Gelb, who also serves as the leader of Giant Sand and godfather of the Tucson music scene, is alternately gruff and sweet on this new project. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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I find it necessary to make it clear that it takes a whole lot of patience to listen to the good 90 minutes of music on Big Wheel And Others. You May Also Like: Ross Hammond, with Oliver Lake and Mike Pride – ‘Our Place On the Wheel’ (2020) WillieRead More

Cate Le Bon was born in Penboyr, Wales and currently lives in Los Angeles. She sings in English and Welsh — a rarity, as less and less people speak Welsh as their mother tongue. You May Also Like: The Speed of Sound – ‘Museum of Tomorrow’ (2021) How the EnglishRead More

Having released his last studio album containing original material over 11 years ago, James Taylor has kept his fans waiting for his next collection of songs. You May Also Like: In Praise of the Revolutionary Quietness of James Taylor’s ‘Sweet Baby James’ James Taylor – ‘One Man Band’ (2007; 2019Read More

New York-based singer-songwriter Jonus Preston combines the stark fragility of Jeff Buckley with the anthemic qualities of Coldplay on a song that utterly captures the disorienting rush of falling in love. You May Also Like: Oliver Ignatius, “Citys a Hell” (2018): One Track Mind Vince Tomas, “Anything and Everything” (2018):Read More

Roy Harper has, it seems, always existed in the place between this album title’s two words. He’s famous enough to have been the subject of a Led Zeppelin song, and to have sung another for Pink Floyd, but yet somehow largely unknown too. You May Also Like: Projekt Gemineye –Read More

With a writerly penchant for story songs, it’s of little surprise that New Orleans-born Jim McCormick has shown a flair for writing No. 1 country smashes. Unfortunately, that’s kept him too busy to fashion albums of his own. You May Also Like: John ‘Papa’ Gros – River’s On Fire (2016)Read More

Dream River is the fourth album released under Bill Callahan’s name, and further explores the introverted landscape mapped by his previous releases. It is not the most cheerful of places, to be sure You May Also Like: The Wood Brothers, “River Takes the Town” from One Drop Of Truth (2018):Read More