Something Else! sneak peek: Genesis’ Ray Wilson, “Mama” from 20 Years and More (2014)
Ray Wilson took the stage last year with an eye on framing his legacy, both in Stiltskin and in Genesis. You May Also Like: No related posts.
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Something Else! sneak peek: moe., “Blond Hair and Blue Eyes” from No Guts No Glory (2014)
Only a free-form improvisational group like moe. could start out with the aim of a barn-recorded acoustic album and somehow end up working with a producer who made his name in hip hop-circles. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Something Else! sneak peek: The Seldom Scene with Emmylou Harris, “Hickory Wind” (2014)
Emmylou Harris returns to a Gram Parsons song she first took on for 1979’s Grammy-winning Blue Kentucky Girl, only this time alongside the Seldom Scene as the DC-area bluegrass group makes its Smithsonian Folkways debut. You May Also Like: Rod Harris Jr., “I Can’t Tell You Why” from Exits andRead More
Something Else! sneak peek: Chrissie Hynde, “Dark Sunglasses” from Stockholm (2014)
Beginning with an elastic beat, “Dark Sunglasses” might have heralded a next-gen moment of pop-song modernity for Chrissie Hynde, except that the rest of it has all of the haunty, ball-busting attitude you’ve come to expect from every great Pretenders track going back to the 1970s. You May Also Like:Read More
The Black Keys, “Fever” from True Blue (2014): Something Else! sneak peek
A lean groove, a crinkly throwback riff, a pained falsetto. Yes, the Black Keys are back — with a song that thrums with pent-up passion and swirling darkness, with something finally worth celebrating. “Fever” is the sound of a churning, unrequited love, and the sound a band that’s completely returnedRead More
Something Else! sneak peek: Brent Johnson, “Don’t Make A Sound” (2014)
New Orleans blues-rock guitarist Brent Johnson is posied to release his debut album, and you can say he’s paid his dues. You May Also Like: Julee Johnson, “So on Top of the World” (2020): One Track Mind
Something Else! sneak peek: White Wizzard, “Marathon of Dreams” (2014)
It’s an old, familiar tale for these guys now, as another implosion last summer left the once-promising traditional metal outfit White Wizzard reeling again. The band split in ugly fashion with latest singer Michael Joseph, as accusations flew back and forth between the camps. You May Also Like: ‘Leon Russell:Read More
Topham McCarty Band, “All Your Love” (2014): Something Else! sneak peek
Top Topham’s recent rejoining with the Yardbirds — for whom he served as original lead guitarist in their art-school days — was a chance to come full circle. He began that journey here, however, in an often-overlooked reunion with drummer Jim McCarty. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Something Else! sneak peek: Saun and Starr with the Dap-Kings, “Hot Shot” (2014)
If you are a fan of Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings (and we are), then surely you’ve marvelled at the coiled brilliance of her smooth and sultry backup singers — dubbed the Dapettes (and we have). Here’s a chance to sample their forthcoming debut album, as Saun and Starr takeRead More
Something Else! sneak peek: Eric Reed, “Gallop’s Gallop” from The Adventurous Monk (2014)
Eric Reed, who rose to fame in the early 1990s with Wynton Marsalis, has discovered a well spring of inspiration in the music of Thelonious Monk, as “Gallop’s Gallop” heralds his third tribute album to the offbeat jazz genius. You May Also Like: Gregory Lewis, with Marc Ribot – OrganRead More
