“The only words I said today are ‘Beer’ and ‘Thank you’” are the lyrics that capture the imagination in the first song of Bill Callahan’s 15th studio album ‘Dream River‘. He’s created […]
Bill Callahan | Dream River | Album Review
Album Review | ReDiviDeR | meets I Dig Monk, Tuned
ReDiviDeR, Matthew Jacobson, Colm O’Hara, Derek Whyte, Nick Roth, have a fondness for word play both in their band name and titles, (anagrams and palindromes feature heavily). This playful inquisitive spirit flows […]
Album Review | Grey Reverend | A Hero’s Lie | Ninja Tunes
“No one wants you quite the way I do” This summer’s haunting EP “Everlasting” from Brooklyn resident L.D. Brown AKA ‘Grey Reverend’ is followed up this September by the full length Album, […]
Raffertie – Sleep of Reason – Album Review – Ninja Tune
Raffertie (AKA Benjamin Stefanski) will release his debut album on Ninja Tunes on the August 4th, and the reaction to this subtle and impressive new work will be fascinating. His music is […]
Thundercat – Apocalypse – Album Review – (Brainfeeder)
Stephen Bruner aka Thundercat has all the right friends. He’s worked with names such as Erykah Badu and Suicidal Tendencies and has performed live with Snoop Dogg and the Red Hot Chili […]
Sam Amidon – Bright Sunny South – Nonesuch – Album Review
Sam Amidon has been making quiet, subtle and lovely folk music for some time now. If you include his early recordings, this is his 7th album. His first release ‘Solo Fiddle’ came […]
Glenn Jones – My Garden State – Album Review (Thrill Jockey)
“This is where the frogs live” Writing in 2009, Composer and Percussionist Gerry Hemingway spoke of ‘place’ in music. This can be the place one experiences music in and also the emotional […]
No More Workhorse 