Reviews

Paul McCartney | Flaming Pie | (Capitol) Five out of Five stars Wow. Ummm, this really is something. Overwhelming almost. Those few words alone could sum up any critical reaction to this lavish five CD/two DVD/four...

Treva Blomquist | Snakes & Saints | (independent) Four out of Five stars Treva Blomquist is one of those artists who refuses to be typecast within any one specific genre. Of course, that can...

Charley Crockett | Welcome to Hard Times | (Thirty Tigers)4 out of 5 stars Even though the title of Charley Crockett’s eighth (!) full length (and second this year) since his 2015...

The Psychedelic Furs | Made of Rain | (Cooking Vinyl)3 1/2 out of 5 stars Don’t call the first new material in almost 30 years from the Psychedelic Furs a comeback … not really....

Dirty Streets | Rough and Tumble | (Naturalsound)3 1/2 out of 5 stars Memphis’ Dirty Streets follows the “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” route on this, the power trio’s sixth release. The...

Dave Mason | Alone Together Again | (self-released)3 out of 5 stars There aren’t many artists who can celebrate the 50th anniversary of their signature albums, let alone those still musically vital enough to re-record them....

Roberta Flack | First Take: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition | (SoulMusic.com)5 out of 5 stars The release of Roberta Flack’s First Take in 1969 put her in rare company;solo artists who arrived fully formed on their...

Bill Kirchen | The Proper Years | (The Last Music Company)4 1/2 out of 5 stars Get ready for almost 2 ½ hours of (too much) fun. Telecaster master Bill Kirchen has...

For those who don’t have access to a rock-solid live drummer with impeccable time, or producers who prefer to work in the box and control a song’s feel, virtual drums are invaluable. By coding...

Jess Cornelius | Distance | (Loantaka)3 1/2 out of 5 stars The title of singer/songwriter Jess Cornelius’ solo debut can be considered from a few angles. Most specifically, Distance relates to the...