Album Reviews

Sam Morrow | Gettin’ By on Gettin’ Down | (Forty Below Records) 3 1/2 out of 5 stars “My favorite rock & roll is the stuff that has groove to it…funky, layered rock…” proclaims Texas-bred country rocker...

The Shadowboxers | The Slow March of Time Flies By | (independent release)Three out of Five Stars Nostalgia can be kickstarted in several different ways. It might be an old movie, a faded photograph, a...

Lera Lynn | On My Own | (Ruby Range Records/INgrooves) 3 1/2 out of 5 stars The follow-up to Lera Lynn’s 2018 Plays Well with Others takes a 180-degree stylistic turn....

David Quinn | Letting Go | (Independent) 3.5 out of 5 stars David Quinn is a ramblin’ man. “It’s like what they say about some sharks: if they’re not moving, they...

Bruce Sudano | Spirals Vol. 2…Time & The Space In Between | (Purple Heart Recording Co.)Four out of five stars Naturally, it’s not unusual for a songwriter to further his or her creative quest...

Ronnie Wood | Somebody Up There Likes Me - A Mike Figgis Film | (Eagle Entertainment)4 1/2 out of five stars “I wouldn’t change anything, except I’d do it with my eyes open a bit more,” Ronnie...

The Mountain Goats | Getting Into Knives | (Merge)4.5 out of Five Stars Given the fact that The Mountain Goats are still a relatively obscure indie outfit as far as most folks...

Little Richard The Second Coming-reissue 3 1/2 stars Lifetime Friend-reissue-2 stars (Omnivore) The second and likely final batch of Omnivore’s Little Richard reissues, includes two albums released over a...

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings | Just Dropped in (To See What Condition My Rendition Was In) | (Daptone)4 out of 5 stars The untimely death of retro soul singer Sharon Jones from pancreatic...

Gecko | Climbing Frame | (Independent)4 out of 5 Stars Gecko is a peculiar duck. Out of London, the indie-pop musician swings a mallet of strange turns of phrase ─ upending expectations and leaving...