Album Reviews

The Dream Syndicate | The Universe Inside | (ANTI-) 4 out of 5 stars To coin a cliché, this is not your father’s Dream Syndicate. The West Coast rockers, heavily...

Webb Wilder | Night Without Love | (Landslide Records)  Four out of Five Stars Former Mississippian, now current resident of Nashville, Webb Wilder has never been easily pigeonholed. And that’s the...

Vanessa Carlton | Love Is An Art | (Dine Alone Records) 3.5 out of 5 stars The proper way to greet Vanessa Carlton’s latest offering “Love Is An Art” is with...

Stu Larsen | Marigold | (Nettwerk) 3 1/2 out of 5 stars Aussie singer/songwriter Stu Larsen got his heart broken and on this, his third album, he’s detailing the experience.

Born Ruffians | Juice | (Yep Roc)  Three out of Five As their name implies, Born Ruffians aren’t exactly the reticent type. The culmination of a 15-year career, Juice, their new...

Ren Harvieu | Revel in the Drama | (Bella Union) 4 out of 5 stars This follow-up to UK singer/songwriter Ren Harvieu’s 2012 Through the Night retains most of that album’s...

Sam Hunt | Southside | (UMG) 3 out of 5 Sam Hunt hasn’t released an album in nearly six years. And it’s already been three years since “Body Like a Back...

Ashley McBryde | Never Will | (Warner Music Nashville) 4 out of 5 stars If The Highwomen, Dixie Chicks or Pistol Annies ever need another member, they could do worse than...

Clem Snide | Forever Just Beyond | (Thirty Tigers) Four out of Five Let’s be clear: Clem Snide is not the name of any individual. Like “Jethro Tull” or “Pink Floyd,”...

Caleb Caudle | Better Hurry Up | (Baldwin County Public Records) 4 out of 5 stars If you’re looking to create dark, swampy, groove based Americana, you can’t do better than...