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250 Word Album Review: JIP – Sparks, Flames & Names EP
JIP is a Chicago band and you can tell it with one listen of the Sparks, Flames & Names EP released this year. It is an unconventional EP because each track features a different guest musician. Normally this could lead to … Continue reading
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Tagged 250 word album review, 4 Stars, Chicago, Flames & Names EP, Jim Gwynn, JIP, Nickolas Blazina, Shaun Hague, Sparks
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250 Word Album Review: Eric Sommer + Solar Flares – Rainy Day Karma
Eric Sommer is an extraordinary guitar player. His album with the Solar Flares Rainy Day Karma is a supreme showcase of his talents with that instrument in his hands. The album is a bluesy collection of 10 songs that go beyond Sommer’s … Continue reading
250 Word Album Review: Aaron Blumer – Aaron Blumer
Aaron Blumer embraced the country lifestyle. On his self-titled debut album his song “Livin’ Like A Country Song” pretty much explains it all. The themes heard on the album released in April of this year are nothing out of the ordinary All … Continue reading
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Tagged 250 Word Album Reviews, 3 stars, Aaron Blumer, album, cd, Country, debut, Hard To Hold Onto, pop, self-titled, She Never Hit The Ground
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250 Word Album Review: Ryan Bingham – Tomorrowland
Ryan Bingham’s fourth album Tomorrowland is a bit of a return the grungy country music that made him a household name in the Americana community. The new records finds him being a little more hard-edged and breaking of the small … Continue reading
250 Word Album Review: Jason Collett – Reckon
Jason Collett is flat out one of the most underrated songwriters around. On his fifth album Reckon he focuses on songwriting by turning down the volume and displaying his music at its most vulnerable. Fittingly the album has themes of broken … Continue reading
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Tagged 250 word album review, 4 Stars, Canada, I Wanna Rob A Bank, Jason Collett, Reckon
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250 Word Album Review: Patterson Hood – Heat Lightning Rumbles in the Distance
Yes Patterson Hood is the main lead singer of alt-country legends The Drive By-Truckers, he also releases solo albums when not recording a ton of albums or doing a ton of shows with his band. Heat Lightning Rumbles In The Distance is … Continue reading
250 Word Album Review: The Dangers – Embrace The Light Outside
Some bands get the album title wrong. It doesn’t make sense and doesn’t give you any insight into the record. It should work as a window into the soul of the music on the album. Embrace The Light Outside is … Continue reading
250 Word Album Review: Bob Dylan – Tempest
Bob Dylan is on an incredible run. Since 1997 he has released three stone-cold classic albums and one very good album, then there is Tempest. Tempest is not a bad record but it clearly pales in comparison to the giants that preceded it. The record is … Continue reading
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Tagged 250 word album review, 3.5 Stars, Bob Dylan, Tempest, Titanic
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