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250 Word Album Review: Ashley Raines & The New West Revue – One Trick Mule
Ashley Raines is a bluesy, deep-voiced americana singer from Colorado. He isn’t well know and he isn’t new to the music scene. He has released several albums, somewhere around 8, and regularly tours playing small bars and venues. His latest … Continue reading
250 Word Album Review: Jay Farrar, Will Johnson, Yim Yames, Anders Parker – New Multitudes
New Multitudes is Mermaid Avenue Volume 3, Woody Guthrie lyrics put to music by current artists. Instead of Wilco and Billy Bragg who did Volumes 1 and 2, this collection is put together by Jay Farrar (Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt) Will Johnson … Continue reading
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250 Word Album Review: Todd Snider Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables
Todd Snider has always had a strange way of portraying optimism from bleak circumstances. He either forgot how or gave up on Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables. It is a flat out a dark, pessimistic record. One many people probably … Continue reading
250 Word Album Review: Girls – Father, Son, Holy Ghost
Girls is a hip indie band from California… one of thousands right? Girls is a very refined band however. Their second album Father, Son, Holy Ghost is good enough to separate them from the pack. They have put together a … Continue reading
250 Word Album Review: The Black Keys – El Camino
The Black Keys just make good records at this point. They are consistent the listener knows what to expect from them. El Camino fits this mold perfectly, what you think the record will be; it probably is. They are expanding their … Continue reading
250 Word Album Review: Scott Lucas and the Married Men – George Lassos The Moon
Scott Lucas is best know for his aggressive rock band that was established on the heels of grunge in the mid 1990s. You would never know it by listening to his first “solo” record George Lassos The Moon. Lucas is … Continue reading
250 Word Album Review: Dawes – Nothing Is Wrong
Jackson Browne would be proud. Some records sound like a long lost cousin to another artist, some are direct descendants of other artists. Dawes’ second record Nothing Is Wrong is difficult to not link to Jackson Browne. The music is … Continue reading