ALBUM REVIEW: Low Cut Connie’s Brash 'ART DEALERS' Thrives on Subtleties
Like The Last Waltz, Low Cut Connie’s new record ART DEALERS is a collection that is “meant to be played loud.” The South Philadelphia-based band makes bawdy piano rock and roll — the kind of music that fuels frontman, bandleader, and songwriter Adam Weiner to rip open his tank top
Sarah Jarosz Announces New Album, ‘Polaroid Lovers,’ That Isn’t Afraid of Change
A lot has changed for Sarah Jarosz over the past few years. During the pandemic, she moved from New York City, where she’d spent most of her adult life, to Nashville. And more recently, she got married.
There’s change afoot in her music, too, captured on the new
ALBUM REVIEW: The Blind Boys of Alabama Put Power Into ‘Echoes of the South’
The Blind Boys of Alabama are back in the house with their first new album since 2017’s Almost Home. From the opening track on Echoes of the South — which was recorded at the NuttHouse Recording Studio in Sheffield, Alabama — the group’s exuberant vocals transport us, carrying us through
ALBUM REVIEW: The Handsome Family’s ‘Hollow’ Captures the Strangeness of Being Alive
From Sonny and Cher to George and Tammy to Ike and Tina, husband-and-wife teams have made all sorts of remarkable music over the years. Add to this distinguished list Albuquerque’s Handsome Family, the handiwork of spouses Brett and Rennie Sparks, who’ve practiced their wonderfully bent take on Americana
ALBUM REVIEW: Jobi Riccio Navigates ‘Whiplash’ With Stellar Songwriting
Jobi Riccio is restless on her alt-country debut LP. As she navigates the rocky terrain of young adulthood, the Morrison, Colorado-born, Nashville-based artist has felt like a mountain and a mouse. She’s damn lonely under the summer sun. She’s learning to be kinder to herself. The urge to
ALBUM REVIEW: Steep Canyon Rangers Charge Forward on ‘Morning Shift’
With Morning Shift, their 14th studio album and their first after the departure of founding member Woody Platt, the Steep Canyon Rangers deliver a dozen songs as evidence they have a firm grasp on who they are and the music they play. Joined by guitarist and singer-songwriter Aaron Burdett, the