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
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.
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 Rolling Stones Announce ‘Hackney Diamonds,’ First Studio Album of Originals Since 2005
The Rolling Stones are going into the diamond business — or that’s the story, at least, around their first studio album of original songs since 2005’s A Bigger Bang.
In an ad in British newspaper the Hackney Gazette, the band listed a website and phone number that led to
ALBUM REVIEW: Producer Jonathan Wilson Indulges His Own Imagination on ‘Eat the Worm’
What is left for the artist who gives so much of himself in service of other artists’ work? This was the place Jonathan Wilson found himself in amid a prolific string of producing gigs that probably resulted in at least one of your favorite albums of the past few years.