ALBUM REVIEW: Standout Vocals Make Parker Twomey’s Debut ‘All This Life’ One to Remember
With his debut, All This Life, 21-year-old Parker Twomey blends rock, country, and folk approaches to good effect. Despite the occasionally awkward melody or overly earnest lyric, Twomey offers some of the more pitch-perfect vocal performances of the year, a young artist with undeniable talent.
The opening title song launches
ALBUM REVIEW: Arlo McKinley Stares Down His Demons on 'This Mess We’re In'
Soul-wrenching sorrow can be a heavy load to bear for the most resilient heart, but Arlo McKinley is up to the challenge on This Mess We’re In. An unsparing account of his struggle to stare down the demons of a life lived on the edge, this riveting self-portrait depicts
ALBUM REVIEW: With Debut ‘Who Is He?’, Dylan Triplett Makes a Splash in Soul Music
From the title of his debut album, Who Is He?, you might assume that Dylan Triplett might be having an identity crisis. But nothing could be further from the truth. Triplett is a 21-year-old from St. Louis who just sings his ass off on this very impressive debut on the
Tami Neilson Goes Feral for Statement-Making ‘Kingmaker’
To be “feral,” from the Latin word fera, meaning wild animal, is to be untamed, to escape domesticity. Though it may sound extreme, this is the state of being singer-songwriter Tami Neilson aspired to amid recording Kingmaker, out this Friday on Outside Music. She even bought custom “feral” nameplate necklaces
ALBUM REVIEW: The Ballroom Thieves Come Out of Stormy Stretch With Sure-Footed ‘Clouds’
Given the relatively seismic changes and significant events found within the recent timeline for The Ballroom Thieves, it makes sense to expect something rather jarring from Clouds, the band’s fourth long player.
Despite enduring a major car accident, an industry shutdown, and the departure of original member Devin Mauch,
THROUGH THE LENS: July Brings Three of the Best Roots Music Albums of the Year
When I submitted my list of best albums of the year (so far) for ND’s list, there were only a couple I felt strongly about. Had it been just a few weeks later, all three of the albums below, to be released this month, would have been at the