Pete Yorn - Music For The Morning After
On his major-label debut Pete Yorn has crafted a solid album of songs that run the gamut from moody, dreamlike pop to driving rockers, with beautiful melodies and introspective lyrics that constantly reveal something new.
The album features dense layers of acoustic guitars, organs, throbbing bass, and sometimes funky drumming.
John Gorka - The Company You Keep
John Gorka's thick, soulful baritone is as rich as homemade bread just out of the oven. Though Gorka was influenced by many '60s folkies, including Stan Rogers and Tom Paxton, his most important model was Eric Andersen. Like Andersen, Gorka sounds rough and weathered enough to pull
Laura Nyro - Angel In The Dark
Laura Nyro, while always wearing her influences on her sleeve, had something else to put into her music, which can only be classified as inspired genius. Nyro had the ability to capture the romance of the New York streets completely in her voice and writing. This was the person who
Bob Schneider - Lonelyland
More than a year after it went on sale at Waterloo Records in Austin -- where it eventually sold more than 10,000 copies, at a single store -- Lonelyland finally received a nationwide release via Universal in March. The ultimate big-fish-in-a-small-pond story, Schneider has been king of the Austin
Joe Henry - Scar
By the company you keep. If that's how we're judged, consider the lineup on Joe Henry's latest, Scar. Me'shell Ndegeocello on bass, Marc Ribot on guitar, Brian Blade on drums, Brad Mehldau on piano. Each a monster. Each a bandleader in his
Steve Wynn - Here Come The Miracles
Though the terminally brash Steve Wynn has never lacked ambition, he returns with his boldest artistic testament to date. All but forgotten a decade ago when the Dream Syndicate imploded and his solo career failed to spark, Wynn fires back with both barrels blazing on this two-disc set of thematically