Grey DeLisle - Immaculate imperfection
"I have nothing in common with perfect people," says Grey DeLisle. "I'm not interested in them."
Likewise, DeLisle -- who made her recorded debut last year with the Hummin'bird Records release The Small Time -- has no interest in perfect music. "Contemporary country
Charlie Robison - Put me in, coach
Goodtime Charlie has an ornery streak in him. The same reckless defiance that got Charlie Robison booted from Warner Bros. Nashville while in the midst of recording his mid-'90s label debut turned even more dangerous with 1998's Life Of The Party, a corpse-littered song cycle
No More Sad Refrains: The Life And Times Of Sandy Denny
Richard Thompson calls Sandy Denny "the greatest British female artist of her generation." Clinton Heylin names her "perhaps the finest folk singer of the modern milieu." No need for the qualifications: No one else sounded like her, no contemporary (and none since) better captured the timeless
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
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