Earl Scruggs Revue - Artist's Choice: The Best Tracks, 19701980
Can this import really be the first CD retrospective of the Earl Scruggs Revue? Given the availability of virtually every note Earl Scruggs recorded as one-half of Flatt & Scruggs, it seems odd that it has taken eighteen years since the band's breakup for a compilation of this
Whiskeytown - Faithless Street
What a difference a few thousand dollars can make. Originally recorded three short years ago by an unknown North Carolina band as the debut offering from an unknown North Carolina label (Mood Food), Faithless Street had about it the raw, scared urgency of a band that wanted desperately to get
Robbie Fulks - Let's Kill Saturday Night
As soon as you hear the crunchy power chords of this album's opening title track, you know Saturday night isn't the only thing Robbie Fulks wants to kill. Like Wilco on Being There, Fulks wants to off our expectations too. So Let's Kill Saturday
Gillian Welch - Hell Among The Yearlings
In a recent concert, Gillian Welch wryly noted that a fan had brought to her attention a fact about herself she had never considered. Namely, that as a writer she has two great themes: flowers and death. If pressed for two words to describe Welch's latest offering, Hell
Lyle Lovett - Step Inside This House
It's easy to forget that Lyle Lovett's musical roots run deep in the heart of Texas songwriting. In recent years, his music has leaned heavily toward R&B, jazz and gospel, sounding ever further removed from the country music charts where he first made his
Rhonda Vincent - Yesterday And Today: 30 Years Of Music
Neophytes could be forgiven if, after comparing this album's cover photo to its subtitle, they concluded that Rhonda Vincent is remarkably well-preserved. After all, there aren't many folks around who can lay claim to that amount of experience while still years shy of a 40th birthday.