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ALBUM REVIEW: Sad Daddy Drill Down to What Really Matters on ‘Ozark Shine’
Sad Daddy captures the full breadth and scope of their 16-year career with their fourth studio record. Ozark Shine pushes the boundaries of their work, yet it remains fully perched in their signature styles and craftsmanship. These 13 songs from the four-piece Arkansas-born string band (Melissa Carper,
ALBUM REVIEW: American Aquarium Serves Up Country Music Comfort Food on 'New Ways to Lose'
American Aquarium's “4x60” finds a younger BJ Barham in the back seat of a Chevy Blazer. The song from the latest American Aquarium record New Ways to Lose is full of “back in the day…” details. For those who remember rural North Carolina in the ‘90s, there’s
FOUNDERS KEEPERS: Visiting With Iris DeMent’s Sublime ‘The Way I Should’ 30 Years On
On the occasion of its 30th anniversary, the indispensable Yep Roc imprint has restored to the marketplace a remastered version of Iris DeMent's sole major label release, The Way I Should. It should be…it should be a big hairy deal.
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ALBUM REVIEW: Andrew Sa Bares His Heart and Soul on Unflinching Debut, ‘American Rough’
From the start of Andrew Sa’s American Rough, it’s impossible not to be pulled in.
With the album’s opening number and title track, a curtain of balmy keys, sinewy bass, and throbbing horns parts to reveal an apparition: “He’s mean handsome / Can’t hardly be decent
ALBUM REVIEW: From Sweden with Love: Jesper Lindell’s Take on Classic Southern Soul On ‘Royal’
In 2024 Jesper Lindell and his band, The Brunnsvik Sounds, trekked from Sweden to the U.S. to record covers of classic American soul music. Over four action-packed days, they visited Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Alabama and Royal Studios in Memphis. The result was a pair of exhilarating
ALBUM REVIEW: Devon Gilfillian Creates His Own Nashville Sound On ‘Time Will Tell’
Over a decade removed from leaving his native Philadelphia for Music City, Devon Gilfillian’s journey comes full circle as he cultivates his very own Nashville Sound on his latest album, Time Will Tell.
Over its 11 tracks the album is as grounded as it is exploratory, navigating through soundscapes