It’s a common sequencing strategy to put the weakest track on an album in the second-to-last position, where it does the least harm to musical momentum while setting the stage for a rousing finale. Often this track is the last […]
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Self-titled albums tend to be debuts, but this is in fact the twelfth release from Chris Cunningham and John Hermanson, the acoustic folk duo known as Storyhill. In their case, the eponymous title signals a fresh start, a return to […]
The cover art is woefully generic, the liner notes are less than useless, the album was recorded in 1991, copyrighted in 2004, and just released. And yet this is, apparently, the last Carter Family recording, meaning Helen and Anita with […]
Three years ago this pair appeared as a limited edition set from Rhino Handmade titled The Genuine Texas Groover with added alternates and outtakes. These are straight reissues, and it’s actually nice to hear them exactly as they were conceived […]
Autumn’s over, but no matter, since winter might be the more apt season for the Autumn Defense. This third album from the side-project of Wilco’s John Stirratt and Pat Sansone deserves a spin during a silent snowstorm, while next to […]
If progressive rock — early ’70s style, British Isles version — has been making a comeback lately, why not its attendant cousin, progressive folk? There’s been sufficient time for both to fall out of favor, be buried in the dusty […]
The moniker of this Austin-based country-rock ensemble refers to siblings Will and Lily Courtney — respectively, the group’s lead singer-songwriter and harmony singer-tambourinist as well as the “extended family” of musicians listed on the CD jacket (which includes Conrad Keely […]
A minimalist duo whose music harkens back to the earliest rock ‘n’ roll, the Lonesome Spurs lean on rockabilly and country in the way that the White Stripes trend toward garage and blues. Guitarist Danny B. Harvey fingerpicks like Merle […]
One foot in bluegrass and one in country is an increasingly popular stance these days, and thats right where youll find Florida native Tresa Jordan. Produced by Jim Cooper, Jordans debut solidly blends the two idioms, with upright bass, acoustic […]
Like a skilled short-story writer, Ben Reynolds knows how to use opening lines to get your attention and set a scene. For instance, Reynolds, formerly half of the stomping Chickasaw Mudd Puppies, starts out the gorgeous Joan Of Arkansas with […]
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