Those who lament the passing of the East Tennessee band called Glossary have reason to mourn their loss, given seven outstanding albums flush with a soulful southern sensibility. Happily though, they now have cause to rejoice as well, thanks to […]
Today marks the official fifth anniversary of this blog’s first post. I began this blog shortly into my grad school career, which means this blog has accompanied me throughout adulthood. Through excitement, heartbreak, tragedy, pride, and failure, I’ve had this […]
Apologies for my hiatus — I needed to turn into an elf for Santa for a couple of weeks. That and my physical exhaustion after teaching for most of a semester (my annual facial tick is gradually dying) made writing […]
When taking considerations for the best album releases of 2015, this year it came down to vinyl. From Pledge, Kickstarter, local record shops, Nashville road trips, or by mail as far away as Europe and Australia new releases on a vinyl record […]
When The Wildness showed up in my inbox, the subject line instructed me to leave room for it on my year-end list. Whatever — most of solicitations will say that this time of year. Somewhere about halfway through the second […]
Music is in an interesting and sometimes frightening predicament these days. Talent challenged entertainers litter the radio, TV and streaming services with a brand of music that is bland, unoriginal and sometimes unlistenable. Being forced upon the masses these entertainers […]
I have conflicting advice to give you on this one. If you’ve never listened to a Glossary album before, I’m tempted to see you should drop everything you’re doing and listen to Long Live All of Us. If anyone tries […]
