Critics, by nature, overanalyze. After all, it’s our job to not only figure out whether music works, but to turn the average listener’s ears in a direction that’ll help them hear things they may not have heard in a casual […]
It starts with a guitar, and the blues. The sudden, slow slide sounds like someone just picked up an instrument to see if they could scare out some music. The riff doesn’t get very far before the rhythm kicks in, […]
One question we consider (and hear) a lot around here is “What is No Depression music?” It’s a fair question, and not an easy one to answer. I can’t personally be certain, having not been around at the inception of the […]
It was a heady and rambunctious year, from bossa novas heard in New York supper clubs to dirt floor juke joints (yes, a few still exist, figuratively at least). It has been satisfying and rewarding time. I view end-of-the-year lists […]
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