The beauty of Joan Shelley’s voice and music cascades like an ever-flowing mountain waterfall. Sprinkle in her poetic lyrics, and it’s easy to understand why the Kentucky-based singer-songwriter, who begins a 17-date tour with Patty Griffin on Oct. 30 at […]
A recent trip into Manhattan and a stop at Strand Books yielded a $6.95 trade paperback edited by Alan Licht and titled Will Oldham on Bonnie “Prince” Billy. It wasn’t hard to miss. There must have been at least 100 […]
It’s doubtful there’s ever been a collection of jacket art which better encapsulates an artist than that of Phosphorescent’s 2013 Muchacho LP. In it, Matthew Houck — who, along with whatever players he surrounds himself with, comprises Phosphorescent — is […]
On first listen, I hated this record. I hated Will Oldham. I hated his pomposity, his faux mystery-man pose, his pretentious lyrics and his boring music. On the second listen, I discovered the kernels of some very good songs — […]
