Curtis’ Flying Dream is carpeted wall-to-wall by songs that explore the many shades of ‘love.’ This year Maine bred Catie Curtis celebrates quarter-of-a-century as a recording artist. Commencing with the self-released, cassette-only album Dandelion (1989), Curtis’ studio recordings have appeared […]
ROBBY HECHT, the man and the album, is a shining example of a songwriter who has totally hit his stride. Knoxville born, Nashville based Hecht’s third solo release, as with its predecessors, was produced by Lex Price (k. d. lang, […]
The latest tunes from Missouri bred Black – thirteen of them – are delivered solo and acoustic. Jeff Black’s tenth album, another self-release was recorded at his rustic Arcana Studios as were recent predecessors PLOW THROUGH THE MYSTIC (2011) and […]
BLAZE, solo album # 18, David Patrick Wilcox traverses a broad thematic gamut, his words at times thoughtful, occasionally provoking it’s simply another classic song collection. BLAZE was recorded and mixed at former Over The Rhine guitarist Ric Hordinski’s Monastery […]
Much bootlegged, these landmark early studio recordings by Lone Justice are finally given an official release. By December 1983, performing their swashbuckling fusion of punk and country, Lone Justice were consistently playing ‘sold out’ sets in L.A.’s numerous rock clubs. […]
Possessed of one of those Collins/Koloc/Hills pure-folk singing voices, Schmidt re-emerges with her New World Order The 2012 Claudia Schmidt compilation “Bend in the River: Collected Songs” contained sixteen selections from the handful of albums that this Michigan bred singer/songwriter had […]
Parker Millsap’s sophomore set rings the musical changes and sparkles like a diamond It’s not truly raspy or hoarse to the extent of aurally grating, but Parker’s (singing) voice is most assuredly weathered way beyond his tender twenty years. Born […]
If you’re familiar with his songwriting shtick, BRIGHT SIDE OF DOWN is a selection of words – and latest album title – that’s totally, totally Gorka. Casting a backward glance, RED HORSE (2010) was a collection of covers, reinterpretations and […]
Patty Griffin’s seventh studio recording, the twelve-song AMERICAN KID which she produced with Craig Ross, was released by New West Records in the United States on 7th May. Whichever way you try to look at it – song content or […]
