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Gary Clark Jr. – Blak and Blu
If you haven’t heard the hype, Gary Clark Jr., an Austin native and esteemed, veteran bluesman at the young age of 28, is at the front of the line as the heir to Jimi Hendrix, and he has won gushing...
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Cody ChesnuTT – Landing On A Hundred
“Since my birth, I’ve been the greatest attraction on the Earth.” Presumably, those aren’t the first words that come to mind when you are consider a man who has been removed from the limelight for an...
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RNDM – Acts
RNDM (pronounced “random”) is a new power trio comprised of critically acclaimed singer-songwriter and noted jack of all artistic trades, Joseph Arthur, Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament, and drummer...
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Rain Over St. Ambrose – Truth For News
Hailing from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Rain Over St. Ambrose are a young rock and roll band who do just about everything right on their full-length debut album, Truth For News. The band, Cory LeBlanc...
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Birds of Chicago – Birds of Chicago
The pairing of JT Nero (aka Jeremy Lindsay of JT and the Clouds) and Alice Russell (Po’ Girl) in a collective under the name Birds of Chicago is the sort of magnificent union you’re rooting for at a...
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Searching for Sugar Man
The mysterious, incredible story of Rodriguez is a tale of uncommon power, and Searching for Sugar Man is the brilliant documentary that brings it to vivid life in nearly perfect fashion. Sixto...
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The Joy Formidable – Wolf’s Law
The mighty Welsh trio The Joy Formidable (Ritzy Bryan, Matt Thomas, Rhydian Dafydd) are a power trio insofar as Usain Bolt can be tagged a mere sprinter. What the parties have most in common is the...
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Ra Ra Riot – Beta Love
Ra Ra Riot fans as well as avid TV watchers with discerning eyes and ears likely remember a Honda Civic commercial from the fall of 2011 that featured “Boy,” from the band’s 2010 album The Orchard. In...
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Frightened Rabbit – Pedestrian Verse
I wasn’t totally clear on what to expect from a new Frightened Rabbit release. The Midnight Organ Fight was a real surprise and a breath of fresh air, and came at a time when folk really needed that...
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The Delta Saints – Death Letter Jubilee
★★★★☆ The Delta Saints know a thing or two about how to market their sound and personalities. They do exactly that right up front in their bio. On the band’s Facebook page, the Nashville five-piece...
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The Lone Bellow – The Lone Bellow
The mention of new bands hailing from Brooklyn in 2013 is likely to conjure a variety of sounds and styles in your mind, but you’ll be forgiven for failing to place deeply earnest, majestically crafted...
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Daniel Pearson – Mercury State
On his sophomore album Mercury State, Hull, U.K. singer-songwriter Daniel Pearson digs deep into recession-era discontent to deliver a gripping album of melancholic conviction and stark beauty. The...
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Lead Mule – Lead Mule EP
Back in November, I gave a glowing review to the debut album from a young rock and roll band from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia named Rain Over St. Ambrose. To my knowledge, neither the band nor the album...
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Josh Ritter – The Beast in Its Tracks
The first song on Josh Ritter’s seventh album, The Beast in Its Tracks, is a one-verse scene-setter that the brilliant singer-songwriter delivers with his perfected brand of poignant wordplay. Ritter,...
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Escondido – The Ghost of Escondido
At my first glance of the album cover, I mistook Escondido’s debut album, The Ghost of Escondido, for a 1970′s vinyl record. The white frame, conveniently placed track list and subdued tones of the...
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Clutch – Earth Rocker
It’s been nearly four years since Clutch released their previous album, Strange Cousins from the West, but this month they’re releasing their tenth studio album, Earth Rocker. I was treated to an early...
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Robyn Hitchcock – Love From London
Robyn Hitchcock’s credibility as an original artist has never been in question, and Love From London, the rock veteran’s 19th solo album, proves to be yet another worthy notch on his storied, if...
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Quiet Parade – Old Haunts
With a flawless new EP, Old Haunts, Halifax quintet Quiet Parade are staking their claim as one of the finest unsung acts in all of North America. My sincere apologies if that strikes you as grossly...
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Shotgun Jimmie – Everything, Everything
Shotgun Jimmie, the stage name of New Brunswick’s Jim Kilpatrick, is releasing his newest album, Everything Everything, through the You’ve Changed Records label. It’s a feel-good album that will...
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Phosphorescent – Muchacho
The cover art of Phosphorescent’s Muchacho depicts a grittily lit scene with two topless women on a motel room bed – one on her back and the other upright and beaming, sporting a cowboy hat. Matthew...
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