Van Morrison is the kind of superlative singer who justifies the cliche about the artist who “could sing the phone book.” The songs on Keep It Simple are certainly better than names and numbers, though none of them rank with […]
Van Morrison is the kind of superlative singer who justifies the cliche about the artist who “could sing the phone book.” The songs on Keep It Simple are certainly better than names and numbers, though none of them rank with […]
Willie Nelson’s willingness to record anything with anyone at any time can yield stunning results, most notably his recent Last Of The Breed collaboration with Merle Haggard and Ray Price, and similar team efforts with peers. Results on other occasions […]
With Between Daylight And Dark, Mary Gauthier continues to move away from biographical material drawn from her reckless youth, while retaining her empathy for down-and-outers. This time she also illuminates more of the exigencies of a committed heart, with and […]
He has a nice voice, Lyle Lovett does. This is both obvious and taken for granted: His is a friendly, intimate, familiar instrument, a firm, dry handshake that chooses rarely to reveal its full strength. Well, of course. He’s traipsed […]
Ryan Adams has never been one to hide his influences, and on his ninth solo album, he favors Harvest-era Neil Young, with a bit of Jerry Garcia in the guitar lines. Easy Tiger is arguably Adams’ most consistent and varied […]
Although playing haphazard cover songs gave Golden Smog its start in the late ’80s — and comprised the entirety of the group’s 1992 debut EP On Golden Smog — the alt-rock collective (including ex-Jayhawks Gary Louris and Marc Perlman, and […]
Beyond the accurate (if somewhat pretentious) title of this two-CD set is a fetching homage to Texas music by three icons — two Texans and one Bakersfielder whose music is so steeped in Texas he might as well be a […]
Let’s just say Willie Nelson is no stranger to collaboration. His rolodex extends from Bob Dylan to Toby Keith. The 73-year-old troubadour is as active as ever, having released the quietly charming Cindy Walker tribute You Don’t Know Me earlier […]
Throughout Paul Westerberg’s career as frontman for garage-pop band the Replacements and then as a solo artist, a sense of childlike fun has more than occasionally infused his songwriting. It should come as no surprise, then, that Westerberg, who has […]
Bernard Fanning, the frontman of Australian radio-friendly rock band Powderfinger, showcases his affection for acoustic-based Americana to great effect on his debut solo release. Evoking at times the simple yet unforgettable melodic charm of Neil Youngs Harvest as well as […]
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