One goal for this blog is to engage with new music more regularly, and I’m planning to feature a review of a recent release each month.
This week’s reviews of 2019 albums covers indie releases. Indie is a nebulous word – technically it means releases from … Continue Reading New Music Reviews: Angel Olsen, Better Oblivion Community Center, Nilufer Yanya, The Japanese House and Sharon Van Etten
So I don’t clog up your WordPress feeds, I’ve combined 2019 album reviews for three US artists into one post. … Continue Reading 2019 Mainstream Music Review Roundup – Kanye West, Maggie Rogers, and Miranda Lambert
English folkie Richard Dawson is onto his sixth album and pushing forty, but he’s certainly not a household name. Instead, … Continue Reading Richard Dawson – 2020: New Music Review
Chicago born poet and singer-songwriter Jamila Woods dedicated her second album to twelve of her heroes. Each of the tracks … Continue Reading Legacy! Legacy! – Jamila Woods: New Music Review
Born in a nomad camp, Niger’s Mdou Moctar first came to prominence after the release of his debut album, 2008’s … Continue Reading Mdou Moctar – Ilana (The Creator): New Music Review
Caroline Polachek grew up in Connecticut and was formerly the vocalist for the indie-pop duo Chairlift, who had a surprise … Continue Reading Caroline Polachek – Pang: New Music Review
The saddest story in popular music this year probably belonged to David Berman. The former leader of Silver Jews had … Continue Reading Purple Mountains – Purple Mountains: New Music Review
Genre: Pop Pop star or pop maverick? Charlotte Emma Aitchison is talented enough to go in either direction, and her … Continue Reading Charli XCX – Charli: New Music Review
Genre: Folk-rock, Singer-songwriter New Zealand is presently enjoying a very strong crop of female asinger-songwriters. Along with Hollie Fullbrook of … Continue Reading Tiny Ruins – Olympic Girls: New Music Review
The New Pornographers are successors to vintage pop/rock acts like The Beach Boys, The Beatles, and The Zombies. All of … Continue Reading The New Pornographers – In The Morse Code of Brake Lights: New Album Reviews
Indie-folk band Big Thief started recording Two Hands five days after completing U.F.O.F. (released in May 2019). U.F.O.F. was recorded … Continue Reading Big Thief – Two Hands: New Album Review
In 1985, four male country superstars – Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson – teamed up to … Continue Reading The Highwomen by The Highwomen
When Lana Del Rey emerged with the virally successful single ‘Video Games’ in 2011, she wasn’t someone who I had … Continue Reading Lana Del Rey – Norman F*****g Rockwell!: New Music Review
My expectations for Taylor Swift‘s seventh album, Lover, were low. Her previous album, Reputation, was disappointing, with its defensive lyrical … Continue Reading Lover – Taylor Swift: New Music Review
Tyler Gregory Okonma, better known as Tyler, the Creator, has enjoyed a rapid career evolution over the last decade. He … Continue Reading Igor – Tyler, the Creator: New Music Review
I adored The Hold Steady in my twenties. The band had three different focal points – guitarist Tad Kubler was … Continue Reading The Hold Steady – Thrashing Thru the Passion: New Music Review
