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Posted in Alt Rock, Country, Hard Rock, Indie, Rock/Pop, Roots Rock on May 4th, 2013
“Jennings truly came into his own on Family Man, but on The Other Life, he pushes the boundaries further, offering some of the finest songs he’s written to date. He fully realizes here what he’s been attempting all along. Box these sounds whichever way you want to, but they are all Shooter Jennings, and as [...]
Posted in Alt Rock, Indie, Rock/Pop, Roots Rock, Southern Rock on Jan 30th, 2013
“As a storyteller, Isbell’s tales of dashed hopes and Southern pride are powerful, realistic, and keenly intelligent, and he and the band bring them to life with just the right touch. …If you haven’t seen Isbell and the 400 Unit on-stage, Live from Alabama will likely convince you to show up the next time they [...]
Posted in Rock/Pop, Roots Rock on Oct 24th, 2012
“Hiatt is having a great run as a songwriter — on this disc, the shaggy dog stories are funny, the blues numbers are full of righteous swagger, and he can sing about love like a guy who is still learning a few things at the age of 60 (and his voice is in fine shape, [...]
Posted in Country Folk, Roots Rock on Mar 8th, 2012
“In an era when bluster and overkill are the order of the day in both country and blues, Queen of the Minor Key is a reminder that this music at its best speaks to the wayward impulses of the human heart, and Eilen Jewell embodies that quiet, insistent voice as well as anyone making music [...]
Posted in Country Rock, Roots Rock, Southern Rock on Mar 8th, 2012
“Here We Rest may not be beer-drinking music, at least not in the same way the Drive-By Truckers albums are beer-drinking music, but it’s as sharply literate as some of Patterson Hood’s best work — and listeners who focus on Isbell’s lyrics may find themselves weeping into their whiskeys as early as the second track.”–All [...]
Posted in Roots Rock on Feb 4th, 2012
“As ever, BoDeans are a cooperative between Kurt Neumann and Sammy Llanas, two differing but complementary musical personalities. All the songs are co-credited to the two, but like such songwriting teams as Lennon/McCartney and Difford/Tillbrook, they seem to write songs separately, or almost so, with two distinct personalities emerging.” –All Music Guide Check Our [...]
Posted in Rock/Pop, Roots Rock on Oct 28th, 2010
Check Our Catalog “On Tin Can Trust, some folks are trying to repair broken love affairs, others are hoping to outrun hatred and bad luck, and a few are struggling to sort out just where their culture and their history have left them. The musicians in Los Lobos are too smart to think they have [...]
Posted in Roots Rock on May 20th, 2010
Check Our Catalog “The Great American Bubble Factory rocks hard, moving with a combination of swagger and populist anger as working folks struggle to stay afloat in a land where jobs are short, credit card debt threatens to swallow everything in sight, and nearly everything that used to be made in America has “Made in [...]
Posted in Country Rock, Rock/Pop, Roots Rock on Feb 9th, 2010
Check Our Catalog “Even though this 2009 release incorporates jazz elements on occasion (as well as elements of blues, soul, and country), Some Assembly Required is a roots rock/Americana effort first and foremost…This is a well-crafted, nicely executed disc that never fails to be enjoyable.”–All Music Guide
Posted in Alt-Country, Country, Country Rock, Rock/Pop, Roots Rock on Oct 2nd, 2009
Check Our Catalog “Electric Dirt sounds fresh, emphatic, and as effective as anything Levon has cut since the mid-’70s, and one can only hope he has a few more discs in him just this good.”–All Music Guide
Posted in Rock/Pop, Roots Rock on Oct 2nd, 2009
Check Our Catalog “Poseidon and the Bitter Bug is not only solid all the way through, it feels fresh, clean, new, and chock-full of beauty.”–All Music Guide
Posted in Rock/Pop, Roots Rock on Mar 9th, 2009
Check Our Catalog “Released in the summer of 1968 — a year after the summer of love, but still in the thick of the Age of Aquarius – Creedence Clearwater Revival’s self-titled debut album was gloriously out-of-step with the times, teeming with John Fogerty’s Americana fascinations.”–All Music Guide
Posted in Rock/Pop, Roots Rock on Dec 3rd, 2008
Check Our Catalog “Her fourth solo album released in August 2008 is Didn’t It Feel Kinder. Amy Elizabeth Ray is a singer-songwriter and member of the well-known contemporary folk duo Indigo Girls.”—Amazon.com
Posted in Alt Rock, Alt-Country, Country, Rock/Pop, Roots Rock on Nov 21st, 2008
Check Our Catalog “A strong if characteristic collection of rugged country folk-rock. It all sounds great; full when it needs to be but sparse enough to shake off any concerns previous fans of Carll’s indie releases might have about a major-label sellout.”—All Music Guide