Iron & Wine and Ben Birdwell’s Luther: An Odd Couple Cover that Pulls it Off
A few years ago there was a rash of bluegrass covers of hip hop tracks. A lot of these wereContinue Reading
Category: New Music Reviews
Too busy to keep up with new music? This section is dedicated to reviews of the key new tracks out and about. This is a chance to tap into some new tracks.
Nine Inch Nails’ As Alive As You Need me to Be: An Exciting Release that Deserved a New Record
Trent Reznor has been saving his music for his scores with Atticus Ross, while the last Nine Inch Nails recordContinue Reading
Madonna’s Gone, Gone, Gone: A 90s Demo Resurrected from the Vault
Releasing previously rejected songs is always a risky proposition. Usually, they were left off the record for a reason. However,Continue Reading
Justin Bieber’s Butterflies: A Surprise Hit from a New Dad
Much to my surprise, I opened up my Spotify to find a new Bieber record. His new record Swag droppedContinue Reading
Pulp’s Spike Island: Worth the Wait
It has been a minute since the last Pulp record…like 24 years. Jarvis Cocker and the crew are back withContinue Reading
Bruce Springsteen’s Faithless: A Folk Revival Gem Almost Lost to Time
Way back in 1998 Springsteen released a collection of “lost tracks” called simply Tracks. This mammoth 60 plus track 4Continue Reading
David Byrne’s Everybody Laughs: A High Octane Track About the Human Condition
Think back to old solo David Byrne tracks…tracks like Girls on my Mind or my fav Dirty Old Town. YouContinue Reading
The Drawn Out’s Swallow my Pride: A Triumph of Indie Rock with the Soul of a Songwriter
Writing music can be a very personal experience. The entire singer songwriter genre and popularity stemmed from Joni Mitchell, BobContinue Reading
Lorde’s Man of the Year: A Personal Opera in Three Minutes
Lorde’s upcoming record Virgin has one track over 4 minutes and the rest under 3:30, which is unique for her.Continue Reading
Patty Griffin’s Back at the Start: 61 and Still Putting out Folk with an Edge
Patty Griffin has always gone against folk’s grain…from putting out a demo as her debut record, to performing at theContinue Reading
