It’s not at all a stretch to say that this was my most anticipated album of the year. In case you haven’t been paying attention, I unabashedly adore this band. But I was a little worried about Self-Preservation. See, they…
I used to wonder Why the petals fell But it’s a fool who meddles In the affairs of the dead Say what? That was my reaction halfway through the kickoff track, “Standing at the End of the World,” a cheerful,…
frog’s debut EP, er, LP, er, release (“it is in between an ep and an lp and as such we’ve decided to call it a release which is neither and both”) is a whole heck of a lot of fun.…
Memorandum to all musicians: your followup albums do not need to be somber! It doesn’t necessarily make you more mature or artistic, though I guess getting older does make people sadder? Returning to a theme, The Greencards’ newest album, Sweetheart…
December will be the 2nd anniversary of Adobe & Teardrops’ existence. I’ve finally gotten into a “rhythm,” have developed something like a voice, and truly enjoy the task of sitting down and writing now. I always thought these were things…
We Can Be Horses, the first full-length album from Milwaukee-based Buffalo Gospel, is a stunner. Like a hit-you-between-the-eyes-and-you-didn’t-know-what-happened kind of deal. Buffalo Gospel’s work is a fine example of modern, minimalist Americana. Vaguely melancholy, cautiously optimistic, 100% moving. The band’s…
For those of you who, like me, need to brush up on your folk music history, Alice Gerrard is a living legend. One of the first musicians — let alone ladies — to popularize bluegrass among ’60s hipsters, she also…
It’s not hard to imagine Hezekiah Goode riding along the plain, running down a stray bull with a lasso in hand. Or whatever. He just sounds so much like what a cowboy should that I feel like that’s just where…