LP – Into the Wild
I know it’s hard sometimes, but remember how pop music is supposed to be good? Like, the whole point is that it’s inoffensive and catchy. These days, the lyrical vapidity is what offends me most about pop music. (Though I…
Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires — There Is A Bomb In Gilead
As I wrote back in February, this is a serious Southern rock album. I believe the words were “blistering declaration of intent.” I’m going to go as far as calling it a Southern rock manifesto. I will go even further…
Scott Alan Simmons — The Life and Death of Warren Peacemaker
Perhaps the comparison is really not particularly apt, but there’s something about Scott Alan Simmons that reminds me of Warren Zevon — without the dark sense of humor, or the raspiness (so, really, not at all.) But there’s something about…
Mercyland — No Feet on the Cowling
As some of you know, I’m currently student teaching in an eighth grade social studies classroom. One of my kids is, like, really obsessed with the Beatles. She will only read books about the Beatles. Her English Lit teacher suggested…
Cowboy Mouth: This Train
With little fanfare, Cowboy Mouth released its eleventh studio album on Friday. I have to admit, I was a little nervous — I wasn’t all that into their most recent release, Fearless. As I mentioned earlier, the band’s sound has…
FREE MUSIC: Bhi Bhiman
Sorry for the absence of updates, folks. I’ve had a real shit storm of a week. Good thing I’ve had some angsty white dude music to feed my fury and general resentment against The Man. Hold on a sec —…
Paul Sanchez and the Rolling Roadshow — Reclamation of the Pie-Eyed Piper
I’m almost tempted to cheat and say that this is the best album of 2012, even though it was released back in November. It’s because I didn’t even know it existed until this week — a criminal oversight, I know.…
The Only Sons — When The New Wears Off
The Only Sons caught my attention with their first album, Steel Hearts (which you can download for FREE from their site.) It certainly sounded like a first album. Though there was plenty of drive and lots of great hooks, I…