“Americanoir” hero Ben de la Cour has graced us with a new single. He’s also touring the Northeast and you should go see him. (I, unfortunately, will be in New Orleans for Jazz Fest.) Ben’s first album, Ghost Light, is…
The Grisly Hand is one of the first bands I’ve reviewed on the blog, and it’s exciting to see them continue to evolve. While the band proved themselves adept at writing country-inflected tunes, Flesh & Gold sees the group transitioning into…
If there was an award for atmosphere, Brad Armstrong’s new release, Empire, would be a shoe-in. From the opening cricket chirps, sounding like a ghostly patch of road, we know we’re not in for an easy ride. Armstrong is best…
800 is a nice round number, and so it is with pleasure that for my 800th post, I present Robbie Fulks’ remarkable album, Upland Stories. Fulks has a long and storied career that I’m going to have to investigate. Regardless…
The Paisley Fields are two-stepping it up with their video for “Brooklyn Rodeo.” It features lead singer James Wilson in a dashing suit, Anna Volpe in a dashing cut-off, and the rest of the band in dashing plaid, and some…